B is for... Bread!!

Are you a bread baker?  I love homemade bread, but I really only make it in the colder months, for some reason :)  I like to make an overnight bread that doesn't take any kneading--sounds nice, doesn't it?

I don't remember where I found this recipe, I've been using it for the past 3 or 4 years.   I wish I knew where the recipe came from so I could credit the source!

It's SOOOOOOO easy :) I can even throw it together right before I go to bed, when I'm exhausted, it takes less than 5 minutes to get going!!

Here's the recipe:  In a large bowl, mix 3 c flour, 1tsp salt, 1tsp yeast, and 1 1/2 cup warm water.  I just mix it with a little spoon and it looks kind of sloppy, like this:

At this point, I cover it with plastic wrap and a towel and leave it till morning!

In the morning it's time to bake...this bakes up nicely in a cast iron pan with a lid (I don't have a lid, so I just cover it with another pan!)

Looks a lot different in the morning, kind of bubbly and slimy-ish

Preheat your oven AND your greased pan to 450F.  I pull the preheated pan out of the oven and just dump the dough in and cover it with another greased cast iron pan.

I just dump it into the preheated (greased) cast iron pan.

I don't have a lid, so another cast iron pan works well! :)

 Bake it with the lid on for 30 minutes, then take the cover off (watch out, it's HOT!!) for another 10-15 minutes till the top is golden brown.

That's it!  it makes a delicious loaf of bread with a nice chewy consistency and a beautiful golden chewy crust.

 Here's a picture of it being used in toasted cheese sandwiches from a couple years ago (you can read about that here: toasted-cheese-sandwiches-revitalized

So go ahead!  Mix up some bread tonight and tomorrow you'll be happy you did!