Bernie's 4-Hour Homemade Bread

At long last, Bernie's famous bread recipe appears. He makes 4 loaves a week, one for himself and 3 for gifts.

Bernie's 4-hour Homemade Bread (makes 2 loaves)
Put in a small bowl and let stand 10 minutes:
1 package dry yeast
1 t. sugar
1 cup luke warm water
In another bowl, mix:
3 cups wholewheat flour
1 tsp. salt
1 Tbsp. oil
1 Tbsp. molasses
1/2 cup flax flour
1/4 cup cornmeal
2 cups lukewarm water.
Make the sponge (i.e. add the yeast mixture) and let stand until double in size, about 45 minutes. Do laundry while you wait.
Put 3 cups all purpose flour on the table.
Dump the sponge on the flour and knead, incorporating flour, for about 10 minutes.
If still sticky, add a little more flour, but if it gets sticky again, don't add any more flour.
Let rise in the bowl until the dough doubles.
Cut the dough into 2 pieces and put in 2 bread pans. Let rise until the dough doubles.
Bake at 350 degrees F. for 60 minutes.
Remove from the oven and brush top with melted butter.