No-Knead Wheat Bread
Enjoy hearty, wholesome wheat bread with a slightly sweet flavor from honey and molasses. Its crust is beautifully browned, and the crumb is tender yet chewy. Perfect for breakfast, sandwiches, or snacks, this no-knead loaf suits those seeking a nutritious, easy-to-make bread with rich, natural flavors.
Ingredients
Instructions
- Sprinkle yeast over lukewarm water and add 2 teaspoons honey. Leave to 'work' while preparing the dough.
- Warm the whole wheat flour in the oven at 250°F for 20 minutes.
- Combine molasses with 2/3 cup water.
- Combine the yeast mixture with the molasses mixture.
- Stir this into the warmed flour, then add salt, wheat germ, and 1 1/3 cups water.
- Dough will be sticky.
- Butter the loaf pan.
- Turn the dough into the pan.
- Smooth the dough in the pan with a spatula held under cold water.
- Sprinkle sesame seeds over the top of the loaf.
- Leave to rise in a warm, draft-free place until it reaches the top of the pan.
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Bake for 30 to 40 minutes until the crust is brown and sides are firm.
- Set the pan on a rack to cool for about 10 minutes, then remove the bread.
- Cool completely before serving.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
732
kcal
37% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).