If you enjoy home-made bread but can’t bother to knead, then this recipe is your savior. This rustic looking and delicious bread will be the perfect addition to any feast you host. It will get your guests wondering how much effort you have put into baking this bread.
To know how to make it please watch this video:
Ingredients:
- 3 cups AP flour
- 1, 1/2 cups water
- 1 tsp instant dried yeast
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
Tips:
- There is no need to use lukewarm water, tab water is fine.
- Mix all the ingredients using a wooden spoon until everything is combined. No need to spend much time or knead the dough.
- Leave the dough to prove for 12-18 hours and up to 24 hours. This time is what is compensating for the need to knead.
- Use maize flour to dust the top of the bread as it will enhance the golden color of the baked bread and it will look more rustic as if baked in a wood oven.
- Deal with the dough very gently so as not take out the gas bubbles formed inside the proved dough.
- After shaping your loaf leave to prove in a warm place for 2 hours.
- This bread need to be baked while covered. Preferably use a cast iron pot or you can use a dutch oven or a stainless steel pot that you can use in the oven or just a baking tray and a stainless steel bowl. Please check the video.
- Preheat the oven for half an hour before baking at 220 C and put the pot inside it to heat as well.
- Bake the bread for half an hour covered and a further 20-30 mins uncovered.
- Leave the bread to cool slightly before cutting and serving.
