A simple way to bake your own bread.
No kneading. No bread machine.
Ingredients:
* dutch oven
* bread flour
* wheat flour (optional)
* water
* salt
* sourdough starter (either get one from a friend or make one from scratch)
0. If making starter from scratch.
1. Create two fresh starters.
Take your starter out of the fridge.
Warm water to 85-90F.
In a small bowl, add 1/3 cup bread flour and 1/4 water and 1 Tbsp starter. Mix well. (starter #1)
Repeat in a second bowl. (starter #2)
Throw away old starter.
Cover both new starters, and leave at room temperature for 6-8 hours (I do overnight).
Put starter #1 in the fridge for the next time (3 weeks max).
Use starter #2 to make the dough.
2. Make the dough.
Warm water to 85-90F.
In a big bowl, mix 100g wheat flour, 400g bread flour (or 500g if not using wheat flour), and 10g salt.
Add 375g water and starter #2. Mix well.
Cover and leave at room temperature for 10 hours.
3. Bake the bread.
Preheat oven at 500F with your dutch oven inside (without lid).
Pour dough on a well floured surface.
Shape the dough and use flour so it doesn't stick.
Make a few slashes on top of the bread with a sharp knife.
Place in the dutch oven. Put lid on. And bake for 30 minutes.
Switch oven off. Remove the lid. And leave bread for 5 more minutes in the oven.
Remove bread from oven, and place on cooling rack.
Wait till the bread cools down and enjoy!
Bon appétit!