Monday, July 9, 2012

Homemade Bread

Despite my love of baking, I've always had this crazy idea that making homemade bread would be too difficult for my novice hands.

This weekend, I decided to get over my bread making fears and try a fabulous recipe that I found on Pinterest.

This was the perfect recipe to conquer my fears.  No kneading or rolling required!  So simple that even first-time bakers can do it.

Original recipe from Janet @ Simply So Good.  Click HERE to view it.  *Scroll through the comments on her blog for additional info.

Ingredients
3 cups unbleached all purpose flour
1 3/4 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon yeast
1 1/2 cups water

Directions
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, salt and yeast.  Add water and mix until a shaggy mixture forms.  Cover bowl with plastic wrap and set aside for 12 - 18 hours.  Overnight works best.

Heat oven to 450 degrees.  When the oven has reached 450 degrees place a cast iron pot with a lid in the oven and heat the pot for 30 minutes.  *I used a glass baking dish with a lid.

Meanwhile, pour dough onto a heavily floured surface and shape into a ball.  Cover with plastic wrap and let set while the pot is heating.

Remove hot pot from the oven and drop in the dough.  Cover and return to oven for 30 minutes.

After 30 minutes remove the lid and bake an additional 15 minutes.

Remove bread from oven and place on a cooling rack to cool.

*Pam also made this recipe, with great results.  You can read her post by clicking HERE

33 comments:

  1. ummmmmm! There is nothing in the world like homemade bread! Sometimes I like to cheat and buy the pilsbury bread ~ I spray it with olive oil then roll the dough in spices and some sunflower and pumpkin seeds ~ It is not the same as homemade but it works. : )
    I will try your bread this week ~ fresh bread sandwiches sounds great!

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  2. I love that recipe too! Yum yum!
    Pam

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  3. I love that recipe too! Yum yum!
    Pam

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  4. Homemade bread I love it. I have always been scared to make my own bread normally I eat publix bread that's the only place I will buy bread from. I must try this recipe soon.

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  5. Brandi, I have never made bread before because of all the work. Nice to know there is an easy method. Looks good.

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  6. Ooooh! I have seen this recipe before, Im glad to know it works!! I will try it now that our temps are not in the triple digits, lol. Thanks!

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  7. Yum! I am with Kim...I too have never attempted it because of all the steps. This is too easy!!

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  8. Gosh, this looks good! I am such a novice baker, everything intimidates me. Especially bread, even though it's about my favorite thing to eat!!

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  9. Oh I love making bread! Your recipe pinning looks great, perfect and professional, wow! I always made my mom'n bread recipe and this reminds me I should make it for you to see and so easy too!! Happy week and thanks.
    FABBY

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  10. I mixed up that recipe the very day I found it on Pinterest. Makes a great stuffed sandwich!

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  11. Beautiful bread...I love making bread, have been doing it since age 12. I have a real easy/delish recipe on my side bar too , no second raising..90 min. from start to finish! I think you could make anything! ;)

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  12. I love to bake bread :) but too much baking gives you "bread butt" so that became a very short hobby. No calories in crafting! Your bread does look yummy....I'll leave the bread baking to you.

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  13. Mmmm, I bet it was delicious fresh out the oven. Your photo makes me want to break out the butter!

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  14. I also found this recipe on Pinterest and made it in a dutch oven.. it was wonderful and was eaten before it even cooled.... nice post!
    Sandy

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  15. Way to go, Brandi, on tackling homemade bread! You're my hero. This recipe may be just what I need to get over my fear of yeast. It looks delicious and I know your house must have smelled amazing. There's just something about the smell of bread baking. Yum!

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  16. I love homemade bread with butter and jam! It looks really good.

    http://doingmemindbodyandspirit.blogspot.com/

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  17. I'm going to have to try this bread! I made the fried eggplant over the weekend and it was so yummy. Your recipes are perfect for me--simple, quick, and with ingredients I mostly have already!
    -Lane
    www.urbanorchardinteriors.com

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  18. I still have not tried baking bread; this post is so inspiring, and the bread looks so yummy.

    Mrs. Delightful
    www.ourdelightfulhome.blogspot.com

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  19. Yours looks delicious also! Way to go!

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  20. Homemade bread, yum! I can just smell it. I'd eat the whole loaf right out of the oven!

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  21. I love making home made bread. I've been doing it for so long that the hubby granted me with a bread maker. I love recipes that doesn't call for kneading. I just can't stand to get my fingers sticky.

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  22. Awesome. Looks delicious as well. I can see myself spreading butter and eating away.

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  23. Oh yum that looks so good! I haven't made homemade bread in years, but you've inspired me to try again.

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  24. Mmmmm your bread looks wonderful! There's nothing like a slice of freshly made bread with some butter! YUM!!

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  25. Recently tried this recipe myself,it is the easiest bread I have ever made! Yours looks great :)

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  26. This looks so easy! I LOVE homemade bread. I have so many memories of my mom baking bread. I have to try this so I can recreate those memories! Thanks for the recipe!

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  27. Now this actually looks like something I could do! I am insanely intimidated by bread too so maybe I will give this try. Thanks!

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  28. it looks wonderful! Have you tried this dough for pizza. It sounds like it would be just perfect. Add some herbs to the dough while kneading and oh... pizza dough to die for !! :)

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  29. My Grandma made her own bread like this, every week. She didn't like the store-bought kind! You brought back good memories with this post. Thanks :)

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