Wonderful Artisan Beer Bread baked in my bread pot. Decided to keep this pot in the kitchen. New ones on the way.

         Ron’s No Knead Artisan Beer Bread   Ready In: 4 hours

Servings: 10 (½ slice servings.)

"This really is an easy, fun, and fast recipe, and you'll be amazed at how great the results are, even for the most inexperienced bread maker."

Ingredients:

1 teaspoon active dry yeast

3 1/2 cups unbleached white or wheat or combo

1 teaspoon fine salt (1 teaspoon sugar optional)

extra all-purpose flour for dusting

2 tablespoons wheat glutton

1 teaspoon caraway seeds

Sesame seeds for topping

1/4 cup warm water (100 degrees F or 38 degrees C)

1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle beer (warm)

Directions:

1.         Place all dry ingredients in a bowl and mix, add warm beer and water

2.         Mix until all the flour is incorporated and forms a thick sticky dough that pulls away from the             sides of the bowl. Cover and let rise in a warm spot for 2 hours, until doubled in size.

3.         Scrape all the dough from the bowl with a rubber spatula, and place on a well-floured surface.             Generously flour the top of the dough knead gently for a few minutes and form into a loaf shape.

4.         Transfer to a flour dusted bowl. Cover loosely with a towel and let rise for 30-40 minutes.

5.         While dough is rising preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.

6.         Remove hot pot with gloves, place on a mat or towel and place dough is the hot pot

7.         Slash the  top of the loaf with a sharp knife or razor. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and cover.

8.         Bake for 35 minutes, remove cover and bake for another 15 or 20 minutes until golden brown..             Transfer to a cooling rack. Let cool completely before slicing and serving.