Lazy Saturday & Bread Recipe

We had a relaxing weekend of doing not much and going to Stake Conference (hooray - no meetings!!!). It was gorgeous on Saturday, so we spent most of the day working out in the yard. At one point Missy & Little Dude had their swimsuits on. We had an intense game of freeze tag after all of the weeding was done.








I make bread quite a bit. I have always wanted to make the bread that you buy from bakeries ( or Costco :) that is crunchy on the outside, and soft in the middle. I have tried TONS of recipes, brushed lots of dough with egg whites, but nothing has given me the bakery bread that I've wanted. Until now. This bread is exactly what I've been looking for. It is super easy to make, but does take a bit of time as you start in the night before. The dough is also extremely sticky and doesn't seem like it will make bread, but stick with it.




No-Knead Bread
3 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon yeast
1 1/4 teaspoon salt


In a large bowl combine ingredients. Add 1 5/8 cups water and stir until mixed. Dough will be shaggy & sticky. Cover with plastic wrap. Let dough sit 12-18 hours.

Dough is ready when surface is dotted with bubbles. Lightly flour work surface and place dough on it. Sprinkle with a little flour and fold dough over on itself once or twice. (your hands will be covered with the sticky mess and that is OK). Cover loosely with plastic wrap and let sit 15 minutes.

Quickly & gently shape dough into a ball and place on cotton (not terry cloth) towel, which is generously coated with flour, seam side down. Sprinkle with flour and cover with towel Let dough rise 2 hours.

At least 1/2 before dough is ready, preheat oven to 450 F. Put 6-8 quart covered ceramic/pyrex/cast iron pot in oven. When dough is ready, remove pot from oven. Slide hand under towel and turn dough over into pot, seam side up. Dough will look messy, but that is OK. Cover with lid and bake for 30 minutes. Remove lid and bake another 15 minutes. Cool on rack.