Whole-Wheat French Country Bread

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Extra wheaty with stone-ground whole-wheat flour, this sponge-starter-based breadstuff is much dense than a white-flour French bread. But it has a large crust, large spirit and a bully honey-wheat fragrance.

You'll request an extra-large integrative zip-top bag, large capable to clasp a baking expanse and breadstuff loaf (alternatively, a ample expanse of integrative wrapper tin beryllium used), and a spray h2o bottle. We recovered the flours called for successful this look astatine MOM's stores. Spring h2o is specified due to the fact that it is not chlorinated (and truthful volition not interfere with yeast development). The optional malt pulverization oregon syrup, disposable astatine health-food stores and via www.KingArthurFlour.com, gives the yeast thing to nibble connected and helps with spirit and browning.

Store this breadstuff wrapped successful a cleanable crockery towel for the archetypal day, which volition assistance support the crust crisp; aft that, successful a zip-top bag.

The sponge starter needs to beryllium astatine country somesthesia for 8 to 16 hours. The dough needs to emergence a archetypal clip for 45 to 90 minutes and a 2nd clip for 1 1/2 to 4 hours. The unsliced loaves tin beryllium frozen for up to 2 months.

From Montreal baker and cookbook writer Marcy Goldman.

Ingredients

measuring cup

Servings: 15 Makes 1 ample circular loaf oregon 2 smaller ones

For the sponge starter and dough

1 1/4 cups h2o preferably outpouring water, oregon arsenic needed
1/4 spoon instant yeast
1 cupful whole-wheat flour
1/3 cupful achromatic unbleached breadstuff flour, preferably organic

For the dough

1 1/2 cups water, preferably outpouring water
1 spoon instant yeast
2 1/2 teaspoons oversea salt
3 tablespoons honey
1 spoon malt pulverization oregon syrup (optional)
2 tablespoons airy olive oil
2 cups stone-ground whole-wheat flour (bread oregon all-purpose)
2 cups to 3 cups unbleached achromatic breadstuff flour, oregon much arsenic needed

Nutritional Facts

Per slice

Calories
190
Fat
3 g
Carbohydrates
36 g
Sodium
360 mg
Protein
6 g
Fiber
4 g
Sugar
4 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

From Montreal baker and cookbook writer Marcy Goldman.

Tested by Jim Webster.

Published February 5, 2013

Updated March 14, 2026