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Preparation : 10 min | Resting : 3 hr |
Cooking : 25 min | Equipment : |
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Dough | |
2 | cups white bread flour |
2/3 | cup water |
1 | tsp active dry yeast |
1 | tsp salt |
neutral oil for bowl |
1 | Warm half of the water up to 100°F and dissolve the yeast. Wait for 5-10 minutes until the solution starts to foam at the top. |
2 | Put the flour, salt, remaining water at room temperature and the yeast liquid in the bowl fitted with the dough blade. |
3 | Process for 1 minute or until the dough forms a ball. |
4 | With floured hands, take the dough out of the bowl, roll it into a ball and place it in a large bowl lightly coated with oil. Cover with plastic wrap or a damp cloth. Allow to rise for approximately 2 hours. After the first hour, gently pat down the dough, and fold 4 sides to the middle, and turn it over. Leave it approximately one more hour to rise. |
5 | Take the dough out of the bowl with floured hands and place it on a floured worktop. Flatten it gently with the heel of your hand A . fold the two sides into the middle, and turn it over B. |
6 | Transfer the dough to a baking tray lined with baking parchment. Cover with a damp cloth and prove* for 1 hour. |
7 | 20 minutes before the end of the proving time, fill the dripping pan in the oven with water. Preheat your oven to 428°F. |
8 | Dust the loaf lightly with flour and cut a deep cross in it with the wet blade of a sharp knife C . |
9 | Bake for approx. 25 minutes or until golden. |
10 | To check that it is done, turn it over and give it a sharp knock. It should sound hollow. Allow to cool on a wire tray. |