Easy Crusty Skillet Bread

It has been quite a while since I have made my Sunday bread. Which is upsetting. I’m not really sure why, it’s definitely not like I have been doing lots of exciting fun things that have taken up the time. I think it’s just because me and Sera have delicious food all the time these days so it seems less important. Anyway, for the new year I am going to try to post more often, so here goes!

I have been hoping to find an easyish recipe for a nice crusty bread. The problem is, they always look so time consuming. I mean I am totally fine with letting it sit for hours at a time and stuff like that. In fact, I think I like those because I always get a little sick of long recipes by the time I’m done if I don’t get breaks. But I’m talking about the ones that want you to start making the dough the night before. If I’m planning on baking today, I’m planning on baking today. There is no guarantee I will still feel like doing it tomorrow!

But I finally found one that made crispy, crunchy crust and a nice light, fluffy inside, and only took a few minutes of actual work!

See below.

Keep in mind- the recipe I was going by wanted me to make three loaves out of it, so instead I cut it by third to make one. What was I going to do with three loaves of bread I ask you? But. It ended up making actually a kind of smallish loaf, so next time I may double the amounts I used and make one big loaf. I should also add a small disclaimer that I do not do math so my thirds were kind of guesses. I also must mention that I am sometimes lazy and don’t want to have to wash many utensils so I just kind of estimate the measurements in relation to each other using one cup/spoon. Lazy baker? Lazy person. You know how people say cooking is a science? It’s not. I wouldn’t come near cooking with a ten foot pole if it was science. Not a science fan. Cooking on the other hand, is all about doing what feels right and throwing a little bit of this and a little bit of that until it tastes good!

Here you have it—Easy, Crusty Skillet Bread:

mix together

½ tablespoon of yeast

½ tablespoon salt

½ tablespoon sugar

1 cup warm water

let it sit for about ten minutes, until bubbly.

Add 3 ½ cups of flour and mix. Cover whole bowl with plastic wrap and let sit 2 hours. Remove from bowl, form into a ball and set on cutting board for another 40 minutes. Heat oven to 450 and put skillet in while it heats up. When the 40 minutes is up slash the top of the loaf with a knife and sprinkle flour on top. Set on skillet and place in the oven. Place a cookie sheet in the oven underneath the skillet and carefully pour one cup of water into the pan and quickly shut the door. It will steam and sound scary. Let bake for 40 minutes. Enjoy!