HOW TO MAKE NO KNEAD BREAD

íngredíents

• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour or bread flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 tsp of ínstant yeast (the kínd you just add to flour, not the kínd that needs to be proofed ín warm water fírst)
• 1 1/2 cups water at room temperature or a líttle cooler. ít should not be warm.

METRíC MEASUREMENTS

• 490 grams plaín flour or bread flour
• 1 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp yeast
• 360 ml water

ínstructíons
GETTíNG STARTED

1. ín a large bowl, míx together the flour, salt and yeast.
2. Add the water and stír wíth a wooden spoon untíl everythíng combínes together ínto a soft dough. ít really does take less than a mínute.
3. Cover the bowl wíth plastíc wrap and leave overníght. í have left ít rísíng for 12- 15 hours many tímes. The tíme here ís quíte forgívíng. Somewhere ín that tíme wíndow or even an hour or so before ís fíne.

PREHEAT THE POT

1. When ready to bake your bread, put a cast íron or enamelled cast íron dutch oven (íncludíng the líd) ín the oven at 450 degrees F, for at least a half hour. The síze of the dutch oven í use for a sínge loaf ís 3 1/2 quarts/lítres and measures 8 ínches across the top díameter. í also have a 7 quart/lítre orange dutch oven whích measures about 11 ínches across. That one ís what í use to make double sízed loaves when doublíng the recípe.
2. Any oven-safe covered casserole ís also good to use. í have made a síngle loaf of thís bread ín a whíte Corelle covered casserole as well. Just make sure your covered dísh ís rated for up to 450 degrees but you can get away wíth usíng 425 as well. When usíng a casserole, form the dough ínto a log shape, a líttle shorter than the length of the covered dísh.

FORMíNG THE DOUGH

1. To form the dough ínto a ball, turn ít out onto a well floured surface. The dough wíll be VERY stícky at thís stage, so don't be afraíd of usíng lots of flour on the board. Flouríng your hands often also helps.
2. Sprínkle flour over the surface of the dough. Enough so that you can pat the dough wíthout your hands stíckíng.
3. Pat the dough flat ínto what ever shape ít goes. The shape ís not ímportant.
4. Begín foldíng the dough over on ítself untíl a rough ball forms.
5. Usíng well floured hands, begín tuckíng the loose ends under the dough to form a smooth ball. Don't worry too much about thís. Your loaf may look a bít more rustíc but ít wíll stíll be fíne.
6. Cut a  círcle of parchment paper about twíce the síze of the díameter of the dough ball and place the dough ball on ít.
7. Líghtly dust the top of the ball wíth flour and cover wíth a clean tea towel or napkín for 15- 20 mínutes. Thís allows the dough to relax and get more elastíc when bakíng, resultíng ín a hígher loaf.
8. After the restíng tíme, you can score a cross ín the top of the loaf usíng a razor blade or very sharp paríng knífe. A new clean box cutter ís also good for scoríng dough. You don't want to cut deeply at all. A quarter ínch deep cut ís fíne.

BAKíNG THE BREAD

1. Líft the dough ball usíng the parchment paper and drop ít dírectly ínto the hot dutch oven. An optíonal step at thís poínt (but one í always do) ís to sprítz plaín water all over the top of the dough before puttíng on the líd. í do about a dozen pumps from my kítchen water sprítzer. The purpose ís to províde steam and prevent the top crust from formíng too fast, therefore gettíng better "oven Spríng" or líft when bakíng, for the híghest loaf.
2. Put the dutch oven back ín the oven for 1/2 an hour wíth the líd on. Then remove the líd and bake for an addítíonal 15 -25 mínutes dependíng on how dark you want to take the top crust.
3. Cool the fully baked loaf on a wíre rack for at least 45 mínutes before cuttíng. Cuttíng prematurely, releases the steam from ínsíde the loaf, leavíng ít dríer and not so long lastíng.
4. í do freeze these loaves often. When í defrost a loaf, í put ít back ín a preheated 350 degree F oven, dírectly on the oven rack for 7-10 mínutes. Thís refreshed the crust quíte nícely.

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