My First loaf of 2011
I only had 4 hrs to do the bread and I made kinda like no knead bread. I measured the flower and the water (300gr for bread flour and 210gr of water, 1/4 tsp of yeast and 1 tsp of salt and sugar) but the dough was not wet enough like I wanted to. So I add some more warm water, I really don't know how much I put, but the dough got really wet, almost like a pancake butter. Anyway, I let it rest covered for like 3 1/2 hrs and then I had quite a hard time trying to fold the dough, but with the used of flower and dough scraper I managed. I had some friends coming over for diner so I only let it rest for like 30 minutes while the pot was getting hot in the oven. I cooked it covered for 30 minutes and uncovered for 12 minutes. The bread needed to have been cooked for a bit longer, but diner was ready and I had to get it out of the oven and sliced it while still pretty hot. Nevertheless, bread was very good and the crumb was a bit undone to me, but still much better than most bread than you can buy in the stores. Over all, pretty happy. Attached is the picture of it.
Norman.