Double loaf
I really like this pan. I have a yeast recipe which I will attach, that makes two loaves of bread and I put all of it into this pan at once.You should Google the recipe because the last couple of steps didn't make it onto the top page. But it does want you to let the dough rise one more time till it's doubled, and bake in a preheated oven for 30 minutes, which is not adequate.I heated the oven up with the Dutch oven inside the oven, separated, for about 40 minutes I guess. One of the better features about this Dutch oven is the heat tolerance. I had a round one made by crock pot that wouldn't tolerate a 500 degree oven. This one will and that's a real Plus for sourdough. But put a piece of aluminum foil on the shelf glow so you don't burn the bottom up the loaf.I should have let the dough rise a little bit further. The bread itself would have been a lot better, but it is delicious, and perfectly cooked with this recipe.It did not touch the top of the pan, but it probably would be pretty close if I had allowed it to rise a bit longer, but that isn't about the recipe, that's just me being afraid of it rising higher than the pan with the lid on it. Lol.This recipe says to only bake it 30 minutes at 425°, but I think at least 450 would have been better. I baked it for 20 minutes and removed the lid and kept an eye on it for color. When it reached the color that my husband likes, that was about a half an hour longer. I took the temperature which was exactly 200°.I could see how this would be a very versatile pan for a large family meal. You could do your veggies in one and potatoes in the other, and of course your dishes would stay hot for a really long time in the cast iron. It is also really beautiful. I didn't actually care what color it was they all look pretty to me.The inside being black is really great, because you know how an enameled cast iron pot looks after one use. It also helps with browning.I formed the dough and put it on crumpled and straightened parchment paper and lifted it into the screaming hot pan after I had added three ice cubes for steam. I used a yeast dough because my sourdough starter has a little ways to go before it's ready to use.This is the best pan for bread that I have used up till this point. I have used the aforementioned round Dutch oven, romertopfs, Pyrex and a pizza steel. I'm sorry it took so long to find this pan! So you should get one, but get the big one unless you are just baking tiny loaves. In which case you would have to reduce this recipe significantly.BLTs for lunch! Life is good. Be good to each other out there. Don't be your own worst enemy.






















































































