On the Today Show yesterday they had Mark Bittman demonstrating his new recipe for Speedy No-Knead Bread. He also had a Whole Wheat loaf that looked interesting.
Speedy No-Knead Bread
Yield: One big loaf
Time: 5 to 6 hours
INGREDIENTS
3 cups bread flour
1 packet (1/4 ounce) instant yeast
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
Oil as needed
DIRECTIONS
1. Combine flour, yeast and salt in a large bowl. Add 1 1/2 cups water and stir until blended; dough will be shaggy. Cover bowl with plastic wrap. Let dough rest about 4 hours at warm room temperature, about 70 degrees.
2. Lightly oil a work surface and place dough on it; fold it over on itself once or twice. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and let rest at least 30 minutes more.
3. At least a half-hour before dough is ready, heat oven to 450 degrees. Put a 3 to 4 quart heavy covered pot (cast iron, enamel, Pyrex or ceramic) in oven as it heats. When dough is ready, carefully remove pot from oven. Slide your hand under the dough and put it into pot, seam side up. Shake pan once or twice if dough is unevenly distributed; it will straighten out as it bakes. Cover with lid and bake 30 minutes, then remove lid and bake another 15 to 30 minutes, until loaf is beautifully browned. Cool on a rack.
Fast No-Knead Whole Wheat Bread
By Mark Bittman
Yield: One loaf
Time: 5 to 6 hours
INGREDIENTS
• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1/2 cup coarse corn meal
• 1/2 cup whole rye flour
• 1 teaspoon instant yeast
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• Oil as needed
DIRECTIONS
1. Combine flours, corn meal, yeast and salt in a large bowl. Add 1 1/2 cups water and stir until blended; dough will be shaggy. Cover bowl with plastic wrap. Let dough rest about 4 hours at warm room temperature, about 70 degrees.
2. Oil a standard loaf pan (8 or 9 x4; nonstick works well); lightly oil your hands and shape the dough into a rough rectangle. Put it in the pan, pressing it out to the edges. Brush the top with a little more oil. Cover with plastic wrap and let rest at least minutes more.
3. When you're ready to bake, preheat the oven to 350 F. Bake about 45 minutes, or until the loaf reaches an internal temperature of 210 F. Remove the bread from the pan and cool on a rack.
Speedy No-Knead Bread
Yield: One big loaf
Time: 5 to 6 hours
INGREDIENTS
3 cups bread flour
1 packet (1/4 ounce) instant yeast
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
Oil as needed
DIRECTIONS
1. Combine flour, yeast and salt in a large bowl. Add 1 1/2 cups water and stir until blended; dough will be shaggy. Cover bowl with plastic wrap. Let dough rest about 4 hours at warm room temperature, about 70 degrees.
2. Lightly oil a work surface and place dough on it; fold it over on itself once or twice. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and let rest at least 30 minutes more.
3. At least a half-hour before dough is ready, heat oven to 450 degrees. Put a 3 to 4 quart heavy covered pot (cast iron, enamel, Pyrex or ceramic) in oven as it heats. When dough is ready, carefully remove pot from oven. Slide your hand under the dough and put it into pot, seam side up. Shake pan once or twice if dough is unevenly distributed; it will straighten out as it bakes. Cover with lid and bake 30 minutes, then remove lid and bake another 15 to 30 minutes, until loaf is beautifully browned. Cool on a rack.
Fast No-Knead Whole Wheat Bread
By Mark Bittman
Yield: One loaf
Time: 5 to 6 hours
INGREDIENTS
• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1/2 cup coarse corn meal
• 1/2 cup whole rye flour
• 1 teaspoon instant yeast
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• Oil as needed
DIRECTIONS
1. Combine flours, corn meal, yeast and salt in a large bowl. Add 1 1/2 cups water and stir until blended; dough will be shaggy. Cover bowl with plastic wrap. Let dough rest about 4 hours at warm room temperature, about 70 degrees.
2. Oil a standard loaf pan (8 or 9 x4; nonstick works well); lightly oil your hands and shape the dough into a rough rectangle. Put it in the pan, pressing it out to the edges. Brush the top with a little more oil. Cover with plastic wrap and let rest at least minutes more.
3. When you're ready to bake, preheat the oven to 350 F. Bake about 45 minutes, or until the loaf reaches an internal temperature of 210 F. Remove the bread from the pan and cool on a rack.
You only live once . . . but if you do it right once should be enough! 
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