The smell of freshly baked bread through the house. Doesn’t that make you feel warm and fuzzy all over? Yeah me too! I just dislike all the kneading and rising…. I found this no-knead recipe in a Mother Earth News magazine years ago and was hooked after the first time I made it. It’s basically set it and forget it, for like 14-20 hours. It’s a very simple recipe, keeps well up to a week in a ziplock bag, and is delicious toasted. This is not your sliced Wonderbread. It is chewy on the outside and soft on the inside, in other words a slice will keep you going. The bread is cooked in a dutch oven (cast iron pot) and that is what gives it the wonderful texture.
Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and mix gently until well incorporated (mixture will be soft) Cover bowl with plastic wrap and a large towel and let sit in a warm spot for 14-20 hours. I usually start the bread at night and finish it next day. Let dough out of bowl on lightly floured surface and fold onto itself a few times Place dough on a floured tea towel and fold. Place back into bowl and let rise in a warm spot for 2 hours. 30 minutes before time is up, place dutch oven (cast iron pot) in oven that's been preheated at 450F. Remove pot from oven, lightly sprinkle bottom of pot with flour and drop dough inside. Place lid back on pot and bake in oven for 30 minutes. If you like a crispier crust, you can remove the lid after 30 minutes and further bake for another 10-15 minutes. Enjoy! *I use a 5.5QT pot, the smaller the pot the more height you will have to your bread and vice versa.
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