Artisan Stone Ground Wheat Bread

Ingredients

• Poolish
• 1-3/4 cups stone ground whole wheat flour (do NOT use regular whole wheat flour)
• 1/4 cup bread flour
• 1/2 teaspoon Fleischmann’s ® RapidRise ® Instant Yeast
• 1-1/4 cups lukewarm water (90° to 100°F)
• 1/3 cup hot tap water
• 1/3 cup cracked wheat OR bulgur
• Dough
• 3/4 cups lukewarm water (90° to 100°F)
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1-1/2 teaspoons salt
• 2-1/4 cups bread flour
• 2 tablespoons toasted wheat germ
• 1/4 cup toasted wheat germ