Squaw Bread

This bread reminded me a lot of the Graham Bread I shared a few years ago. You can find it HERE. SO delicious!

Start with 1/2 a cup warm water, 1/3 cup  vegetable oil, 1/4 cup honey, 1/4 cup packed brown sugar and 1/4 cup raisins. Let stand for 5 minutes.

Place in a blender or food processor with 1 1/2 cups of water. Set aside.

In a large bowl combine 1 cup of unbleached all purpose flour, 2 cups of whole wheat flour (you can also use 1 1/2 cups wheat, 1/2 cup medium rye flour)  1/2 cup instant dry milk and 2 1/2 teaspoons of salt. Beat hard for a minute or two.

Then add the remaining  2- 2 1/2 cups unbleached white flour half a cup at a time. Knead until smooth and springy, about 3 minutes. Dust with flour 1 tablespoon at a time if needed.

Place in a greased container, turning to coat, then cover with plastic wrap. Let raise until doubled. About 1 1/2 hours.

Now this is the fun part! (And my husband helped me with this, since he is an expert on the Subway braid)
Four ropes. Third rope up, first one all the way over. All the way down. Or you can just do three rope braids. Or you can just do a free form round loaf of you don't want to bother with the braid.

Let raise about 45 minutes. Preheat oven to 425 F with a baking stone, or 375 F without.  Brush the tops with melted butter and reduce oven heat to 375 F if using a baking stone. Bake 35-40 minutes.

Yum!