Baking whole wheat bread has never been easier than with this recipe. The bread dough only needs to rise for two hours and is then baked in a cast iron pot or dutch oven for an hour. This ensures that the bread gets a nicely tasty crust and is soft and flavorful in the inside.
In a bowl, add the water, yeast and honey and stir until the yeast has dissolved.
In a mixing bowl, add the flour, salt and spices and mix well. Then slowly pour in the yeast mixture while stirring as you go.
Stir in the apple cider vinegar (and your additional ingredients - see notes) and then cover the bowl with a kitchen towel and let the dough rise on a warm place for two hours.
Step 2: Shape & Bake The Bread
Spray cast iron pan with some non-stick cooking spray or brush with a teaspoon of oil. Sprinkle half of the remaining flour on your work surface. Then, carefully remove dough from bowl and place onto your floured work surface. (Be careful, the dough is very sticky and moist). Dust it with the remaining flour and gently shape the dough into a ball without kneading.
Carefully transfer the dough to the cast iron pot. Place the pot in your cold oven with the lid closed. Next, turn oven on to 200°C / 400°F and bake bread for 30 minutes. Then remove lid and bake it for another 30-35 minutes. Afterwards let the bread cool down on a cooling rack.
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To jazz things up, you can add other ingredients to this dough as you like. For example, olives, dried tomatoes, fresh or dried herbs, pine nuts, pumpkin seeds, and others go very well with this whole wheat bread. (If you add one or two of these flavorful ingredients, such as olives and dried tomatoes, you can also omit the bread seasoning at the same time.)