1. *from trying to make this recipe with and without sugar, I found that adding a little bit of sugar to a whole wheat recipe made it rise a little better
2. **my niece sifts her flour twice before mixing it in with other ingredients. She insists it adds to how fluffy bread would turn out. I tried it both ways and think that sifting made a slight difference.
3. I mixed my dough late at night, so no prep images (sorry!). I will try to remedy this situation the next time I am making a loaf. If you want to see how the dough should look, visit
Crusty Bread post.
4. You can add any assortment of ingredients: seeds, nuts, dried fruit, herbs, etc., to this recipe and it will come out very delicious.