Seriously the easiest! Four ingredients and a little time and you are done.
This loaf is a cranberry and lemon, but you can make any kind you want. I also tried it with whole wheat flower and it turned out great.
After you have let it sit preheat your oven to 450. Once heated put your baking apparatus in the oven for 30 mins. I say baking apparatus because the recipe calls for a Dutch oven (<-- in the picture) but not everyone has one. You can use a pot and lid or anything you want as long as it has a cover. Dutch ovens are not cheap I have learned so don't worry if you don't have one, luckily I found one at a garage sale because we saw them in the store for $350 Yikes!
** Update**
These pictures are from a cinnamon raisin loaf I recently made:
This first picture is the dough right after mixing all the ingredients. You can see it is quite scraggly looking, this is good.
This picture is after the 12 hours of resting time. You can see the the size has doubled. I have to note that this is the smallest I have seen of all the loaves I have made, I think this is due to the raisins they rehydrated and absorbed the liquid that usually is taken on by the dough.
This loaf is a cranberry and lemon, but you can make any kind you want. I also tried it with whole wheat flower and it turned out great.
Here is the original recipe:
3 cups unbleached flour
1 3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon yeast
1 1/2 cups water
In a large bowl mix the flour, salt and yeast together. Mix in the water. Done! It won't look pretty but don't worry it will be pretty.
Cover with plastic wrap and leave on the counter for 12 - 18 hours.
After you have let it sit preheat your oven to 450. Once heated put your baking apparatus in the oven for 30 mins. I say baking apparatus because the recipe calls for a Dutch oven (<-- in the picture) but not everyone has one. You can use a pot and lid or anything you want as long as it has a cover. Dutch ovens are not cheap I have learned so don't worry if you don't have one, luckily I found one at a garage sale because we saw them in the store for $350 Yikes!
While it is preheating place the dough on a well floured surface and form into a ball. Cover if there is still some time for your pan to heat up.
Once you pan is hot carefully take it out of the oven and just as carefully drop your dough into the hot pan. You may want to use more flour on your hands cause the dough will be sticky.
Bake covered for 30 mins then remove the cover and bake for another 15 mins. Remove the bread from the pan onto a cooling rack and let cool before serving.
Here is the site I got the recipe from it has all the flavor variations you can think of
** Update**
These pictures are from a cinnamon raisin loaf I recently made:
This first picture is the dough right after mixing all the ingredients. You can see it is quite scraggly looking, this is good.
This picture is after the 12 hours of resting time. You can see the the size has doubled. I have to note that this is the smallest I have seen of all the loaves I have made, I think this is due to the raisins they rehydrated and absorbed the liquid that usually is taken on by the dough.
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