Monday, September 30, 2013

Easy Crusty Bread Recipe



A trend that has really taken off lately on facebook is the posting of craft instructions and recipes - sort of like pinterest for facebook. In order to "save" the instructions for whatever it is that catches your eye, you have to "like" the post - hence your newsfeed becomes cluttered with lots of unnecessary posts. Needless to say, it is not a trend that pleases me. So...what is the solution when I DO see something that I want to remember? I usually  try to search for the source material, if it can be found. Oftentimes it cannot. Another solution I have tried is just copying the instructions into a word document and saving it on my computer - but I find that I forget where to look for these - or even forget TO look for them (out of sight, out of mind). So today I am totally plagiarizing this recipe from my facebook feed. If you really want to find the origins of this post, look for the facebook page/group: Sherry Kirkpatrick Patterson or Sherry's Skinny Friends.

Easy Crusty Bread

3 cups unbleached all purpose flour
1 3/4 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon Instant or Rapid-rise yeast
1 1/2 cups water

In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, salt and yeast. Add water and mix until a shaggy mixture forms. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and set aside for 12 - 18 hours. Overnight works great. Heat oven to 450 degrees. When the oven has reached 450 degrees place a cast iron pot with a lid in the oven and heat the pot for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, pour dough onto a heavily floured surface and shape into a ball. Cover with plastic wrap and let set while the pot is heating. Remove hot pot from the oven and drop in the dough. Cover and return to oven for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes remove the lid and bake an additional 15 minutes. Remove bread from oven and place on a cooling rack to cool. 


If you don't have a cast iron pot, any heavy regular pot can be used. (I have a stoneware one I plan to try). One comment on facebook suggested this: "Use a regular pan. Shape your way. Also try braiding it. You can let it rise again too. Twist cheese, oregano or basil into before it is complete."

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