Novel recipe, best crisp crusty bread that you've ever tasted.

cirrus18

Novel recipe, best crisp crusty bread that you've ever tasted.

No knead bread. Takes only five minutes mixing.

Have a look at this beauty I made today: http://yfrog.com/6e2009120510002j

I have changed the link, sees it works now. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_kmSalsNgM

If you like me you love continental style, crisply crunchy crust bread and have been unable to obtain such perfection with home-made bread here is the answer.
With much scepticism I tried out the recipe and instructions as seen here on YouTube and as unbelievable as it may seem it truly works and you will get the best crisp crusty bread that you've ever tasted.

The long fermenting time, 18 plus hours, releases all the lovely trapped flavours in the flour.

You don't need any fancy Dutch Ovens, any ovenproof dish with a lid will work absolutely fine. I used a Pyrex 8 inch dish.

The loaf of bread will be perfectly cooked when the middle temperature of the loaf, measured with a probe thermometer, reads 95°C.

Professional bakers, to get very crispy bread use steam in the oven. This is a bit hard for us home bakers to emulate.
Baking the bread in a lidded container acts like a steam oven as it traps in the moisture/steam.

JillS_2

Your link doesn't seem to work.

Ziggymole

use the link to get to utube then type bread into the search box.

Ziggymole

JillS_2

Thanks. This worked - and the no-knead bread was the top choice.

morganlefay

That looks amazing and so easy - I shall try it. Cirrus did you use plain flour as the say ? I can't think why we make breadmaking so much more complicated if this works !
I found it with the youtube search for 'crusty bread' very easily but here's a link (DK if this will work):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wx0HXr-C_wQ

cirrus18

"Your link doesn't seem to work."

yes, I see that the link doesn't work' can anyone please explain how to add working links from Youtube.

cirrus18

Just a test to see if this link works,



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_kmSalsNgM

cirrus18

morganlefay wrote: »

That looks amazing and so easy - I shall try it. Cirrus did you use plain flour as the say ?

I have used 100% plain flour, 50% plain flour 50% bread flour, and I have also added 20% wholemeal flour to the recipe all with great success. I haven't used 100% bread flour yet.

cirrus18

The title tells it all.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YX_6l2bmvQI

powershopper

oooooooh, I seriously gotta make that......

lisa26_2

Could anyone possibly translate the recipe from the video and post it please? You tube is a barred site at work :-(