The Novice Foodie: No-Knead Bread, No Need for Dishcloths
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| Kelli Best-Oliver |
I. Suck. At. Baking.
There were a few things I identified from my previous attempts that might help me in my quest to succeed with no-knead bread. First, I had to pay attention to the time frame. No-knead bread requires an initial rising of at least twelve hours. (This is why you don't have to knead it -- time does the work.) Then there is a second rising of two hours. I needed to time when I made the dough so that I'd be around for the second rising and subsequent baking. This time, I made the dough at night, let it rise overnight and then completed the second rising in late morning. Working from home helped.
The second problem I have when baking is not measuring precisely. This time, I was as accurate as I could be, leveling off the measuring cups and spoons with a knife without shaking the contents. (If I were really a super-baker, I would have weighed my flour, the most accurate way to get a precise measurement. However, I don't own a food scale, so this wasn't an option.)
The third problem I've had in the past is possibly expired yeast. I had recently purchased yeast, so it wasn't a problem. With my suspicions of prior failure alleviated, I moved on with the dough.
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