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Originally Posted by AngelaVA
Excellent questions.
My recipe
1/3 C honey
1/3 C oil
2 1/2 C warm water
1 1/2 T yeast
2 T vital wheat gluten
2 t salt
6-7 cups whole wheat flour
Sound like enough sweetener? Too much salt?
I can let it rise all day in a warm oven, it still never rises enough.
I am using 9x5 pans
Possibly my water is too warm too.
Thanks for the suggestions I am excited to have some more things to try anyway. I just made bread today so I won't be able to try them for a week or two.
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Your recipe looks fine. It's similar to mine and I don't ever proof the yeast and I use cold water.
I only use 1/2 cup of oil for 3 loaves, so you could probably reduce your oil to 1/4 cup. But I don't think that would make a difference in rising.
I think it's your pans. Walmart sells 8x4 glass pans for less than $5 a piece. They work great.
Also make sure you knead long enough. You have to develop the gluten.
I knead for 8 minutes and I time it. (Although I cheat and use a HD mixer, but I used to do it by hand.)