No Knead Bread

No kneading required, 4 simple ingredients, and the result is simple perfection.

Ingredients:

3 cups all-purpose flour

1 3/4 tsp salt 

1/2 tsp active dry yeast 

1 1/2 cups water room temperature 

Directions:

1. In a big bowl mix the flour, salt and yeast together. Pour water into the bowl and using a spatula or a wooden spoon, mix it until well incorporated. 
2. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let it sit on your counter for 12-18 hours.
3. Preheat oven to 450 F degrees. Add your cast iron pot to the oven as its heating, and heat it as well until its 450 F degrees.
4. Remove the pot from the oven and remove the lid from it. If you want to make sure your bread doesn't stick to the pot you can sprinkle some flour or cornmeal on the bottom of the pot.
5. Flour your hands really well and also sprinkle a bit of flour over the dough. With your floured hands, gently remove the dough from the bowl and roughly shape it into a ball. Take the ball of dough and drop it into the pot. Cover the pot with the lid and place it back in the oven.
6. Bake for 30 minutes with the lid on. Then remove lid and bake for another 15-20 minutes until golden brown.
7. Remove the bread from the pot; it should fall out easily. Let cool completely before slicing into it and serving.

Serve with the olive oil of your choice from Olive Oil Etcetera to use for dipping bread!

 *Recipe adapted from JoCooks.com