Baking All the Rules- No Knead Bread

So we were watching the Cooking Channel last Saturday and Chef Chuck Hughes had a day off. (And that folks is a bad pun because his show is named "Chuck's Day Off")

He made this bread and SmithCale insisted I make it. No really, he even printed it off for me and everything.

I don't need much encouragement to cook anything, but I do have a great fear of bread making. Which seems weird since I dedicated Friday's to baking.

But Chuck on his 30-minute Day off (they count days differently in Canada, eh?) shared the best bread I've ever made.

No Knead Bread

recipe courtesy Chuck Hughes

Ingredients for 1 loaf:

1/2 Tbsp (1/2 package) active dry yeast

1 1/2 C warm water

1/2 Tbsp sugar

1/2 Tbsp white vinegar

1/2 Tbsp olive oil

1 1/2C all-purpose flour

1- 1 1/2 C whole wheat flour

1/2 Tbsp kosher salt

Instructions:

1. Mix together yeast, sugar and water in a large bowl; allow to bubble up and foam. After a few minutes add vinegar and oil.
2. Add all-purpose flour 1/2 C at a time, stirring well after each addition.
3. Then add salt and whole wheat flour 1/2 C at a time, stirring well after each addition until dough is a bit wet and spongy
4. Cover with damp towel and allow to rise for 30-40 minutes in a warm place.*
5. Preheat oven to 375 degrees
6. Spoon dough into 1 well-greased loaf pan. Press sides down and try to create a nice loaf shape. Cut 2-3 diagonal shallow incisions across the top of loaf.
7. Bake about 50 minutes or until golden brown
8. Enjoy orfreeze!

*Chuck changed my life. He created a warm place for my bread to rise. Heat oven to 200 degrees for 5 minutes, then cut the heat off and allow your bread to rise in there.

Food for Fun,

the SupperSmiths, forging one meal at a time