in my hate for yeast, i started adding 'easy' to my bread searches.
glory be, i found one! and i will continue to make this bread weekly. #1- it is cheap. it literally has 4 ingredients. #2- it is easy. mix and let sit for 12-18 hours (so the only downside is it requires a bit of planning, but the upside is it requires little skill baking typically requires). #3- it looks super impressive when you're done, and tastes great too!!!!
ok. so here's your instructions.
mix 6 cups of flour, 1/2 teaspoon of yeast, 2 1/2 teaspoons of salt and 2 2/3 cups of cool water (hallelujah i don't have to figure out what temperature makes yeast happy!). just mix everything together and cover it with plastic wrap and leave it on your counter for 12-18 hours. after it's sat a good long time, use flour and cover your hands and a surface and kneed it a bit, working it into a ball. let that sit on a floured towel *not terrycloth (unless you want a massive mess) and cover with another towel for 1 1/2 hours. in the last 30 minutes, put a cast iron pot (make sure your lid is oven safe) in a cold oven and preheat to 425. when the oven is preheated, take your pot out, dump your dough in, being careful of flour flying everywhere, and bake at 425 for 40-50 minutes. uncover and bake another 5-15 minutes, depending how brown you like your bread. take the bread out of the pot and let it cool on a wire rack, and enjoy your amazingly delicious, homemade bread that caused no stress!
