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I had a piece, it was great!
Thanks for the bread, Jim, it was tasty!
You could also try baking it in a hot dutch oven -- preheat the oven with a covered dutch oven inside for about a half hour (400 degrees or even more). Instead of letting the dough rise on a baking sheet, put it in a well-greased bowl (you should still use the wet towel to cover the bowl). Take the dutch oven out and remove the lid; grab the bowl rim with one hand and with a spatula gently loosen the dough so it falls into the hot pan. Replace the cover, put it in the oven for about 2/3 of the baking time. Then remove the lid and continue to bake. I like to use an instant-read thermometer to test bread, when it's 200 degrees F, the bread is done.
The dutch oven will create steam, which makes a better crust. It works particularly well with wet, sticky doughs. A word about raisins on bread -- pick off any that are on the surface because they'll probably burn in the oven, and burned raisins don't taste good!
Tom
Thanks for the bread, Jim, it was tasty!
You could also try baking it in a hot dutch oven -- preheat the oven with a covered dutch oven inside for about a half hour (400 degrees or even more). Instead of letting the dough rise on a baking sheet, put it in a well-greased bowl (you should still use the wet towel to cover the bowl). Take the dutch oven out and remove the lid; grab the bowl rim with one hand and with a spatula gently loosen the dough so it falls into the hot pan. Replace the cover, put it in the oven for about 2/3 of the baking time. Then remove the lid and continue to bake. I like to use an instant-read thermometer to test bread, when it's 200 degrees F, the bread is done.
The dutch oven will create steam, which makes a better crust. It works particularly well with wet, sticky doughs. A word about raisins on bread -- pick off any that are on the surface because they'll probably burn in the oven, and burned raisins don't taste good!
Tom
