crusty whole wheat italian bread

🥘 Ingredients

• • water
• • light brown sugar
• • ground ginger
• • salt
• • bread flour
• • whole wheat flour
• • active dry yeast
• • cornmeal

📝 Instructions

1. 1 ----forbread machine----
2. 2 add all ingredients except cornmeal to bread machine pan in the order recommended by your machine's manufacturer
3. 3 select dough cycle and start machine
4. 4 ----conventionalmethod----
5. 5 in large bowl , dissolve yeast , brown sugar , and ginger in warm water
6. 6 let stand 5 minutes until yeast foams
7. 7 add salt and bread flour
8. 8 beat well
9. 9 stir in whole wheat flour to make a stiff dough
10. 10 turn out onto lightly floured board and knead 10 minutes or until dough is springy , smooth and satiny
11. 11 wash bowl , grease it , and add dough to bowl
12. 12 turn over to grease top
13. 13 let rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk , about 1 hour
14. 14 ----shapingand baking----
15. 15 lightly oil or grease a 14x17" baking sheet and sprinkle with cornmeal
16. 16 set aside
17. 17 punch down the dough
18. 18 divide in half and , on a lightly floured surface , shape into long loaves , rolling each piece first into a 5x12" rectangle , then rolling each up along the long side to make a long , narrow loaf
19. 19 pinch edges to seal , and taper ends
20. 20 place loaves , seam side down , on prepared baking sheet
21. 21 let rise until doubled , about 45 minutes
22. 22 make 4-5 slashes across each loaf with sharp knife or razor blade
23. 23 brush each loaf with water and sprinkle with whole wheat flour
24. 24 bake in a preheated 400 degree f oven for 15-20 minutes , until loaves are browned and crisp
25. 25 remove to a wire rack to cool completely
26. 26 you could also make this into one large oblong loaf or a round loaf , but baking time would need to be increased