Deanna: No Knead Bread

I have been meaning to post this since I made it for Easter - but Ben and I have been so busy with moving, starting new jobs, etc, etc! So, I am finally getting to it.

We had Easter at my parents' this year, and my mom wanted me to make bread and I had found this recipe on Pinterest that I was so excited to try! This is the recipe that I followed. I know a lot of people that are deathly afraid of trying to bake their own bread (I was one of them), and finally I tried it one day, and it was delicious! Now I have tried a few different bread recipes and this one I have found to be the easiest and quite yummy! So, here it is:

INGREDIENTS:
3 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon yeast
1 1/2 cups warm water

You will also need: 12-18 hours for the dough to rise, and a dutch oven.



First, mix the dry ingredients together in a bowl.

Then, stir in the warm water, and it will look like the picture below. Cover with plastic wrap and let it sit, AT ROOM TEMPERATURE, for 12-18 hours.

I let mine sit overnight, and in the morning the dough had risen to the top of the bowl, so make sure you have a large bowl! (Forgot to take a picture at that step - sorry!)

Once you are ready to form the loaf, heat the oven to 450 degrees and put your dutch oven in to warm it up. The original recipe says to keep it in the oven for 30 minutes, however, I only had mine in for about 10 minutes before adding the dough and it turned out great.

While the dutch oven is warming up shape your dough, on a floured surface, until it is a sticky ball. Take pot out of the oven, place dough inside and bake for 30 minutes covered.

Remove lid and bake for another 15 minutes.

And… Voila! Delicious, crusty bread. Note: This recipe does not make a large loaf. We had 6 people, and it was gone in no time. So, if you have a larger group, consider making two. Enjoy! :)