Homemade Whole Wheat Sourdough Bread

Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups sourdough starter
- 3 cups water lukewarm
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 5 cups flour, all-purpose
- 1/4 cup butter melted
- 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
- 1 x cornmeal
- 1 x butter

Directions:
- Remove 1 1/2 cup starter (replenish the rest before returning to the fridge.
- ) Add water, sugar, salt, and 1 1/2 cups white flour, mix.
- Let stand in a warm p lace for 12 to 18 hours.
- Stir down and add butter, whole wheat flour, and enou gh white flour to make a stiff bread dough.
- Knead for 10 minutes.
- Place in a clean buttered bowl, cover and let rise 2 hours.
- Punch down and shape into 2 round loaves.
- Place on oiled baking sheet, sprinkled with cornmeal.
- Let rise 1 1/2 hours.
- Bake 40 to 50 minutes at 400 degrees until bread sounds hollow whe n tapped.