November 10, 2009 - 11:03pm
No Knead Bread in La Cloche in The Big Green Egg
Dough after 18-hr rise
In a bowl with Wheat Brand
La Cloche heating up to 500*
Dough in the heated La Cloche
500*
After 30-min. top off for the next 15-min at 450*
Pulled at 45-min 205* internal
This was some darn good bread
Ross
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WOW!! If it tasted ANYTHING like it looks....you did an AWESOME job!!! What is your cloche in?? From the pics it appears to be an ourdoor grill....IS IT?? We have an ourdoor gas grill with an oven and I have thought about trying it out....a little scared too though....I have also thought of getting a La Cloche....but am really not sure about how to use it. I know.....I SHOULD be fearless!! But I had such a hard time adjusting my baking to South Florida......I had SO many loaves that even the Ducks wouldn't eat....that I hesitate to change much!!!
Beautiful loaf!!
Thanks, its A Big Green Egg
http://www.biggreenegg.com/
Ross
Ross,
Nice looking bread in the Egg. I use my La Cloche bell on top of the stone with out the base. It makes loading just a little easier on a piece of parchment.
I'm wondering how much of the smoke and flavor of the charcoal heat source you taste in the bread? That would be a nice benefit of using the egg. There might be some flavorings that would be enhanced by the process. Onions, bacon, cheese maybe. Interesting.
Thanks for sharing, hope to see more.
Eric
No need for an expensive La Cloche - terra cotta pottery from your local garden center works well too.
Ross --
Thanks for posting the pics. I use La Cloche when baking indoors, but when baking in the Egg [which I do all winter long, despite cold, ice and snow!], I just put my dough on the pizza stone.
I used to bake no-knead, and yes -- it was pretty good stuff. But slight adaptations to Peter Reinhart's recipes have made my Egged bread splendiferous. I'm regularly baking for banquets of up to 300.
Enjoy your BreadEgging this winter!
Broc [BGE Forum]
Broc,
Well you share the recipe
Ross in Ventura [BGE Forum]
Of course --
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Simply send me an email --
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~ Broc