Another No-knead Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups water, cool
• 5 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon instant yeast
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons sesame seeds (or other bread topping)

Recipe

• 1 mix first 5 dough ingredients in a large bowl to make a sticky dough, or beat in a stand mixer for 3 minutes.
• 2 cover with plastic wrap and let rest at room temperature overnight or for at least 8 hours; the dough will become bubbly and rise quite a bit, so make sure it's in a large bowl.
• 3 turn dough onto lightly floured surface and form into a log or round loaf to fit a 14" to 15" lidded stonewar baker or 9" to 10" round lidded baking crock.
• 4 place dough in lightly greased pan, smooth-side up.
• 5 cover and let rise at room temperature for about 2 hours, until a slight indentation remains when you poke it with your finger. just before baking, make several slashed to allow for expansion.
• 6 spritz or brush dough with water and sprinkle about 1 tablespoon topping. place bread in cold oven and set temperature to 450.
• 7 bake bread for 50 minutes, then remove lid and continue to bake for another 5-10 minutes, until it's deep brown in color.
• 8 remove bread from oven, turn it onto a rack and cool before slicing.