April 4, 2015 - 10:44am
what to bake in
I want to do a no kneed sourdough bread , but my only cast iron ditch oven is only 4 inches high (12"x 12")
I have an aluminum one , an old mirro brand from my mother in law (1940's)
I also have a crock pot (slow cooker) but the company says oven safe up to 400f
I could use the cast iron bottom and use the bottom of the aluminum one as a cover or a Pyrex bowl as a cover what wold work best
I never have done sour dough before and just orders one on e bay call Larry its from a mining town in the San Fransisco bay area
I would like to make it whole wheat any help would be appreciated
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Does your aluminum DO have any plastic (or other non-aluminum) parts that could be vulnerable to high heat? If not, then it seems like a reasonable candidate to bake your bread. For that matter, if your cast iron lid provides a bit of clearance, 4+-inches, may be workable, too. Be careful of using glass (even tempered) or ceramic at high temps, especially where it won't be touching food. Breakage is quick and unrecoverable.
Your starter may be come with no-knead recipes and there are loads of them on this site. I'd suggest looking through to see which capture your interest and take things from there. Keeping it simple is advisable at first, maybe watch a couple of videos for tips, be patient, and most of all, have fun!
Oh, yeah, and come back and show us how you did!
Cathy
only the lid has a plastic (bakerlite) knob that I can take off
only the lid has a plastic (bakerlite) knob that I can take off
I found this in a storage draw it is aluminum and needs a good cleaning
it is 10" in diameter 4 " high without the lid which is 2 inches high would it work
I just measured my cast iron Lodge its 4.5 inches tall but my Caphalon anodized aluminum one is only 4" and both produce very nice loaves.
Hope this helps.
thank you I will give it a try when my sour dough starter is going good
but the notion of a ditch oven tickles my fancy.
Paul
don't you know, you go out , along side the road climb down into the ditch dig a deep hole and build in front of it and when the ashes are nice and hot shovel them into the hole and put you dutch oven into it and close the hole and let it bake for an hour or so
lol
it have done similar baking chicken but never bread
you need to build a fire in front of the hole
unless it rains!