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Quick Crusty Bread

Reggie Dwork <reggie@jeff-and-reggie.com>
Fri, 30 Mar 2018 15:06:13 -0700
v118.n012.4
* Exported from MasterCook *

                            Bread, Quick Crusty

Recipe By     :Homa
Serving Size  : 10    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Bread                           Bread-Bakers Mailing List
                 Fatfree                         Hand Made
                 Posted                          Side Dish

   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   3               cups  bread flour -- plus
   2               TBSP  bread flour -- for dusting
   1 1/4            tsp  salt
   1 1/2            tsp  active dry yeast
   1 1/2           cups  water -- room temp

The golden brown crust is delicious and crispy, and the crumbs are=20
light and airy. Best of all, there is no kneading, and no need for a mixer!

Yields: One 8" round loaf

Preheated 450F oven
Prep: 5 min
Rest time for dough: 12-18 hrs
Bake: 42-48 min

You will need a 3 1/2  to 4 Quart size Dutch oven, or a similar heavy=20
pot with a secure lid

Add the dry ingredients to a large bowl and combine well with a whisk.

Make a well in the middle of the flour mix and add the water. Use a=20
heavy spoon to stir and mix the ingredients only for a few minutes.=20
Stop stirring when you have a very sticky dough, without any trace of=20
dry flour. Do not over mix.

Cover the bowl with a cling wrap and leave it on the kitchen counter=20
for 12-18 hours at room temperature. At the end of this time the=20
dough will be well risen and very sticky.

Cover the small Dutch oven with the lid and place it on the center=20
rack of the oven and preheat to 450F.

Using mittens transfer the heated Dutch oven to a heatproof surface=20
and remove the lid.

Flour the palms of your hands and sprinkle a little flour on top of=20
the risen dough. Use your floured fingertips to pull the dough away=20
from the sides and bottom of the bowl, and roughly form it into a=20
ball, then gently drop it in the preheated pot.

Cover the pot and return it back to the preheated oven and bake for 30 minu=
tes.

Remove the lid and continue baking the bread for another 12-18=20
minutes, or until the top is golden brown.

Remove the bread from the pot and use a pastry brush to dust off the=20
excess flour from the bottom of the bread. At this point the bread=20
sounds hollow and is very light.

Allow the bread to cool on a cooling rack for 10-15 minutes or longer=20
for the best texture.

Source:
   "adapted from <https://www.jocooks.com/recipes/crusty-bread/>"
S(Internet address):
   "<https://persianmama.com/quick-crusty-bread/>"
Yield:
   "10 to 12"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 156 Calories; 1g Fat (4.3%=20
calories from fat); 5g Protein; 31g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary=20
Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 269mg Sodium.  Exchanges: 2 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean M=
eat.

NOTES : 2018 - 0131