Dinner

Simple Crusty Bread is for Dinner.

Simple Crusty Bread takes 5 minutes to prepare.

Simple Crusty Bread takes 30 minutes to cook.

Simple Crusty Bread makes 40 servings.

The ingredients for Simple Crusty Bread are:

1 1/2 T yeast
1 1/2 T kosher salt
6 1/2 bread flour, more for dusting dough
1 1/2 T honey
cornmeal

Here is how you make Simple Crusty Bread:

1. In a large bowl or plastic container, mix yeast and salt into 3 cups lukewarm water (about 100 degrees). Stir in flour, mixing until there are no dry patches. Dough will be quite loose. Cover, but not with an airtight lid. Let dough rise at room temperature 2 hours (or up to 5 hours).2. Bake at this point or refrigerate, covered, for as long as two weeks. When ready to bake, sprinkle a little flour on dough and cut off a grapefruit-size piece with serrated knife. Turn dough in hands to lightly stretch surface, creating a rounded top and a lumpy bottom. Put dough on pizza peel sprinkled with cornmeal; let rest 40 minutes. Repeat with remaining dough or refrigerate.3. Place broiler pan on bottom of oven. Place baking stone on middle rack and turn oven to 450 degrees; heat stone at that temperature for 20 minutes.4. Dust dough with flour, slash top with serrated or very sharp knife 3 times. Slide onto stone. Pour one cup hot water into broiler pan and shut oven quickly to trap steam. Bake until will browned , about 30 minutes. Cool completely (yeah, right!)Yield: 4 loaves.Number of Servings: 40Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KADMBARBIE.

The nutritional information for Simple Crusty Bread is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 40
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 77.9

• Total Fat: 0.2 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 127.1 mg
• Total Carbs: 16.2 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.6 g
• Protein: 2.3 g