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New Post 11/5/2008 8:57 AM
  dougthornton
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Sheepherder roundbread 

           SHEEPHERDER ROUND BREAD

 

 

2 ¼  CUPS WARM WATER

2      TABLESPOONS SUGAR

2      PACKAGES YEAST

1      TEASPOON SALT

2      TABLESPOONS CANOLA OIL

6      CUPS FLOUR (ALL PURPOSE)

 

 

Combine water and sugar, stir till sugar is dissolved.  Add yeast, stir. Now add salt, oil, and 3 cups flour.  Beat well.  Add remaining flour and mix together with your hands.  Let rest for 10 minutes then punch down. Let rest another 10 minutes then punch down again.  Do this for a total of 5 punch downs.  Turn bread out on a flour surface and knead 2 or 3 times.  Shape the dough into a 18”  long loaf.

Now pinch off 7 baseball sized rounds of dough and place in a greased 12” Dutch oven.  Put 1 in the center and the other 6 surrounding the center one, touching but not packed.

Cover loosely and allow to rise for 30 minutes.  Bake at 400º for 30 minutes till done.

Remove from Dutch oven and brush with a little melted butter.

To serve, pull one round of bread off and slice on a cutting board
 
New Post 11/6/2008 3:13 PM
  Cheri
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Re: Sheepherder roundbread 
Modified By Cheri  on 11/6/2008 2:15:07 PM)

Sounds great!  Need to try it.  Here is one I like:  Makes a beautiful crusty loaf.

 

No Knead, Dutch Oven Bread

1/4 tsp active dry yeast
1 1/2 cups warm water
3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting. You may use white, whole wheat or a combination of the two.
1 1/2 tsp salt
Cornmeal or wheat bran for dusting

  1. In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in water. Add the flour and salt, stirring until blended. The dough will be shaggy and sticky. Cover bowl with plastic wrap. Let the dough rest at least 8 hours, preferably 12 to 18, at warm room temperature, about 70 degrees.
  2. The dough is ready when its surface is dotted with bubbles. Lightly flour a work surface and place dough on it. Sprinkle it with a little more flour and fold it over on itself once or twice. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and let it rest for about 15 minutes.
  3. Using just enough flour to keep the dough from sticking to the work surface or to your fingers, gently shape it into a ball. Generously coat a clean dish towel with flour, wheat bran or cornmeal. Put the seam side of the dough down on the towel and dust with more flour, bran or cornmeal. Cover with another towel and let rise for about 1 to 2 hours. When it’s ready, the dough will have doubled in size and will not readily spring back when poked with a finger.
  4. At least 20 minutes before the dough is ready, heat oven to 475 degrees. Put a 6- to 8-quart heavy covered pot (cast iron, enamel, Pyrex or ceramic) in the oven as it heats. When the dough is ready, carefully remove the pot from the oven and lift off the lid. Slide your hand under the towel and turn the dough over into the pot, seam side up. The dough will lose its shape a bit in the process, but that’s OK. Give the pan a firm shake or two to help distribute the dough evenly, but don’t worry if it’s not perfect; it will straighten out as it bakes.
  5. Cover and bake for 30 minutes. Remove the lid and bake another 15 to 20 minutes, until the loaf is beautifully browned. Remove the bread from the Dutch oven and let it cool on a rack for at least 1 hour before slicing.

 

 
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