Homemade Bread

I have tried many different recipes for homemade bread and have had many ups and downs.  This recipe that I tried recently was by far the easiest and came out the best so far! 

Round Loaf

3 cups all purpose flour, plus more for work area
1/4 teaspoon rapid rise yeast
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons water, room temperature
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons beer
1 tablespoon white vinegar

Parchment Paper
Dutch Oven

In large bowl whisk together flour, yeast and salt.  Add in water, beer and vinegar.  Fold mixture together with spatula, scraping bowl as you fold.  Continue until mixture turns to a very loose ball.  Dough will be piecey....for a lack of a better term!

Cover with plastic wrap and let sit at room temperature for no less than 8 hours and no more than 18 hours. 

Tear off a piece of parchment paper and place it into a round dutch oven.  Spray the paper with cooking spray. 

Dump out dough onto a floured surface and knead 10 or so times until a ball forms.  Place dough onto prepared parchment.  Cover loosely with plastic wrap and let sit for 8-12 hours ( I let it sit overnight.)

Remove dough by lifting up parchment paper from dutch oven and place on counter.  Sprinkle dough 1 tablespoon of flour. 

Place empty dutch oven into the oven with lid on.  Heat oven to 500 degrees.  When oven is up to temperature carefully remove lid and lift parchment paper with dough on it into oven.  Replace lid.  Reduce oven temperature to 425 degrees and cook for 30 minutes. 

Remove lid and cook for another 20-30 minutes until nicely browned.  Remove bread from pot and allow to cool for 1-2 hours.