Comments on: No-Knead Whole Wheat Dutch Oven Bread

By: Kristen Chidsey

Kristen Chidsey — Wed, 28 Feb 2024 22:47:42 +0000

In reply to JoAnn. You are very welcome! Thank you for taking the time to leave a review as well!

By: JoAnn

JoAnn — Wed, 28 Feb 2024 22:06:03 +0000

What a wonderful recipe, it is so simple but very delishous, my hubby loves this bread. Thank you ♥️

By: Kristen Chidsey

Kristen Chidsey — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 12:38:53 +0000

In reply to DB01. Hi! I am sorry you had issues. You may have needed a bit more flour, or more time to rise. The dough is wet and sticky, but should not be overly dense after baked.

By: Kristen Chidsey

Kristen Chidsey — Fri, 23 Feb 2024 12:15:00 +0000

In reply to Rick in Seattle. Thank you so much for sharing Rick! I am so happy to hear you enjoy the bread!

By: Rick in Seattle

Rick in Seattle — Fri, 23 Feb 2024 01:54:57 +0000

I tried making bread about 20 years ago & found that I could buy better bread than I could make. I've made your bread three times now, and it's delicious plain or toasted, and smells wonderful. My wife agrees, and the last go round she was the first to cut into it when it cooled. I learned that you need parchment paper rated for 450 degrees, otherwise it can fuse to the bottom of the loaf, but that was no big deal. This is an excellent recipe and I've added it to our recipe book. Thanks very much! Nice work.

By: Kristen Chidsey

Kristen Chidsey — Mon, 19 Feb 2024 17:26:38 +0000

In reply to Gabriella. Hi Gabriella! I am glad you tried the recipe and followed as written. It is a different recipe, but I agree, the results are well worth it! Thanks for sharing and leaving a review. I appreciate it.

By: Gabriella

Gabriella — Mon, 19 Feb 2024 13:28:51 +0000

I’ll be honest I didn’t think this would work especially after reading some of the reviews. Also the amount of yeast seemed small compared to other breads I’ve made. It came out beautifully though! I proved for around 7 hours in the oven with the light on and the dough doubled up nicely. It is a bit soft and difficult to shape/transfer to the preheated pan but baked nicely and tasted really good. Less yeasty than other homemade breads thanks to the long proving. The recipe says you need a larger Dutch oven than I have so I made two loaves but I think it could have fit fine in my 2.75 quart. Great recipe and very little hands on for bread! Love it!!!

By: DB01

DB01 — Sun, 18 Feb 2024 23:19:31 +0000

Wet dense bread. Not sure if more yeast or a mix of whole wheat and AP flour would help.

By: Kristen Chidsey

Kristen Chidsey — Thu, 08 Feb 2024 12:14:29 +0000

In reply to Amanda. Hi Amanda! I am sorry you had issues. My guess is that it came from mixing the dough after it rose. It is supposed to just be turned out and quickly shaped. Mixing after rising will cause the bread to deflate and be dense.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Thu, 08 Feb 2024 03:18:29 +0000

Yikes, mine only rose a little bit so it was super dense. I used a T salt and it had great flavor but i think next time I will weight the flour if i want to try this recipe again. I just felt like it wasn't enough yeast. I used warm water and let it sit on the counter overnight with a lid. When i mixed it up it was like a paste. The bottom also burned despite the parchment paper.

By: Kristen Chidsey

Kristen Chidsey — Sat, 03 Feb 2024 19:51:51 +0000

In reply to Jan. Thanks for sharing, Jan! Most glass pans are not safe for at this temperature, so I would proceed with caution.

By: Jan

Jan — Sat, 03 Feb 2024 18:10:23 +0000

In reply to shirley kirby. Actually there are other ways. I used to bake it in a glass pie plate with an oven-safe glass mixing bowl covering it. I've also made it in a glass loaf pan, using another upside-down loaf pan as the "lid".

By: Kristen Chidsey

Kristen Chidsey — Sun, 28 Jan 2024 13:29:03 +0000

In reply to Alex. Hi Alex! The dough is fairly wet, but should come together to form a cohesive ball.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Sat, 27 Jan 2024 14:15:43 +0000

In reply to shirley kirby. I've heard people say they use the crock pot liner and 2 layers of foil and that works! I don't have a dutch oven either and am going to try it like this.

By: Alex

Alex — Sat, 27 Jan 2024 05:09:40 +0000

What costiintesy the dough should be? I added only one cup of water and it's already like a porrige.

By: Kristen Chidsey

Kristen Chidsey — Sat, 20 Jan 2024 18:38:16 +0000

In reply to shirley kirby. Unfortunately, no this bread must be baked in a dutch oven. The way the heat is conducted in a dutch oven pan and the high heat it can handle is key to its success.

By: shirley kirby

shirley kirby — Sat, 20 Jan 2024 18:21:16 +0000

Is there an alternative to a Dutch oven if you don't own one?

By: Kristen Chidsey

Kristen Chidsey — Mon, 15 Jan 2024 13:08:16 +0000

In reply to Rae. Hi Rae! This dough is meant to be sticky and looser than other traditional recipes. It helps to give the bread its airy texture. Adding additional flour will likely result in dense bread.

By: Ute

Ute — Fri, 12 Jan 2024 02:04:32 +0000

I love this bread and I add a quarter cup each of sunflower and pumpkin seeds, flax and cia seeds.

By: Kristen Chidsey

Kristen Chidsey — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 19:22:49 +0000

In reply to Grace. Hi Grace! The dough needs at least 8 hours to rise. Did you by chance use instant yeast?

By: Grace

Grace — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 14:53:03 +0000

Can the rising time be shortened if the dough is risen? Can it be made to test the yeast first& proceed with the rest & even baking in Dutch oven?
Thanks