You MUST try this - easiest bread recipe I've ever made (one of the easiest recipes for anything)....there is about 3 minutes of actual work. One of the best breads you will ever have - crusty exterior, chewy interior.
In a large bowl, combine with a whisk
3 cups flour - use a mix of types if you wish - we use half bread, half whole wheat
1 1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp granular yeast
Add 1 5/8 cups water - stir to mix - dough will be sticky and ragged looking - that's fine. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and just let sit in your kitchen for 12-18 hours.
flour a counter top, pour the now risen dough out onto the flour, fold the dough over on itself a couple of times - cover with the plastic wrap and let sit for 15 min.
Flour a cotton dishtowel - with floured hands, form the dough into a ball and place on the towel - fold the towel over to cover the dough, and let it sit for 2 hours.
30 min before the 2 hours is up, preheat the oven to 450, and into it place a covered heavy 6-8 qt covered pot - we use our enameled le Creuset pot with the cover, wrapping the top black handle of the cover in aluminum before placing into the oven.
When the dough is ready and pot is in the oven for the 30 min, uncover the pot and dump the dough into the pan - shake it back and forth a few times to center, cover the pot and bake at 450 for 30 min. Uncover and bake for 15-30 min more until the desired brownness.
You will not believe how good this is!
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Craig
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