Whole Wheat Artisan Bread....

Makes 3 loaves!

I love crunchy, chewy Artisan Bread!

But I refuse to pay $3 for a big lump of white flour in a paper sack!

Its too easy and too frugal!

3 cups warm water
1 T yeast
-dissolve yeast in water
1T salt
6 cups Whole Wheat flour

Mix well, leave dough to the moist side.
Dust pan with stone ground cornmeal or whole wheat flour.
(If baking all 3 loaves, section into thirds. If baking one, pinch off 1/3 and place the rest in a loose-fitting container with a lid and refrigerate.)
Allow to rise for 45 minutes.
Preheat oven to 450 with baking stone (if you have one, if not, bake on pan).

Brush loaf with:1/4 cup water with 1/4 t cornstarch beaten in.
Score bread with jagged edged knife. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.
OR:
Simply sprinkle lightly with flour before scoring.

Place pan of hot water on lower rack.
Slide onto hot baking stone once oven is preheated.
Bake for 30 minutes.

Chewy! Yum!

***I love to serve a loaf of this on a bread plate and pass it around so each child can 'break the bread'.
****This recipe can be used as those in Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day, where you can use one third and store the rest in the fridge in a non-airtight container.

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This bread Works for Me Wednesday!