Homemade is the way to go!

I have been noticing homemade bread recipes all over pinterest lately. I noticed one recipe was done inside a Le Creuset Dutch Oven. I knew I needed to try this! Along the same lines, Greg and I are into the new show The Taste. One of the challenges was making sandwiches. I was craving making homemade bread and my Fiancé was craving a delicious sandwich... It became the perfect idea. 

I made the homemade bread, which by the way came out fantastic and I could NOT believe how little work went into it. And Greg was able to build a delicious sandwich. Grilled chicken, avocado ranch dressing (yes that is just avocados mashed up into ranch dressing), hardboiled eggs, lettuce, tomato, bacon, cheese, all between 2 pieces of homemade bread :)

homemade bread ready for consumption

sandwich and fries for a casual but satisfying dinner

Recipe

Ingredients:

3 cups unbleached all purpose flour, 1 3/4 teaspoons salt, 1/2 teaspoon yeast, 1 1/2 cups water. 

Directions:

In a large mixing bowl, whisk flour, salt, and yeast. Add water and mix until a shaggy mixture forms. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and set aside for 12-18hrs. I did this overnight. 

Heat the oven to 450 degrees. When the oven is ready, place pot with lid in the oven and heat for 30 minutes. Pour dough onto a heavily floured surface and shape into a ball. Cover with plastic wrap until pot is ready. Remove hot pot from the oven and drop in the dough. Cover and return to oven for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, remove the lid and bake an additional 15 minutes. 

Remove bread from oven and place on a cooling rack. 

A note I would like to highlight is in reference to Le Creuset's knob. Mine broke off :( from the high temperature. The dutch oven itself is fine and the bread came out great. I googled replacement tops and found one that is stainless steel so it can handle any temperature. If you don't want to replace yours though, I would unscrew the knob before baking and then put it back on when you are done. 

Eat up!!!! The bread cane be altered in any way... add some chopped olives to the dough or some roasted garlic and make the bread even more delicious!