Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Stay Home, Bake Bread

"Covid-19" Artisan-Style Bread for the non-baker

This is a super easy recipe, If you can use a measuring spoon and turn on your oven, you should be able to make this loaf of bread.

Special equipment required: Dutch oven or an oven safe casserole dish or pot with lid

3 cups All Purpose Flour
2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon active dry yeast
1 1/2 cup warm water

1. In a large bowl combine flour, salt, and yeast.
2. Add water. Water should be warm, but not hot. Test by putting a few drops on your wrist.
3. Stir until water is incorporated, it will be wet and short of shaggy.
4. Cover with plastic wrap or a lid if your bowl has one. Put the bowl somewhere where it won't be in a draft, like inside your oven, or just off to the side, room temperature is fine.
5. Come back in 10 hours.
6. Preheat your oven to 450. If you had set your bread dough in there, take it out first. Put your Dutch oven in the cold oven, without the lid. Let it heat up for 30 minutes.
7. While your Dutch oven or pot heats up, dump your dough onto a well floured surface, the dough will be like a thick batter. Form it loosely into a ball and cover with your bowl.
8. 30 minutes have passed now. Carefully put your dough into the Dutch oven and put on the lid.
9. Bake for 30 minutes with lid on.
10. Remove lid and bake 12 minutes more.
11. Remove pan from oven and slide your bread onto a cooling rack, if you have one. Let cool completely before slicing.