Crusty Whole Wheat Artisan Bread

I am always looking for new and easy bread recipes.  I want to move farther away from mass produced bread and move more toward making my own.  This is a recipe I found from The Well Floured Kitchen.  This recipe does make two loaves of bread.

Ingredients

• 6 Cups (1lb, 8oz) White Whole Wheat Flour (I used 4 cups of whole wheat and 2 cups of unbleached all purpose)
• 1 Tbsp. Instant Yeast (or 1 packet active dry yeast)
• 1 Tbsp. Salt
• 1 Tbsp. Sugar or Honey
• 2 Cups (16 oz) Water

Instructions

• Mix all ingredients together by hand or with a heavy duty stand mixer. If you are using active dry yeast you will need to proof it first with 1/4 cup of the water and 1 tsp. of the sugar. Allow dough to rest for 15 minutes. If the dough seems too dry or wet, adjust now with a bit more flour or water. Knead for 10 minutes by hand or 5 minutes by mixer.
• Cover and allow to rise approximately 1 hour, dough should double in size.
• Punch down the dough, and shape into a circle or oblong loaf.
• Cover and allow to rise again, approximately 1 hour. Preheat oven to 400°.
• Bake for 30 minutes until nicely golden brown, or an internal temperature of 200°