Dutch Oven No-Knead Bread ✩✩✩✩✩

Original Recipe from The Comfort of Cooking.

Pictured: dutch oven bread with 1 1/2 c whole-wheat flour.

I love this bread! I usually mix it up before I go to bed and then bake it the next day whenever I feel like eating it. :)

Ingredients:

• 3 c flour (at least 1 1/2 c white)
• 1/2 t yeast
• 1 1/2 t salt
• 1 1/4 c warm water

Directions:

1. In a medium bowl, whisk dry ingredients. Mix in warm water, adding 2 T more water if needed. Cover and let sit at room temp for 8-24 hours.
2. When ready to bake, place dutch oven with lid inside the oven. Preheat to 435 F (original recipe calls for 450 F, but I found this made the bottom too crusty).
3. While oven preheats, dump dough onto a well-floured surface. With floured hands, fold into a loose ball. When oven is heated, remove pan and coat bottom thinly with oil. Carefully scoop dough ball into dutch oven and cover with lid or tinfoil.
4. Bake covered for 30 min. Remove lid and bake an additional 7-15 min or until desired crust forms. 
5. Cut in long slices or torn apart, this bread is deliciously moist and tasty! Enjoy with your favorite soup.