Step 1:- Dissolve the yeast in the warm water and add honey, mix well.- Stir in the whole wheat flour, salt, vegetable oil, and butter and mix until a stiff dough has formed. - Gradually work the all-purpose flour into the mix, one cup at a time.- Turn the dough onto a lightly floured countertop, and knead for about fifteen minutes. When it reaches the point where it's sort of elastic, shape it into a ball and place it into an oiled bowl.- Cover with a warm, damp cloth and allow it to sit and rise until it's doubled in size, usually about 45 minutes.
Step 2:- Punch the dough down and cut in half, so you can make two loaves of bread.- Place each half in a greased loaf pan, and allow to rise. - Once each loaf has risen an inch or two above the top of the loaf pan, pop them in the oven. - Bake at 375 for half an hour, or until golden brown at the top.- When you remove the loaves from the oven, let them cool for about fifteen minutes before removing them from the pan. * If you like, brush some melted butter over the top of the hot loaves, to add a pretty golden glaze to them.*
IMPORTANT NOTE: If you're doing this in a bread machine, remember, the recipe makes two loaves. Halve everything if you're allowing the machine to do the mixing. If you hand mix it, you can still drop the single-loaf balls of dough into the machine to bake.