On cooking and eating in Renton, WA.

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

No Knead Bread.

I got this from the Splendid Table. It turned out great.

It's an easy to make dough that you keep in your fridge for up to two week. The originators claim that the taste of the bread improves if you age the dough in the fridge for a few days before baking. I had great results almost right away.

Combine... 1.5 tbsp of kosher salt. 1.5 tbsp yeast. 3 cups. 100F water. 6.5 cups bread flour. I put it all in large container, sealed the lid and then shook until everything was combined. I removed the lid and covered with a wet cloth. Then I wrapped the container with a heating pad on low and let the dough sit for about two hours. By that point it had tripled in volume. Then I put the container in the fridge and let chill for 5 hours.

To bake, put a pizza stone and a broiler tray in the oven and preheat to 450F

Hack off a piece of the dough, about the size of a grape fruit. Gently form it into a ball, trying not to squeeze out too many bubbles. Let the dough rest for 45 minutes.

Pour a cup of hot water into the broiler tray and slide the dough onto the pizza stone. Bake for 30 minutes.