This basic no-knead wheat bread will taste just like your favorite bakery's - only you can take all of the credit!
Easy No-Knead Wheat Bread
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 4 hr 10 min
- Servings 24
- Ingredients 9
Ingredients
- 2 cups whole wheat flour
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 packages regular active dry yeast (2 1/4 teaspoons)
- 1 cup warm water (120°F to 130°F)
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 3 eggs
- 2 to 2 1/2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- Cornmeal

Make With
Gold Medal Flour
Instructions
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Step1In large bowl, mix whole wheat flour, sugar, salt and yeast. Add water, butter and eggs; beat with electric mixer on low speed 1 minute to moisten ingredients. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes. Stir in enough all-purpose flour to make a stiff dough. Cover tightly with plastic wrap; refrigerate at least 2 hours or up to 4 days.
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Step2Grease large cookie sheet with shortening or cooking spray; sprinkle with cornmeal, shaking off excess. Divide dough in half. (One half of dough can be shaped and baked; other half can be shaped and baked at another time.)
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Step3With floured hands, shape each half of dough into a smooth ball by stretching surface of dough around to bottom on all 4 sides; pinch bottom to seal. Place on cookie sheet. (If baking both loaves at same time, place on same cookie sheet about 5 inches apart.) Cover loosely with plastic wrap; let rise in warm place about 1 hour 30 minutes or until doubled in size.
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Step4Heat oven to 375°F. Uncover dough; using serrated knife, carefully slash tic-tac-toe pattern on each loaf top. Sprinkle loaf lightly with flour. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until loaves are golden brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack; cool.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Slice
- Calories from Fat
- 45
- Trans Fat
- 0g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
Exchanges:
FreeCarbohydrate Choice
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