12 Hour No Knead "Sourdough" Bread

Original recipe found at budget bites

Here is my adapted recipe :-)

3 cups flour
3/4 tblspoon yeast
1/2 tsp salt
1 tablespoon sugar
1 1/2 cups warm water

In large bowl (need room for expansion)
Mix together with a spoon the flour, yeast, salt, sugar, with water.
The dough will be sticky but not goopy.

Cover loosely with saran wrap and leave on the counter overnight.

If you don't want to make bread in the morning you can cover and put into the refrigerator.

Take dough out of bowl and put on lightly floured surface and shape into whatever shape you'd like.
Let it rise for 30 minutes. 1 hour if taken out of the fridge.

Preheat oven and add an oven safe container with water.

Bake at 350 for about 30 minutes

Tomorrow I am going to fold in some cheese to the bread and see how it goes.  It has an awesome sourdough fermented taste.

Easy Beer Bread

I was trying to figure out a quick bread to make to go with dinner.  I found a great beer bread recipe. So here it goes!

Preheat oven to 350...add small oven safe cup with water

Combine in large bowl
3 cups flour (I used a combo of 2 cups bread flour, 1 cup whole wheat flour)
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
3 Tablespoons sugar
stir in
1 cup shredded sharp cheese (you could also add onion, garlic, or other veggie if you want)
slowly add
1 12 oz bottle of beer  (I used Samuel Adams Blackberry beer)

Pour into greased loaf pan.
Let stand for 15-30 minutes before baking

Bake at 350 for 1 hour

After 30 minutes I melted butter with a little bit of chopped garlic...and poured over the top of the loaf.  DELICIOUS!