No Knead Oven-Raised Bread
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 1/4 cups boiling water
1/2 cup rolled oats
3/4 cup cold water
1/2 tablespoon dried yeast
flour (*see note)
1 teaspoon salt
seeds to sprinkle on top (**see note)
Directions:
This is a recipe outline. Infinitely variable, wonderfully delicious.
In a large bowl, dissolve 1 tablespoon brown sugar in 1 1/4 cups of boiling water. Add 1/2 cup of rolled oats and 3/4 cup cold water. Stir. Sprinkle 1/2 tablespoon of dried yeast over surface, without stirring, and leave for 5-10 minutes, until frothy. Stir in enough flour (see note) plus 1 teaspoon salt to form a dough which resembles a biscuit or scone dough.
Well oil a 2lb bread pan and spoon dough in. Smooth the surface with an oiled spatula, pulling surface edges towards the center a little as you go. If desired, sprinkle the surface with some seeds, such as sunflower, pumpkin, sesame, linseed, poppy or flax and press lightly onto surface.
Place in a 125 degree oven to rise, until the edge of dough has reached the top of the pan and formed a slightly domed surface above it. This takes approx. 35 mins.
When risen, increase oven temp to 375 degrees and bake for 50 mins. Leave in pan for 5 mins before loosening the sides with a knife and sitting the loaf crosswise on the top of the pan to cool. Experiment (the key to successful bread making).
* Flour options: This bread may be baked with innumerable combinations of flours and grains. To start, try 1/3 white and 2/3 whole wheat. Vary this combination and add other ingredients as you become more familiar with the process.
** Other possible additions: Try whole or ground linseeds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, wheat germ, ground millet, dried fruit and spice (for a great toast), kibbled grains. Let your imagination be your guide!
Serves: 1 loaf
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