spiderwrangler wrote:mike____ wrote:Spider, that bread looks very tasty and I like the idea of the Dutch Oven.
Care to share your recipe?
The recipe is very simple, it is the bread version of the Reinheitsgebot.
~26 oz of bread flour
0.5 tsp yeast
1 tbsp salt
~24 oz water
Feel free to add in other things to mix it up... drop back on bread flour and add other flours, or add various grains, seeds, dried fruit, etc. Pretty much anything you want.
Mix dry together, add water and mix to combine (just get all the flour and water mixed in, add more of each as needed) with a large spatula. It will be very shaggy and wet. I use 4qt food storage containers for this part. Cover and leave to rise at least over night (I usually mix mine up before I go to bed and bake the next evening). Flour a surface, turn it out, flour and fold a few times, flouring as needed. Cover with plastic wrap for 15 min. Place into a large mixing bowl that has been floured on bottom and sides, cover with a clean kitchen towel for 2 hours. With 15 min left in the rise, turn oven to 450F, place dutch oven inside to heat. After end of rise, remove towel, tip and rotate bowl and flour sides of loaf to make sure it is free. Pull out dutch oven, drop loaf in, cover and return to oven. Bake for 30-35 min, remove lid and bake for 20-25 more.
I was thinking about getting into making my own bread when I came across this thread. I used your recipe Spidey and man it came out great! Very easy to do also. I just want to say thanks for the recipe.
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