This bread is so good and so easy to make that I don't know why everyone doesn't make it. It is a staple around my house. It makes great French toast too.
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 and 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp granulated sugar
- 1/2 tsp dry yeast
- 1 and 1/2 cup warm water
In
a large mixing bowl, stir together flour, sugar, salt and yeast. Add
water and stir just until incorporated. Do not overmix. The dough will
be shaggy.
Cover
the bowl with plastic wrap and let sit on the counter, at room
temperature for 8 to 24 hours. The dough will rise and have lots of air
bubbles.
The
next day, lightly flour a piece of parchment paper. Place dough onto
paper. With floured hands, shape into a ball. Cover with plastic wrap.
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Adjust rack to lower position. Place Dutch oven inside. Preheat for 30 minutes.
When
oven is ready, carefully place the parchment paper with dough inside
the Dutch oven. Cover with Dutch oven lid and bake for 45 minutes.
Remove lid and bake 30-40 minutes more or until the top is golden
brown, has cracks. Internal temperature should be 190 degrees.
Carefully
remove Dutch oven from oven. Remove parchment paper with bread and
place on a wooden cutting board. Let cool completely.
My new sourdough starter is looking good and healthy. I am going to make this bread using the starter when it is ready.
Day 3 of feeding the starter. It gets 1/2 C. of all purpose flour.
And 1/2 C. of bottled water. Stir to incorporate, cover with plastic and sit it in a warm place for another 24 hours. Feed it this way for a week to 10 days before using it to get a true sourdough flavor. Store the remaining starter in a loosely covered jar in your fridge and feed weekly.
Winnie got groomed. She looks like the Bichon Frise that just won the Westminster Dog Show! She got a bad do! Look how they shaved her butt!
A black tongue pic.
Now she is giving me a raspberry!
I have to tell the groomer not to clip her so much the next time. Look how her schnozzle is turning brown. My little girl is growing up. I need to decide about getting her spayed. I have always had my dogs spayed at around 6 months. Now they are recommending spaying at 16 months. When do you spay or neuter your dogs?
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I must admit that I did think Winnie looked a bit odd today :-) :-) but as said before, it grows out again :-)
Have a great day!
Christer.
I make no knead bread about 2-3 times a week! I love it. The only difference is that mine goes into the fridge overnight. I'll never buy bread again! :)
She is growing up sooo fast.
Was part of the 'Trap & Spay' program for feral cats for a year. All female cats trapped were spayed except for nursing mothers & young kittens because cats can have a litter by 6 months & produce litters three times a year.