This is straight from Soma's e-curry.com ... I couldn't wait to make this bread the moment I saw it. Well...how about a no-recipe post for the no-knead bread ?? :P
Ok let's write a short-cut post :P ... please visit Soma's blog for the detailed recipe here for this very easy-to make-bread !! I followed her recipe exactly as she has written but had to make a few changes. I will write them in detail though !! :)
I don't have a 6-8 quart pot, so I used a 4 qt pyrex mixing bowl and covered with aluminum foil. Maybe, thats why the size of the bread was a little smaller.
And I did a BIG mistake...instead of keeping the mix in warm place for 14 hours, I kept it in the fridge overnight only to realize next morning, when I saw the mix hasn't risen at all !! Actually, I was pre-occupied with something the previous night and dint read that part properly !! I thought that it was gone !! Still, I kept the bowl for the whole day , this time in the unheated oven. To my great relief, I found the dough has doubled !! :)
Since, the bowl that I used dint have a oven-proof lid, I covered it with foil. Actually, my husband did this part...covering and taking out the HOT bowl from the oven before putting the dough in. Have to be very careful if you are doing this way.
Another thing that I noticed, the crust was a bit too hard after baking it for 15 mins uncovered. I should have checked it before that but since we were watching a movie while having lunch...I dint get up before the timer beeped !! :P
Next time, I will check after about 10 mins.
It did taste great- apart from the hard crust, rest of the bread turned out well. And the whole thing was over in one evening. We had some with butter...and then tried making bread pizza with rest of the 4 slices :)) (will write about that soon).
Oh another point, my bread didnt crackle as she has described in her post... I kept it in front of my eyes and watched it expectantly while it cooled down... is it because of the hard crust ?? I am not sure.....may be it will next time !! :)
I will be back with other recipes soon. Till then, take care everybody !! :)
10 comments:
Thank you for the link! the bread looks GOOD! this is my favorite bread to make, since it involves no work at all.
Why it did not crackle, I do not know. could it be because of the absence of a lid? I am wondering.. since the cover creates a lot of heat and moisture inside the pot ( i used a corning one too, but with lid), the cover would also protects the direct heat on the bread, which a thin aluminium foil might not do? may be that's why it got too hard on the top? it really crackles and you can acutally see the crust splitting once it comes out of the oven.
well what the heck, as long as it tastes good ;-)
Wow...it feels great to see your comment !! :)
Yes, that might be the cause, my pyrex bowl comes with a plastic lid, and thats the biggest bowl I have yet.
Thank you very much for visiting my blog and giving your inputs...specially on this post !! :)
How r u doing dear?
What an easy and yummy dish! I LOVE it YUM!Must try this recipe...Thanks soma & u for sharing this wonderful recipe.
Isn't this bread awesome?! I have tried it too. Yours looks perfect ... so why worry? :-)
Bread looks great, tulip...good try
Dear Tulip
This is my 1st visit to your place. I am going to try the fish kalia, which is bit different than what I cook.. Let me check what great recipes you have here.
Have a nice weekend and happy cooking
Hi first time on your blog and love it. you have an amazing page layout, gorgeous pictures and some real good recipes. subscribed it and will explore it more day by day. the bread looks great...am planning to bake mine today. lets see how it turns out.last but not the least thanks a ton for your lovely comment on my page.
Tulip,
Bread to dekhte bhalo lagche , tahole eto worry keno korcho ..besh bhitor ta naram lagche r bread pizza chobi last e bodhaye ,dekhe khete iche hoche :)..
hugs and smiles
Wow lovely texture....wish to try soon
First of all, sorry for replying soo late !! :P Thank you for all your lovely comments !!
@ Sangeetha, I am fine, how are you ?? Loong time...did u get to try this out ?? Do let me know :)
@ Sharmila, yes it is :) I checked yours later...yours looked awesome :)
@ Indrani, thank you, will visit your blog soon.
@ Ushnish da, thank you for visiting and caring to leave a comment here. Did you try the kalia, let me know. Going to check your blog now.
@ Sayantani, thanks a lott for your nice words...your blog is amazing too...I just love it :)
@ Jaya, thanks for your comforting words :P hya go, otai bread pizza... :P
@ Pavithra, thanks...do try it soon :)
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