Hunter’s Easiest Ever Bread

This is the overnight bread recipe that Hunter used for a fundraiser in San Diego.

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Hunter's Easiest Ever Bread

  • Total time: 24 Hours
  • Servings: 1 Loaf

Ingredients

  • 3 Cups Flour
  • 1/4 tsp Instant Yeast
  • 1 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 1 5/8 Cups Water

Directions

  • 1)

    Using a spoon, mix together all ingredients in a large bowl.

  • 2)

    Cover and let sit for 18 hours.

  • 3)

    Drop dough onto a floured surface. Let sit for 15 minutes.

  • 4)

    Mold into a round loaf. Do not knead or squeeze. You want those bubbles left in there. Drop on floured surface. Put towel over it ant let sit for 2 hours.

  • 5)

    Heat covered oven-proof dish or dutch oven in 450°F oven. Take pan out.

  • 6)

    Place dough into hot pan. Again, do not knead or squeeze, just plop it in.

  • 7)

    Bake for 30 minutes with lid on.

Notes

The bread comes out with a wonderful crunchy crust… yum. This can be made with 2 cups of white flour and one cup of wheat. Substituting more wheat will not produce an acceptable result. This is a great recipe for a beginner who is caught off guard and forced to learn quickly.

Parmesan Garlic Herb: Add 2 tablespoons dry parmesan cheese, 1 1/2 teaspoons basil and 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder to flour before adding water. Mix well. Add water and finish as usual.

Olive Herb: Add 2 teaspoons Italian herbs and 1 teaspoon garlic powder to flour before adding water. Mix well. Add water and finish as usual. After 18 hours place dough on floured surface and stretch dough until thin. Slice olives and scatter over dough. Fold dough in small segments from opposite directions enclosing olives. Let dough rest and raise 2 hours. Bake as usual.

Cheddar Cheese: Prepare dough following directions. Grate 1 cup cheddar cheese. After bread raises for 18 hours, place on floured surface and sprinkle with grated cheese. Fold dough over randomly, a few inches at the side, then a few inches from a corner toward the opposite corner, and so on until all the cheese is covered. Let rest 2 hours and bake as usual.