Ingredients
- 3 cups flour
- 1-1/2 cups water
- 1/4 teaspoon yeast
- 1-1/4 teaspoon salt
- olive oil
- extra four or corn meal for dusting
Preparation
Step 1
Mix dry ingredients in a bowl. Add water, and using a wooden spoon , spatula or hand, mix until we and sticky, about 39 to 60 seconds. Place dough in another bowl lightly coated with olive oil. Cover and let rest for 12 hours at room temperature.
Remove the dough ad fold once or twice. Let the dough rest for 15 minutes. Next shape into a ball. Generously coat a cotton towel wit flour or cornmeal. Cover with cotton towel and let rise one to two hours at room temperature, until more than doubled in size.
Preheat a six to eight quart pot, at 450 - 500 degrees, at least 30 minutes prior to baking. Once the dough has more than doubled in volume, remove the pot from the oven and place the doug in the pot, seam side up. Cover with the lid and bake for 30 minutes. Remove lid ad bake for 15 - 390 more minutes, uncovered until the loaf is nicely browned.