Overall Rating: 2 / 10

Look: 4 / 10

Texture: 0 / 10

Taste: 4 / 10

Date: December 15, 2019

First attempt! Used the recipe from https://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-noknead-bread-home-109343 . Ended up overcooking the dough as it DID NOT look done. The inside was super dense, and the outside was so overcooked that it was difficult to chew. I don’t think I properly re-shaped the dough and certainly prioritized the look on the outside over a reasonable baking time. Back to the drawing board. Also will probably need to have a dutch oven. Recipe below…

Make a wet, shaggy dough. Place the flour, salt, and yeast in a large bowl and whisk to combine. Make a well in the center, and add the water into the well. Stir until it forms a shaggy dough.

Cover the dough bowl and let rise for 6 to 8 hours. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap or a kitchen towel. Set aside in a warm place to rise until doubled in size and bubbly, 6 to 8 hours.

Shape the dough and rise for another hour. Lightly flour a piece of parchment paper. Turn the dough out onto it, folding it over on itself at least once while you do so. Quickly shape the dough into a round ball. Cover with a kitchen towel and let rise for 1 hour more. Really didn’t fold over much, kinda just played with it stupidly

Preheat the oven and the Dutch oven. About 30 minutes before the hour is up, arrange a rack in the middle of the oven. Place a large Dutch oven with its lid on the rack. Heat the oven to 450°F. Didn’t have a dutch oven, so used a casserole dish

Transfer the loaf to the preheated Dutch oven.The shaped dough will have risen and nearly doubled in size. Using the parchment paper as a sling, carefully transfer the loaf, still on the paper, to the Dutch oven. If desired, make a slash or shallow cut on the top of the dough with kitchen shears or a sharp knife so that the bread can expand while baking.

Cover and bake for 30 minutes. Place the lid on the pot and put it in the oven. (Careful, the lid is hot!) Bake covered for 30 minutes.

Uncover and bake for 15 minutes more. Remove the lid and bake for 15 minutes more. You can be extra-sure that the bread is done when an instant-read thermometer inserted in the top or side registers 210°F.