Artisan No Knead Chocolate and Orange Bread

By á-6416

Ingredients

• 3 cups unbleached all purpose flour
• 1 3/4 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon yeast
• 1 Tablespoon sugar (optional, see notes)
• 1 1/2 cups cool tap water
• 1/2 teaspoon Fiori di Sicilia (this has a citrus and vanilla flavor)
• 1 teaspoon orange juice fruit powder (you can substitute orange zest if you want)
• 1 heaping cup semi-sweet chocolate chunks

Preparation

Step 1

1. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, salt, yeast, sugar, Fiori di Sicilia, orange juice fruit powder and chocolate chunks. Add water and mix until a shaggy mixture forms. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and set aside for 12 - 18 hours. Overnight works great.

2. Heat oven to 450 degrees. When the oven has reached 450 degrees place a cast iron pot with a lid in the oven and heat the pot for 30 minutes.

3. Meanwhile, pour dough onto a heavily floured surface and shape into a ball. Cover with plastic wrap and let set while the pot is heating.

4. Remove hot pot from the oven and drop in the dough. Cover and return to oven for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes remove the lid and bake an additional 15 minutes. Remove bread from oven and place on a cooling rack to cool.