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Title: Bread in 5 done in Cast Iron
Post by: Smokin Don on March 11, 2014, 03:14:57 PM: Mar 11 2014

Here it is 59 deg. in Ohio and I am inside. The crazy weather is not considering my cooking plans! The forecast is rain tonight then turning to snow tomorrow and a low in the single digits tomorrow night. Possible 3 to 5 inches of snow. Then back to 50 deg. by Friday! I should have had something planned for the smoker today.

I wanted to try one of my Bread in 5 loaves in cast iron; kind of marrying it with Lahey’s no-knead bread recipe. I made up the ball and let rise for 40 minutes and had my 5 quart Dutch oven preheating in a 450 deg. oven. I had the loaf on parchment paper and just lifted paper and all and placed it in the Dutch oven, covered with the lid. I did it with lid on for 20 minutes then took the lid off and continued to bake. I checked it in 5 minutes and it looked good to me. Looks like I got a crispy crust with good color.

I had baked a lot of loaves with the Lahey recipe and knew I got a crust with more crispness than the Bread in 5 method. I would describe the Bread in 5 crust as crispy but slightly chewy. I still like the Bread in 5 method the best; I like the convenience of having the dough ready in the fridge all the time and I can get a nice loaf of bread done in an hour and a half. Using the heavy Dutch oven is not that easy and will probably just do it once in a while. Lodge makes a 4 quart Dutch oven and it would be a little lighter to handle.

Ready for the oven
(http://i1039.photobucket.com/albums/a474/deains/Indoor%20cooking/_3111397_zps74b58b33.jpg)

Cooling
(http://i1039.photobucket.com/albums/a474/deains/Indoor%20cooking/_3111398_zps6ade0484.jpg)

Smokin Don
Title: Re: Bread in 5 done in Cast Iron
Post by: sliding_billy on March 11, 2014, 03:25:39 PM: Very nice loaf.
Title: Bread in 5 done in Cast Iron
Post by: smokendevo on March 11, 2014, 03:46:05 PM: Looks like a bowling ball. Good looking bread
Title: Re: Bread in 5 done in Cast Iron
Post by: CDN Smoker on March 11, 2014, 03:46:27 PM: Pound of butter and I would take care of that loaf for you ;D
Title: Re: Bread in 5 done in Cast Iron
Post by: muebe on March 11, 2014, 04:18:10 PM: Great color on that bread Don!

I would take a few slices ;)
Title: Re: Bread in 5 done in Cast Iron
Post by: Pam Gould on March 11, 2014, 04:39:05 PM: Don..looks perfect to me..I do mine in cast iron on the tbe or srg or beeser. Learned it from Tommy..just got to get a pan that fits..8" does it. Pam .☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི♥ྀ.
Title: Re: Bread in 5 done in Cast Iron
Post by: spuds on March 11, 2014, 06:12:41 PM: I do dutch oven too.Properly seasoned just a cornmeal dusting in it and comes loose by hand.I do my cooking times like yours too.Makes a fine loaf for sure!

Have also done on cast iron pan,also great results.
Title: Re: Bread in 5 done in Cast Iron
Post by: Las Vegan Cajun on March 11, 2014, 06:54:05 PM: Great looking loaf of bread. ;)
Title: Re: Bread in 5 done in Cast Iron
Post by: TentHunteR on March 11, 2014, 09:02:31 PM: I am really enjoying all these different breads you're making from the "Bread in Five Minutes a Day" technique.

Quote from: Smokin Don
Mar 11 2014

Here it is 59 deg.
Same here, but never fear... it won't stay that way. It's suppose to be snowing again by tomorrow morning and down to 4° by tomorrow afternoon. :'(