Dave Bell wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Dec 2006, Ravenlynne wrote:
>
>> This is my first attempt at the NYT no knead bread recipe. I started
>> yesterday at noon with the exact recipe. At 9 am this morning I started
>> the dough on it's 2nd rise. It looked precisely as it should according
>> to the article. I used two linen cloths, the bottom dusted with a
>> flour/cornmeal mix, then topped with the same mix and another towel, let
>> rise for 2 hours then baked. I don't have a dutch oven, or cast iron
>> pot or anything like that and I don't think my pyrex was large enough,
>> so I used a regular, cheap soup pot and lid. I wrapped the handles in
>> foil and followed the recipe. I just tasted it and it is wonderful!
>> It's moist and full of large, shiny holes and the crust is crispy,
>> wonderful. Here are some pics:
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/yn2kzo
>>
>> I need to buy more flour, but I'm anxious to try again. I'd like to see
>> it rise a bit more..it's a little shy of 3 inches high (don't have a
>> ruler to measure.
>
> Wonderful first attempt!!
>
> I'd suggest either a slightly smaller (diameter) pot, or scale the recipe
> up a bit, for more heoght in the sam epot.
>
> I have been using a crockpot liner I picked up at the thrift store for $3.
>
> Dave

Thanks for your tips! I'll probably try my smaller pyrex next time. I
wasn't sure how much it would puff in the oven this time.

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