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Default Mark Bittman Found a New No-Knead Artisan Bread Technique

On 10 Nov 2006 22:34:13 -0800, "Leila" >
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>It's cool, looks very simple. He says your intelligent eight-year-old
>could do it. No kneading - you let time do all the work - a long slow
>rise (14-20 hours). And to get a great crust, you bake the bread in a
>preheated, lidded pot, like cast iron, Le Creuset, pottery or Pyrex.


I tried it today (started it yesterday). Never got the dough ball he
wanted, but the bread, while a flattish disk rather than a loaf (think
a cross between ciabatta and focaccia), was really very tasty. Not
very *useful*, but yummy.
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