Whole Wheat No-Knead Bread is a healthy version of the classic no-knead bread made with whole wheat flour. Add nuts and seeds for more texture!
My current favorite breakfast consists of two slices of this Whole Wheat No-Knead Bread topped with sliced avocados, sprinkled with salt and garlic powder. It’s so good and so easy and much tastier than oatmeal right now. I love making the No-Knead Bread because it’s pretty much hands-off yeast bread but this whole wheat version is currently on rotation here. I have been using whole wheat flour more lately, even in our pizza dough recipe, and we love it.
This Whole Wheat No-Knead Bread is easy and delicious! It’s a great way to limit white flour amount in your diet and skip buying a white sandwich bread. You can add nuts and seeds to give it more texture and enjoy with a generous amount of peanut or almond butter and this chia jam. So tasty!
Instructions:
To make a tasty whole wheat no-knead bread, I used two cups of whole wheat flour and one cup of all-purpose flour. Stir in yeast, water and salt until the dough is shaggy and sticky. Cover the bowl with saran wrap and leave to rise in room temperature for 8 to 24 hours. Next, lightly flour a sheet of parchment paper, form the dough into a ball and let rest when your oven is preheating. Bake the bread in a cast iron Dutch oven with lid for 30 minutes, then uncover and bake until the top is golden brown.
It is recommended to let a yeast bread (and any kind of bread for that matter, even sweet quick bread) to cool completely before slicing. Otherwise, the crumb will be sticky and not cut nicely.
I love using my Le Creuset Round Dutch Oven to make this bread. It’s perfect not only for cooking soups and chili!
Enjoy with a hearty chili, soup or pasta. This bread is also perfect for making grilled cheese and even homemade croutons.
More recipes with whole wheat flour:
- Whole Wheat Skillet Focaccia
- Whole Wheat Pancakes
- Whole Wheat Banana Bread
- Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Cookies
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- 2 cups whole wheat flour
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1.5 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon dry yeast
- 1.5 cups warm water
- In a large mixing bowl, stir together both flours, sugar, salt and yeast. Add water and stir just until incorporated. Do not overmix. The dough will be shaggy.
- Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let sit on the counter, at room temperature for 8 to 24 hours. The dough will rise and have lots of air bubbles.
- The next day, lightly flour a piece of parchment paper. Place dough onto paper. With floured hands, shape into a ball. Cover with plastic wrap.
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Adjust rack to lower position. Place Dutch oven inside. Preheat for 30 minutes.
- When oven is ready, carefully place the parchment paper with dough inside the Dutch oven. Cover with Dutch oven lid and bake for 30 minutes. Remove lid and bake 7 to 10 minutes more or until the top is golden brown, has cracks.
- Carefully remove Dutch oven from oven. Remove parchment paper with bread and place on a wooden cutting board. Let cool completely.
You can add nuts and seeds to the dough to give the bread more texture.
This bread is chewier than the all-purpose flour version. It is heartier too.
This bread is great for making homemade croutons and awesome grilled cheese sandwiches!
Sandy says
Hi can I use my sourdough starter, for the yeast and if so how would I adjust.thanks
Camille says
Is there a reason you don’t score the bread?
Cindy says
What size dutch oven did you use? I have a five quart.
Anna says
Hi Cindy! That should be plenty big. I hope you love the bread!
Diversity says
How did you measure the flour? Scoop, spoon, weigh?
Anna says
Hi! I always recommend fluffing the flour first in the container you store it in. Then scoop it into the measuring cup and level off the top with a knife. Use in the recipe as directed. I hope this helps!
Pepper says
This bread is fuss-free AND DELISH! It has a delicate sweetness, crust turns out beautifully and is super scrummy w/butter. I’m so grateful for such a perfect bread recipe that’s easy and doesn’t take an eternity to enjoy. ❤️
Anna says
Hi Pepper! That’s wonderful! I am so glad the bread was a success! Thanks so much for trying the recipe!
Hope says
Stupid question: In step 5, one does remove the plastic wrap before placing in dutch oven, correct? Also, would it change anything if a coat of olive oil was applied right before baking?
Anna says
Hi Hope! Yes, remove the plastic wrap before placing the dough in the Dutch oven. I did not test this recipe with brushing olive oil on the bread before baking, but you are welcome to do that. I hope you love the bread!
K. Smith says
Can the bread be baked on a sheet or pan. What temperature and how long
Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
I did not test this recipe by baking the bread on a sheet pan. You can use cast iron pan and make a tent cover with aluminum foil. Time and temperature stay the same.
Sue says
How many slices on the average do you get from 1 loaf.
Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
Hi Sue! I would say at least 10. Hope this helps!
Antoinette T Bourke says
I don’t have a cast iron dutch oven. What can I use?
Thanks.
Toni
Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
Hi Toni! You can use any oven-proof pot with lid. You can also try a cake pan but I didn’t test this recipe with it so it’s hard to say if the crust will be the same.