No Knead Harvest Bread
Mix flours, salt, yeast, and water to form sticky dough. Incorporate fruit and nuts. Let rest overnight, then shape and place in greased pan. Rise for 2 hours. Bake at 375°F for 45-50 minutes. Cool before slicing. Enjoy the flavorful, crusty loaf!
Equipment
- oven
- 2 large bowls
- plastic wrap
- 1 rack
Ingredients
- 3 ¼ cups Lancelot Hi-Gluten Flour or King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
- A few swirls of olive oil—for measurement sake I’ll say approximately ¼ cup
- 3-4 lb chicken legs bone-in and with skin, seasoned lightly with salt and pepper
- 5 whole heads of organic garlic cloves separated about 40, unpeeled
- 6 Large fresh thyme sprigs
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 2 cups Wormtown’s Blonde Cougar Summer Ale An American Blond Ale
- 3 pats of salted butter
- 1 cup King Arthur Traditional Whole Wheat Flour or King Arthur White Whole Wheat Flour
- 2 tablespoons salt
- ½ teaspoon instant yeast
- 1 ¾ cup cool water
- ¾ cup dried cranberries
- ½ cup golden raisins
- 1 cup coarsely chopped pecans or walnuts
Instructions
- Mix the flours, salt, yeast, and water in a large bowl. Stir, then use your hands to mix and form a sticky dough.
- Work the dough just enough to incorporate all the flour, then work in the fruit and nuts.
- Cover the bowl with plastic wrap, and let it rest at room temperature overnight, or for at least 8 hours; it'll become bubbly and rise quite a bit, so use a large bowl.
- Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface, and form it into a log or round loaf to fit your 14" to 15" long stoneware baker; 9" x 12" oval deep casserole dish; or 9" to 10" round baking crock.
- Place the dough in the lightly greased pan, smooth side up.
- Cover and let rise at room temperature for about 2 hours, until it's become puffy. It should rise noticeably, but it's not a real high-riser.
- Bake the bread at 375 degrees for 45 to 50 minutes. Remove the bread from the oven, turn out onto a rack, and cool before slicing.
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Notes
The bread will rise during the final proofing, but it may not have a significant increase in height.