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No Knead bread

Lionel
Lionel Posts: 56
edited November -0001 in EggHead Forum
I'm trying for the 1St time. I've mixed the flower,yeast,salt and water and will let it sit over night. when I put it into the DO tomorrow do I use the lid?

thanks.

Comments

  • I leave it off. No smokey flavor, if that is what you are worried about.
  • Shiff
    Shiff Posts: 1,835
    The best part of this bread is that the crust is thick and very crunchy. When you cook it for the first 20 or so minutes with the cover on, the steam released from the wet dough and captured inside the Dutch Oven causes this thick crust. You then remove the cover and finish it for 10 or so minutes which browns the crust.

    Barry
    Large BGE
    Barry, Lancaster, PA
  • BENTE
    BENTE Posts: 8,337
    sorry mike :(



    but the top on for the first 20 is crutial.

    if you want to throw some cheese in after the first fold


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    real easy stuff and really good also you need to let it rest for 30-45 min after it comes off.. on a cooling rack or something not in the oven in fact take it out as soon as you think it is done.. the residual heat in the DO will burn the bottom ;)

    happy eggin

    TB

    Anderson S.C.

    "Life is too short to be diplomatic. A man's friends shouldn't mind what he does or says- and those who are not his friends, well, the hell with them. They don't count."

    Tyrus Raymond Cobb

  • Lionel
    Lionel Posts: 56
    do you go by color to tell if it's done?
  • BENTE
    BENTE Posts: 8,337
    nope go by temp bread should be above 200 before it is done ;)

    happy eggin

    TB

    Anderson S.C.

    "Life is too short to be diplomatic. A man's friends shouldn't mind what he does or says- and those who are not his friends, well, the hell with them. They don't count."

    Tyrus Raymond Cobb

  • Broc
    Broc Posts: 1,398
    Pre-heat the choche or the dutch oven to 440F. Get temps really stabilized.

    Use really wet dough...

    Roll it up after second rise, and plop it in the D.O or choche, and put the lid on tight. The lid holds the moisture in, next to the forming crust -- and this moisture is what sets up a firm, thick crust.

    After 20 minutes, remove the lid from either D.O. or cloche, and drop the temp to 400F. for another twenty minutes.

    Check with an instant-read -- deepest past of the bread, for target temp of 205F. Then, just tip the bread out of the D.O. onto the cooling rack.

    If you want your crust softer [and tastier], brush butter onto it as soon as it comes from the oven. Nooo! Not that margarine stuff! That's just one molecule from being plastic!

    If you want bread that doesn't dry out so quickly, add 1 large egg and 1 Tbs of butter to the dough during the second day mixture. Try two large Tbs of honey to your batter.

    I no longer include salt in the pre-mix, as it retards the yeast development over time. Instead, I put 1/2 the yeast in the night before, then the other half of the yeast the day of the bake, when I add the salt.

    Be sure to soak your yeast in 105F water, with a bit of sugar, for ten minutes to wake it up. Stir it in, then add to the dough.

    Other ways to play --

    Add 1 Tb molasses to the batter on the second day.
    In the premix, add 75% flour ans 25% rye flour.

    Enjoy!

    ~ Broc
  • of the basic receipe is to add about 6-8 ounces of Asiago cheese cut into 1/4" cubes. Makes a really yummy loaf of bread. I tried using less cheese but you couldn't taste it in the bread.
  • Lionel
    Lionel Posts: 56
    I turned out the dough this morning. I found a few pockets of dry flour, which I removed. I've never done this before but the dought seems dry, sticky but dry. Any suggestions?
  • BENTE
    BENTE Posts: 8,337
    i do not know what recepie you are following but i have never found dry flour in mine.. it was alwaya super wet and sticky..


    here is the one i follow::

    Bread, No Knead Brock from just across.........

    OK -- Here goes! This is a no-knead recipe. Very little "hands-on" time... maybe a total of ten minutes handling ingredients.

    1 Simply dump into a bowl and quickly mix together
    2 > 3 Cups all purpose flour
    3 > 1/2 tsp yeast
    4 > 1-1/2 tsp salt [I use sea salt]
    5 Then just dump in 1-1/2 cups of good tasting water
    6 > In about 20 - 30 seconds, just squish the water into the flour... don't worry about "under mixing." It will hydrate on its own.
    7 Cover with plastic, and let sit on the counter 12+ hours.
    8 < The longer it sits, the more taste it will develop
    9 The next day ---
    10 Flop the gooey mess onto a well floured countertop.
    11 >It will be really sticky, and will seem like it is too wet. It isn't!
    12 >Use flour liberally on your hands, and "powder" the dough as needed so you don't end up wearing it!
    13 Tri-fold the mess as best you can just twice!
    14 < Work the dough a bit with your fingers to de-gas the biggest bubbles. Unlike traditional bread making, don't overwork this section. You can do this in maybe 15 seconds at the most.
    15 < Leave some gas bubbles in the dough.
    16 As best you can with the gooey mess, keep your hands well floured, roll into a ball and place the dough into a lightly oiled [EVOO] bowl.
    17 Cover with a towel, and walk away!
    18 < To this point, your total contact time with ingredients is maybe a minute, include measuring the flour, yada-yada.
    19 < Just walk away, Jose! -- For two hours.
    20 Preheat your oven [Egg] to 450F, with the dutch oven in it
    21 Turn the dough out on the counter again, gently de-gassing.
    22 < Tri-fold twice!
    23 < Then shape the dough into an appropriately long "log."
    24 < Again, this is a fast-'n-furious step, taking less than a minute.
    25 < When the "log" is formed, let it rest for about 10 minutes.
    26 Quickly, toss the "log" into the dutch oven, that has been in your Egg/oven for 30 min @ 450F
    27 < The extremely wet dough [superhydrated] will steam -- but the steam can't escape the dutch oven easily... this is what makes that crispy, yummy crust on the bread!
    28 < BTW -- The bread will not stick to the baking pot. < Don't grease the oven or anything. Just use it.
    29 After 30 minutes, take the lid off the cooker, and continue to bake for 20 more minutes.
    30 Viola! The deed is done!
    31 < Remove the dutch oven from the Egg/oven
    32 < Turn your Italian loaf out on to a rack to cool at least 30 min. before slicing. The inside of a loaf of any bread needs this rest time before slicing, or the inside of the bread can turn out "gummy."
    33 Enjoy the best Italian bread you've ever had.


    Recipe Type
    Bread

    Cooking Tips
    if you want you can grate some cheese into it just do it when you do the first turn out tb 2008/08/26

    Recipe Source
    Author: Broc just across………………………………………………………………………………………………………

    Source: BGE Forum 2008-01-17






    hope this helps

    happy eggin

    TB

    Anderson S.C.

    "Life is too short to be diplomatic. A man's friends shouldn't mind what he does or says- and those who are not his friends, well, the hell with them. They don't count."

    Tyrus Raymond Cobb

  • Lionel
    Lionel Posts: 56
    That's the one I used.