Crusty Bread requires no kneading

3 cups unbleached white flour

1 3/4 teaspoon salt

3/4 tsp yeast (I used the jar of quick rise yeast)

1 1/2 cup of warm water

Whisk together the flour, salt and yeast in a large bowl that it will sit in for 12-18 hours.

Make a well in the center of the flour mixture and pour in the water.

Slowly stir in the flour little by little until it is mixed.

It will be a sticky mess.

Now just leave it alone, cover it with plastic wrap and place on your counter top for 12-18 hours or longer until you can use it.

Put the dough on a well floured surface. With floured hands or even olive oil on your hands and pat the dough into a ball and cover with plastic wrap to rest and let rise for 2 hours. Pre heat your oven to 450 degrees with the pan pre heating in the oven also for 30 minutes.

Bake for 30 minutes with a LID ON

Now take the lid off and bake for another 10-15 minutes. I baked my bread for 15 minutes with the lid off and I think it was too dark. Next time I will only cook for 10 minutes. After it sat on the counter and cooled the outside did soften a little bit and wasn't so hard.

recipe from www.auntbsfavorites.blogspot.com