1 – My Bread book by Jim Lahey & Cast Iron Dutch Oven

Jim Lahey is a bread genius. His “My Bread” book outlines, in great detail, his no-knead method of baking bread in a cast iron dutch oven. I made this last week and it literally took 5 minutes of hands on time to make it. Basically you mix the ingredients in a bowl, then let it ferment for 18 hours (I put mine in my oven because it was draft free), fold it over a couple times to make a circle, let it rise for another 2 hours, bake in the oven, let cool, and then dive in. Continue reading →