BREAD EVERYDAY! NO KNEAD BOULE

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This is a great recipe I adapted from Mother Earth News Magazine. It is super simple. I mix it up, let it rise, put it in the fridge, pull off a hunk of dough before I make my supper. Then I bake it and it's ready for supper. I haven't bought bread since I started using this recipe. It also makes wonderful chewy buns for hamburgers/sandwiches. I've used this basic recipe to make pizza crust and cinnamon rolls too. Once you get the hang of it, it's really easy.

Provided by Ezri_B

Categories     Sourdough Breads

Time 5h30m

Yield 4 1lb loaves, 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 6

3 cups lukewarm water (just above body temp.)
1 1/2 tablespoons granulated yeast
1 -1 1/2 tablespoon coarse sea salt
3 cups unsifted whole wheat flour
3 cups unsifted unbleached all-purpose flour
cornmeal, for pizza peel

Steps:

  • (I do this in my stand mixer) Combine water, salt, and yeast. Mix in flours. Don't over mix. It should be loose and just combined.
  • Put in a non-airtight container. It needs to be covered, but the gasses need to be able to be released. Let rise about 2 hours, until it starts to collapse on its self.
  • Refrigerate covered until ready to make bread. (At least 3 hours.).
  • Preheat oven to 450 F with baking stone in center of oven. Place an empty broiler pan on another rack. (Preheat at least 40 minutes.).
  • Prepare pizza peel with cornmeal (I don't have a pizza peel, I use a flat metal baking pan with no edges, and it works ok).
  • Dust the dough with a bit of flour. Pull a hunk of dough from the refrigerator (1lb loaf is about the size of a grapefruit, if you make a single batch it will be 1/4 of the dough). Do not kneed. Gently tuck the rough edges underneath the ball. Place on the cornmeal. Let rise 20 minutes.
  • Before you bake cut 2-3 slits in the top of the loaf. It helps it to rise during baking. Using a "flicking" motion with your wrist, shake the loaf onto the baking stone. (I almost always need to use a spatula to help it along) Carefully add 1 cup warm water to the broiler pan. Quickly trap the steam in the oven and bake for 30 minutes. Until nicely brown on the outside. (Try not to peak).
  • Let cool on a wire rack. Then cut.
  • Store extra dough in fridge until you need it. The longer it stays in the fridge the more of a "sourdough" taste you get.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 460.8, Fat 2.8, SaturatedFat 0.4, Sodium 1173.3, Carbohydrate 94.6, Fiber 10.5, Sugar 0.4, Protein 18

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