Hadn't made it in ages...

... forgot how much I loved it! Friends, last Sunday evening, wanting to make a dent in a large bag of pizza flour* I had purchased a few months ago, I mixed up a batch of Jim Lahey's no-knead bread dough. The following day, after an 18-hour rise, I proceeded with the recipe, turning the dough out onto a floured work surface, folding it into a rough ball, then letting it rise again in a cornmeal-dusted towel. Two hours later I turned it out, seam side up, into my screaming hot Dutch oven and baked it. What a treat! It truly has been years since I made this recipe, and I had forgotten about all of the joys: the very basic mixing process, which requires no stretches and folds, the very basic shaping process, which requires no skill or practice, the simple trick of baking the loaf seam side up, making scoring unnecessary, removing the lid of the Dutch oven to reveal a rustic, cornmeal-crusted boule, slathering a slice of the chewy, crusty bread with salted butter. All for what feels like impossibly little effort! If you've spent any time toiling over a loaf of sourdough bread, making Jim Lahey's bread will feel like a breath of fresh air. ​ Friends, it's a great weekend to bake. If you haven't made JL's recipe recently I can't recommend it enough. And if you've never made it, you're in for a treat! Find a few more ideas below. Jim Lahey's No-Knead Bread *It's this Petra 0102, which I wrote about over here. Note: JL's bread is equally delicious with bread or all-purpose flour, too — I made a loaf this week with bread flour after we finished the one made with the Petra — so don't feel the need to order a 27-lb bag of Petra! (Although I do love it so.) PS: Makes great toast, too! ​ ​ Review of the Week ​ ​Ina's Vodka Sauce​ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Absolutely delicious! I love cooking Italian dishes, but my hubby is not a huge fan. He kept saying, this is sooo good! And he was right. Wonderful recipe. Made it just as written. Used the pepper flakes as we like a little spice." — Sally 10 Simple Bread Recipes to Make this Weekend ​No-Knead Oatmeal Maple Loaf​ ​ ​Simple Irish Brown Bread (no yeast) ​ ​Simple Homemade Ciabatta (Sourdough Version Here) ​ ​No-Knead Three Seed Bread​ ​ ​Simple Overnight Focaccia (Sourdough Version Here) ​ ​Perfect Pita​ ​ ​No-Knead Rye Bread​ ​ ​My Mother's Peasant Bread​ ​ ​Simple Sourdough Bread (so many of you are making this right now!) ​ ​Everything Bagel Peasant Bread​ ​ ​Simple Sourdough Sandwich Bread​ ​ ​ PS: No better match for bread than soup! Find ALL of my favorite soup recipes here. In Case You Missed It: ​ How to Save Recipes 3 Ideas: 2 For Your Pizza Flours, 1 For Your Pizza Dough ​ In Friday's pizza newsletter, I shared three ideas, one for your pizza dough (make bread), and two for your pizza flours. Get the details here: Pizza Every Friday Popular Right Now ​ You Are Loving These 3 Recipes... ​How to Make Soft Pretzels ​ ​Creamy Oven-Baked Polenta​ ​Roasted Butternut Squash and Garlic Soup​ PS: ALL the popular recipes right here → Popular Recipes​ Thank You ​ Thank you to all who have ordered Pizza Night. Pizza Night 5 Free Resources Available to You ​8-Video Chopping Tutorial​ ​5 Secrets to Foolproof Bread Baking 🍞🍞 (email course) ​Sourdough Demystified 🍞🍞 (email course) ​Pizza School 🍕🍕 (email course) ​Pizza Every Friday: A Friday Newsletter for Pizza Enthusiasts PS: All previous editions of this newsletter can be found here.

Happy Cooking,

Alexandra Stafford



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