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Whole Wheat No Knead Bread

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Baking bread is super-easy with this no-knead recipe. The results are outstanding. Light and fluffy, even for a whole wheat bread, with just enough density to leave you feeling full. And of course, for slathering on the butter and jam.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups Whole Wheat Flour
  • ¾ cups All-purpose Flour
  • 1 teaspoon Sugar
  • 2 teaspoons Kosher Salt
  • 2 packages (1/4-oz. Each) Active Dry Yeast
  • 2 cups Hot (but Not Boiling) Water
  • 1 Tablespoon Oil (I Prefer Olive Oil)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400F.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the flours, sugar, salt, and yeast. Make a hole in the center of the dry ingredients, and slowly add the water, stirring as you go, until all the dry ingredients are mixed with the water.
Once it begins to look scraggly and has come together, add the oil and mix with your hands. Remove from the bowl and knead a few times just to bring it together.
Grease and flour a 2-lb. loaf pan. Form the bread dough into a loaf shape, and place in the pan. Brush the top with additional olive oil and sprinkle with salt or Italian seasoning, if desired.
Cover with a towel and place in a warm location in the kitchen. I like to open my oven door slightly and set the loaf pan on top of the oven so the draft of the warm oven reaches the loaf and helps it rise.
Let rise for 30 minutes to 1 hour, until it is doubled in size. Place in the oven and bake for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, remove the bread from the loaf pan and place directly on oven racks for 10 minutes.
Cool for at least 10 minutes before slicing. Store tightly covered.

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Mary Lincoln on 10.1.2014

I like this recipe very much. The first time I made it I had the same problem, the batter was very soft and thin. The next time I was more careful adding the water. The flavor of this bread is very good. Thanks

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redkurlzz on 11.16.2010

I had the same issue as HomeMadeHappy. The batter was way too thin and I had to add approx 1 more cup of flour to thicken it up. This still left it runny but not watery. I plopped it into the pan and baked away. The finished product was too salty so I’ll cut back on that next time. I’ll also be more mindful when adding the water!
This was my first foray into the world of baking so I figured I just didn’t know what the heck I was doing!! I’ll tweak it next time…and there will be a next time as the finished product wasn’t that bad…and should be much better when I make it without screwing it up~!

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HomeMadeHappy on 6.24.2010

This dough came out much thinner than I expected. So thin in fact, that I added two more handfulls of ww flour and still poured it into the pan. The consistency was a cross between a dough and a batter – shaping was not an option. However, once baked, the bread came out wonderfully! It is ever so slightly crisp on the outside and very soft and moist on the inside. Next time I will only use 1 teaspoon of salt though as the bread is a bit too salty for my tastes. DH will be very pleased with the difference just a little white flour makes in comparison to my *ahem* heartier 100% whole wheat loaves.

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