What You Make of It: No Knead Bread with Susan Duane
To me, there is nothing more satisfying than getting my hands dirty in the kitchen. Baking fresh bread has been one of my favorite discoveries. I love mixing, kneading, and tending to tender dough. It's always a pleasure to also do this with my boys, they love helping mama in the kitchen. Sometimes there isn't time for all of that kneading and tending, that's why I'm so glad Susan brought us this great recipe. Let us know if you try it!
♥ Gabreial
In the Kitchen with Susan
Duane.
I love to bake but bread has always been too intimidating
to me to tackle. That was until I came across this amazing no knead
bread recipe in our local paper. There is nothing like a loaf of fresh
bread baking, it brings me back to my childhood when my grandmother
baked her own.
Ingredients:
- 3 cups of flour
- 1/4 tsp.
instant yeast (it said instant in small letters on the back of my
package) - 1 1/2 teaspoons salt (i use kosher)
- 1 1/2 cups of water
Mix
into shaggy dough. Let sit covered for 12 – 18 hours. Fold twice to
deflate on floured surface. Let rest 15 minutes. Form into saggy ball.
Let sit again on floured surface for 1 -2 hours. Meanwhile heat oven to
450 degrees. Heat pot (should be cast iron, enameled or pyrex, you need a
lid too) for at least 30 minutes. Place dough into hot pot, cover, bake
30 minutes, remove lid, bake uncovered for 15- 30 to a golden color.
(usually mine only needs 15 without the cover).
Do not cut until
completely cool. Should be used within 24 hours. Store in plastic once
cut or paper bag uncut.
***Note, dough is very sticky, saggy and
doesn't rise terribly high. It gets little bubbles all over it after
sitting for the 12- 18 hours. Make sure your pot and top are oven proof.
You will not be
disappointed, I promise!
Susan
- Jim Lahey Original Recipe Author
Susan Duane is a wife and mother of three young children. She
is a home
cook, aspiring photographer and lover of old things. She spends her
days caring for her family, creating for Paperhill and in
her free time chronicles her long list of interests on her blog Hometown Girl.