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Bucket Bread

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Combine water, yeast, and salt in bucket or container.
  2. Stir in flour until no dry pockets remain.
  3. Let rise on counter for a couple of hours.
  4. Put in refrigerator until ready to use.
  5. When ready to use, sprinkle some flour on top of dough.
  6. Grab a grapefruit sized chunk.
  7. Shape a ball by pulling sides to bottom and set on parchment paper. Let dough rise for 30-60 minutes.
  8. Meanwhile, preheat cast iron dutch oven in oven at 500 °F.
  9. Put slits in top of dough (either parallel or a cross).
  10. Put parchment with dough in dutch oven, sprinkle some water inside, put on cover, close oven door.
  11. Bake for 5-10 minutes at 500 °F, then reduce heat to 450 °F for another 30 minutes or so. Remove cover and finish baking until bread is "done".
  12. Cool on wire rack.

Notes