I made a loaf of the No Knead Bread - replacing one third of the all-purpose flour with White Whole Wheat flour (King Arthur brand). White Whole wheat flour is 100% whole wheat and it is not lightened by any horrible bleaching or chemical bath - it is simply a flour made from winter wheat which produces this lighter version of whole wheat flour. Just so you know, White Whole Wheat flour has the same mineral, fiber, protein content that regular whole wheat flour has. The loaf came out looking the same as the previous loaves that were made with all-purpose white flour, but it had an ever so slighly darker color and what I found to be a lovely nutty flavor. My children sniffed out the difference right away - how do they do it?! - and said they didn't like it. Maybe next time I make it I'll only use a half cup of whole wheat flour.
I have to tell you, the reason I love this bread recipe so much is not the fact that the bread requires no kneading. I actually don't mind kneading. Kneading is fun. Kneading is excercise - of a sort. The reason I love this bread recipe is that it turns out a beautiful loaf of artisanal bread from my humble oven - a loaf of bread so good I would gladly pay for it, but I don't have to. I've worked much harder to make much worse bread in the past - the combination of ease and delicous results is the attraction here. So I'm going to re-name this bread recipe - let's throw out the "no knead" lable. I'll call it "The best bread you'll ever make at home" recipe.
What do you think?
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