Tuesday, January 12, 2016
Crusty No Knead Bread
Over the weekend, I decided to try a different recipe for No Knead bread. My favourite no knead recipe that I follow and have made many, many times with success is can be found on the Instructables.com website which turns out well every time I make and makes the fluffiest, pillowy soft bread. However, I wanted to try a bread that makes a really good crust so I followed this recipe for Jim Lahey's no knead bread which has been converted to UK metric measurements. In the recipe, it calls for a lidded casserole pot to bake your bread in, which was why I got Hubby to get me one in the sales. I found the recipe quite messy, and even though there is no kneading involved, you still have to work with the dough a bit to shape it and it is a very sticky and wet dough. and this is the result of my first attempt at this recipe which took 22 hours to complete.
A lovely crispy, crusty, flavoursome loaf, that is quite chewy and a little dense, but it does last a few days and works brilliantly as toast, loaded with butter and jam.
