Easy-Bake Bread

(Courtesy of Family Circle)

Ingredients:
3 c. white wheat flour, plus additional for dusting
1/2 tsp. active dry yeast
2 3/4 tsp. salt
1 1/2 tsp. sugar
1 1/2 c. water, at room temperature
1 Tbsp. white vinegar

Directions:
In a large bowl, whisk together flour, yeast, salt and sugar.  Add water and vinegar and stir just until ball of dough forms.  Cover bowl with plastic wrap and let sit at room temperature for 18 hours.

Place a large piece of parchment paper on a baking sheet.  Place dough on a lightly floured surface; knead for 10 seconds.  Form into ball by pulling edges into middle.  Place dough, seam-side down, on parchment paper; coat with nonstick spray and cover with plastic wrap.  Let sit at room temperature for 2 hours or until it is doubled in size.

About 30 minutes before dough is ready, place a 6-8 quart Dutch oven with a lid on oven rack and heat to 500 degrees.

Lightly flour dough on parchment.  Carefully remove pot from oven; uncover.  Using parchment paper to lift dough, place both the parchment and dough into pot.  Cover pot, return to oven and lower temperature to 450 degrees. 

Bake bread, covered, for 30 minutes, then remove lid and continue to bake another 15 minutes or until bread is browned.  Carefully remove bread from pot to wire rack and cool.