no-knead bread

• 400g bread flour (see notes)

• 10g salt

• 2g yeast

• 300g warm water

*optional

• 1 tablespoon fine diced rosemary

or

• 1 tablespoon black sesame seeds

whisk flour, salt, yeast together and then add the water

mix with hands or metal spoon until there is no dry flour left

let it rise, covered with plastic wrap for 12+ hours (maximum 24 hours)

overnight is good

fold each edge of the dough over, then cover and refrigerate for 2-3 days

pull out of the fridge and onto floured surface

fold each edge over and then shape into a ball

place on floured parchment paper and rest for 1.5 hours

after 1.5 hours, pre-heat the oven for 30 mins at 450 with a dutch oven with top on inside

at the 2 hour mark, score loaf and place in dutch oven with top on, place in oven, and bake for 25 min

take top off dutch oven and bake for another 25 mins to brown

let cool to room temp

*notes

add 1 tablespoon finely diced rosemary to the dough at the beginning

add 1 tablespoon black sesame seeds

no bread flour? use 50g vital wheat gluten, with 350g ap flour

whole wheat? use 100g ww flour with 300g bread flour (add a splash more water)