Endings and Beginnings - and Homemade Bread
 
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Adapted from Jim Lahey, Sullivan Street Bakery
Recipe type: Bread
Serves: 12
Ingredients
  • 3 cups flour
  • 1 cup whole wheat flour
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • ½ teaspoon yeast
  • 2 cups water
  • Olive oil
  • Wheat bran
Instructions
  1. Stir together flours, salt and yeast, then stir in water just until ingredients come together. Oil a second bowl and transfer the dough to the bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and let set at room temperature for 12 hours.
  2. Turn dough out onto a light floured surface (it should be filled with bubble holes from the yeast) and gently fold all 4 sides together into the center. Sprinkle wheat bran on a clean dish towel and lay the dough seam side down on this bran. Sprinkle top with more bran and lay another clean towel over the top. Let sit at room temperature for an hour.
  3. While the dough is resting, place a covered Dutch oven into an oven and preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Once the oven is fully heated, remove the Dutch oven and carefully turn the dough into the Dutch oven. Replace the cover and bake for 30 minutes. Remove lid and continue baking until the outside crust is lightly browned, 10-20 minutes.
Recipe by Cooking With Michele® at https://cookingwithmichele.com/2012/01/endings-and-beginnings-and-homemade-bread/