ALMOST NO-KNEAD BREAD 2.0

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From Cook's Illustrated. This recipe is AMAZING, and sooo easy too! Time does not include Rising Time -- approximately 18 hours, and Cooling Time -- approximately 2 hours. Also makes wonderful whole wheat bread!

Provided by Galley Wench

Categories     Breads

Time 1h

Yield 1 Large Round Loaf

Number Of Ingredients 7

3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour, plus additional for dusting work surface (15 ounces) or 3 cups for whole wheat use 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour and 1 cup whole wheat flour
1/4 teaspoon fast rise yeast
1 1/2 teaspoons sea salt
7 ounces room temperature water
3 ounces beer
1 tablespoon white vinegar
2 tablespoons honey

Steps:

  • Whisk flour, yeast, and salt in large bowl. Add water, beer, and vinegar. Using rubber spatula, fold mixture, scraping up dry flour from bottom of bowl until shaggy ball forms.
  • Cover bowl with plastic wrap and let sit at room temperature for 8 to 18 hours.
  • Lay 12- by 18-inch sheet of parchment paper inside 10-inch skillet and spray with nonstick cooking spray.
  • Transfer dough to lightly floured work surface and knead 10 to 15 times.
  • Shape dough into ball by pulling edges into middle.
  • Transfer dough, seam-side down, to parchment-lined skillet and spray surface of dough with nonstick cooking spray.
  • Cover loosely with plastic wrap and let rise at room temperature until dough has doubled in size and does not readily spring back when poked with finger, about 2 hours.
  • About 30 minutes before baking, adjust oven rack to lowest position, place 6- to 8-quart heavy-bottomed Dutch oven (with lid) on rack, and heat oven to 500 degrees. Lightly flour top of dough and, using razor blade or sharp knife, make one 6-inch-long, 1/2-inch-deep slit along top of dough.
  • Carefully remove pot from oven and remove lid.
  • Pick up dough by lifting parchment overhang and lower into pot (let any excess parchment hang over pot edge).
  • Cover pot and place in oven.
  • Reduce oven temperature to 425 degrees and bake covered for 30 minutes.
  • Remove lid and continue to bake until loaf is deep brown and instant-read thermometer inserted into center registers 200 degrees, 20 to 30 minutes longer.
  • Carefully remove bread from pot; transfer to wire rack and cool to room temperature, about 2 hours.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1537.1, Fat 3.7, SaturatedFat 0.6, Sodium 3506.2, Carbohydrate 324.4, Fiber 10.4, Sugar 35.6, Protein 39.7

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