Pops' Home Cooking

Pops' No Knead Italian Bread INGREDIENTS: 1 1/2 cups warm water (about 100 degrees F) 1 packet yeast (active dry, instant, or quick rise- 2.25 teaspoons) 1/2 tablespoon fine grain salt (preferably NOT iodized, see notes) 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour or bread flour, more if needed to get correct consistency, plus more for dusting (I use King Arthur AP flour) DIRECTIONS: In a large bowl (or container), mix together the warm water (1.5 cups), yeast (1 packet/2.25 teaspoons), and table salt (1/2 tablespoon), until yeast and salt are fully or almost dissolved Add the flour (3.5 cups) to the bowl all at once and stir together until a sticky dough forms. Don't worry about mixing it too much, just make sure everything is uniformly wet. It WILL be messy and sticky. if it seems too wet, add 1-2 tablespoons more flour at a time until it is less sticky. Cover the bowl with a kitchen towel. Leave it for 2-3 hours to rise in a somewhat warm place until it's doubled in volume. About 2- 3 hours 30 minutes to an hour before you are ready to bake, preheat your oven to 450 degrees. Place your Dutch oven in the oven, with the lid ON, while the oven is preheating. Once the oven reaches 450, keep it preheating for another 20 minutes, so the Dutch oven gets good and hot. Dust your counter with a healthy dose of flour and dump the dough onto the flour using a scraper if necessary Add a little flour to the top as well and flip it from corner to center a few times to just form it into a bit of a ball Transferred to a flowered parchment paper, smooth side up. Dust the top with a little more flour Use a razor or a sharp knife to cut a small cross in the top Grabbing the sides of your parchment paper place the parchment paper and dough ball into the Dutch oven, cover it and place it back in the oven for 35 minutes Remove the lid and place back in the oven for 5-10 minutes. It's done when it's golden brown! Enjoy! #food #foodstagram #foodporn #breadrecipe #bread #italianbread #DutchOvenBread, #nokneadbread #ArtisanBread, #CrustyBread, #BreadLovers, #EasyBread Recipe #homebaking