Gets distorted and dips down to capture the Midwest! So Brrrr...
I find I'm still cozy by that warm wood stove. Thanks to much wood stored up last spring!
Thanks to the work of my husband.☺️
So to all the schools closed around Iowa hope all have kept out of the Polar Vortex
I'm thinking, to warm the house even more, lets do some baking!
My son, Stephen while home this past holiday baked us this simple good crockpot bread.
http://www.simplysogood.com/2010/03/crusty-bread.htmCrusty Bread
3 cups unbleached all purpose flour
1 3/4 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon Instant or Rapid-rise yeast
1 1/2 cups water
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, salt and yeast. Add water and mix until a shaggy mixture forms. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and set aside for 12 - 18 hours. Overnight works great. Heat oven to 450 degrees. When the oven has reached 450 degrees place a cast iron pot with a lid in the oven and heat the pot for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, pour dough onto a heavily floured surface and shape into a ball. Cover with plastic wrap and let set while the pot is heating. 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 to cool.
It was very easy and quite yummy!
So bake some easy bread and stay warm.
