Easy No Knead Bread
Ingredients
- 450 g strong white flour
- 2 tsp yeast
- 2 tsp salt
- 375 ml WARM water very important!
Instructions
- In a very large bowl add flour, yeast and water. Mix a bit. Add the salt and mix until all the ingredients are well incorporated.
- Cover with cling film and leave it to rest for 2-3 hours (it is VERY important you leave it somewhere warm, if it’s cold it won’t rise*).
- (Remove the bowl from the oven (if this is where you left it) turn the oven on at 230C, when it reaches this temperature put a cast iron pan with lid into it (you’ll need the pan to be piping hot for the next step)
- After 2-3 hour you dough will have bubble a lot. Now, on a clean surface with a dust of flour, pour the dough. It will be sticky but try not to touch it too much, use a spatula and scratch the edges to remove from the bowl.
- With the spatula: fold the sides inwards (about 5-6 folds) to roughly form a roundish shape. Transfer to a baking paper (make a quick movement, don’t be scared).
- Now transfer the dough into the hot pan and bake 30mins with lid on and further 12 mins without the lid. Once is out of the oven it will feel hard at the touch but wait, don’t cut it yet!
- Let it cool down for at least 10 minutes before cutting. It will crust, taste and smell to perfection.
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Notes
*During colder months, I usually leave it in the oven, with the light on. This will create a the warm environment you need for the best rise, this trick never fail me!