Home made bread recipe using whole wheat flour please?

I have been wanting to make bead for a while (the old fashioned way, not a breadmaker) and plan to use whole wheat flour. I need a good TRIED AND TRUE recipe, not a generic allrecipes.com type link. You know, the recipe that your grandma uses and turns out perfectly every time please!! Thank you in advance!Home made bread recipe using whole wheat flour please?
I have used the following recipe from cooks.com:


It is very good!





WHOLE WHEAT BREAD





5 c. bread or all-purpose flour


3 c. whole wheat flour


2 pkgs. active dry yeast


2 3/4 c. water


1/2 c. packed brown sugar


1/4 c. shortening


1 tsp. salt





Combine 3 1/2 cups bread flour and yeast in bowl. Heat water, sugar, salt and shortening in saucepan until warm, 115 to 120 degrees, stirring constantly to melt shortening. Pour into bowl with flour and yeast. Beat at low speed for 1/2 minute. Beat at medium to high speed for 3 minutes. Add whole wheat flour and stir until blended. Add enough of remaining flour to make moderately stiff dough.


Turn out on lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, 8 to 10 minutes. Place in greased bowl. Turn once to grease entire surface. Cover and let rise for 1 hour. Punch down, divide into 2 balls. Cover and let rest on lightly floured surface for 10 minutes. Shape into loaves by rolling loaves jelly roll style, sealing as dough is rolled. Pinch ends under. Place in greased loaf pans, cover and let rise 45 minutes or until double. Bake at 375 degrees for 40 minutes. Makes 2 loaves.Home made bread recipe using whole wheat flour please?
whoa!! I am a grandma and I use a generic recipe! but it is one in the old Better Homes and Gardens New Cookbook!





trade 3/4 of the white flour called for in the recipe for whole wheat.





It is best to use some all purpose or white bread flour when making the bread so it will rise nicely.





Ok, my grandmas all said to knead it twice for an hour by the clock each time.





Mix it all up and knead it til it is really smooth and not sticky. Let it rise til double what it was and Knead it again for that full hour. Shape into loaves or rolls and let rise to double, brush with melted butter and bake. When it is nicely browned and you tilt it out of the pan it should sound hollow when thumped on the bottom. Set the bread on racks to cool after brushing them with melted butter again.