Knead Not Sourdough
- 17 1/2 ounces bread flour, plus extra for shaping
- 1/4 teaspoon active-dry yeast
- 2 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 12 ounces filtered water
- 2 tablespoons cornmeal
- Whisk together the flour, yeast and salt in a large mixing bowl.
- Add the water and stir until combined.
- Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and allow to sit at room temperature for 19 hours.
- After 19 hours, turn the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface.
- Punch down the dough and turn it over onto itself a couple of times.
- Cover with a tea towel and allow to rest 15 minutes.
- After 15 minutes, shape the dough into a ball.
- Coat hands with flour, if needed, to prevent sticking.
- Sprinkle the tea towel with half of the cornmeal and lay the dough on top of it, with the seam side down.
- Sprinkle the top of the dough with the other half of the cornmeal and cover with the towel.
- Allow to rise for another 2 to 3 hours, or until the dough has doubled in size.
- Oven baking: While the dough is rising the second time, preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Place a 4 to 5-quart Dutch oven in the oven while it preheats.
- Once the dough is ready, carefully transfer it to the pre-heated Dutch oven.
- Cover and bake for 30 minutes.
- Remove the lid and bake until the bread reaches an internal temperature of 210 to 212 degrees F, another 15 minutes.
- Transfer the bread to a cooling rack and allow to cool at least 15 minutes before serving.
- Outdoor coals: Heat charcoal in a chimney starter until ash covers all of the coals.
- Place 20 to 24 coals on a Dutch oven table.
- Place a cooling rack (or other wire rack that is at least 2-inches high) directly over the coals.
- Set a 5-quart Dutch oven on top of this rack and allow to preheat during the last 30 minutes of the second rise.
- Carefully transfer the dough to the Dutch oven and cover with the lid.
- Place 20 coals on top.
- Bake until the bread reaches an internal temperature of 210 to 212 degrees F, about 45 minutes.
- Transfer the bread to a cooling rack and allow to cool at least 15 minutes before serving.
bread flour, activedry yeast, kosher salt, water, cornmeal
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/knead-not-sourdough-recipe.html (may not work)