Easy Bake Bread

By pattie_d

Prep: 15-minutes: Rise: 20-hours
Bake: 450 degrees for 45 minutes

ABC:
A. Stir the dough just until it comes together, making sure to pick up any loose flour on the bottom of the bowl.

B. This dough needs very little kneading, a long rise time does the same hob here. So just give it a few it a few quick turns.

C. The parchment paper acts as a sling to transfer the dough into the pot easily and center it on the bottom.

Ingredients

• 3 cups white wheat flour (such as King Arthur Flour) plus additional for dusting.
• 1/2 teaspoon active dry yeast
• 2-3/4 teaspoons salt
• 1-1/2 teaspoons sugar
• 1-1/2 cups water at room temp.
• 1 tablespoon white vinegar

Preparation

Step 1

1. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, yeast, salt and sugar. Add water and vinegar and stir just until ball of dough forms.(Step A). Cover bowl with plastic wrap and let sit at room temperature for 18 hours.

2. Place a large piece of parchment paper on a baking sheet. Place dough on a lightly floured work surface; knead for 10 seconds (step B). Form into ball by pulling edges into middle. Place dough, seam-side down, on parchment paper; coat with nonstick spray and cover with plastic wrap Let sit at room temperature for 2 hours or until it's doubled in size.

3. About 30-minutes before dough is ready, place a 6-8 quart Dutch oven with lid, on oven rack and heat oven to 500 degrees.

4. Lightly flour dough on parchment. Carefully remove pot from oven; uncover. Using parchment paper to lift dough place both the parchment and dough into pot ( see C). Cover pot, return to oven and lower temperature to 450 degrees.,

5. Bake bread, covered for 30 minutes, then remove lid and continue to bake another 15 minutes or until bread is browned. Carefully remove bread from pot to a wire rack and cool.