No knead whole wheat bread (easy recipe)

I don’t do it often enough, but I love baking bread! Especially this whole wheat no knead bread! I make the dough in the evening and let it rest all night. A perfect recipe to have a freshly baked loaf of bread in the morning!

My experience

The very first bread I made without having to do any kneading was years ago. At the time I picked regular all purpose flour but this time I wanted to see if I could make the same but as a whole wheat bread recipe. Check out the no knead buns as well!

And the result is this delicious whole grain bread. It’s very easy to make but does require a lot of time as the dough needs to rest for 12 hours for the best result.

But using whole grains definitely works. The bread is a bit firmer and it’s a more dense bread compared to white flour but still absolutely delicious!

Whole wheat no knead bread

The first thing that is important when you want to make this easy bread recipe is the timing. If you want to eat it make sure to start the proces 15 hours before that time. I prepared my bread in the evening so I could bake this crusty bread the next morning.

You need the following ingredients:

• whole wheat bread flour
• salt
• active dry yeast
• water – at room temperature

And that’s all! So only four ingredients needed to make this whole wheat loaf. The process of making the dough is even easier. You simply mix all the dry ingredients in a large bowl and add the water. You can use water at room temperature or luke warm water.

Mix it all together with a spatula and let it rise for 12-18 hours. If the weather is hot this might be a bit quicker but on colder days it might take a bit longer.

Preparing for baking

The next day (assuming you started in the evening) the dough will have had a good rise and you can now take the dough out of the bowl. Sprinkle some whole grain flour on your kitchen counter and place the dough on it.

Using two spatulas fold the dough in half a couple of times. Dust your hands with a bit of flour and shape the dough into a ball with your hands. Place the dough on a piece of parchment paper (seam side down) and sprinkle with a bit of flour on top.

You could also sprinkle with some sesame seeds or sunflower seeds on top of the bread. Cover with a clean tea towel and let it rise again for 2 hours.

Preheat the oven and place an oven-safe dutch oven pot inside (with the lid on!) while the oven is heating up.

Finally time to bake!

Baking

Remove the pan from the oven being careful as it will be very hot! Using the parchment paper slide the dough into the Dutch oven and place the lid on the pan. Return the pan to the oven and bake with the lid on for 25-30 minutes.

Remove the lid and bake for another 10 minutes until the bread is golden brown. And your fresh homemade bread is done! Without too much trouble.

I love making this no knead whole wheat bread as it is super easy to make and only requires a bit of patience for the dough to develop.

Let the bread cool down on a wire rack and slice with a sharp knife on a cutting board when your ready to have a first taste! You’re gonna love the tender crumb of this no knead recipe.

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