1 Cup hot water
1 Cup Brown Sugar
6 TBS shortening
1 Cup warm water
2 TBS honey
2 TBS yeast
3 Cups Warm Water
4 tsp salt
6 Cups white flour
6 Cups Whole wheat flour
Combine first three ingredients; stir until dissolved. Let stand. Combine next three ingredients. Let rise for 10 minutes and then combine with the first mixture. Add 3 Cups warm water, salt and white flour. Beat vigorously to make a sponge. Mix in whole wheat flour. Add white flour until dough pulls away from sides of bowl. Let rise until double in bulk. Punch down, Form into loaves and put into greased loaf pans and let rise until double. Bake at 375 for 45 minutes or until done. Makes 6 loaves.