Whole Wheat French Bread

There's nothing like coming home to the smell of freshly baked whole wheat french bread! This is a no knead recipe which makes it totally doable to me. It's perfect served with a nice hot bowl of soup!

Course Bread

Cuisine American

Keyword French Bread, No Knead Whole Wheat Bread, Whole Wheat Bread, Whole Wheat French Bread

Prep Time 1 hour

Cook Time 30 minutes

Additional Time 10 minutes

Total Time 1 hour 40 minutes

Servings loaves

Calories 1696kcal

Author Amy

Ingredients

2 1/2 cup warm water
2 TBSP yeast
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup oil
1 1/2 tsp salt
6 cup whole wheat flour add more as needed

Instructions

Combine warm water, yeast and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer. Let sit for about 10 minutes until bubbly and activated.
Add remaining ingrdients. Using a dough hook mix until combined. Check consistency of dough. Dough should be soft but not sticky. If it is too sticky add additional flour one Tablespoon at a time until consistency is soft.
Continue mixing dough on low speed for 5 mintues.
Cover bowl with towel and allow to sit in a warm place for 10 minutes. Punch dough down. Cover and repeat process tow more times for a total of 30 minutes of rising.
After the third time divide the dough in half. Shape in two long loaves on a floured surface. Place loaves on a greased baking sheet.
Cut diagonal slices in the tops of each loaf. Whisk egg whie. Brush with egg mixture.
Cover and let rise about 15-20 minutes.
Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
Let sit in bread pans for a couple minutes, then turn out onto a cooling rack and let cool.

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