Here is the master recipe from Artisan bread in five minutes a day. It makes fabulous crusty loaves.
Master recipe
6 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
3 cups lukewarm water
1 1/2 tablespoons yeast
1 1/2 tablespoons salt
Cornmeal and extra flour for dusting
Cup of hot water
Plastic container with a lid (for mixing and holding the dough)
Wooden spoon
Knife
Pizza peel
Pizza stone
Old deep pan (broiler or baking pan)
1. Mix the flour, yeast, salt and water in a plastic container with a lid. The dough will be wet and sticky, and should be mixed until no dry patches remain.2. Cover (but don’t make it airtight) and let the dough rise at room temperature for two hours.
3. Put it in the fridge for later use, or go straight to the next step.
4. With well-floured hands, cut off a piece of dough and form lightly into shape. Place on a cornmeal-coated pizza peel and let it rest for about 40 minutes.
5. Heat a pizza stone in the middle of a 450 degree (fahrenheit) oven, with an old broiler pan on the bottom shelf.
6. Slash the top of the dough with a sharp knife and slide it onto the stone.
7. Pour a cup of hot water into the pan to create steam inside your oven.
8. Bake for about 30 minutes then allow the bread to cool as much as possible before enjoying.
hmm delicious