Almost No-Knead Olive, Rosemary, and Parmesan Bread

Name: Almost No-Knead Olive, Rosemary, and Parmesan Bread
Yield: Makes 1 large round loaf
Ingredients: 3 cups (15 ounces), all-purpose flour; 4 ounces, Parmesan cheese, grated (2 cups); 1 tablespoon, minced fresh rosemary; 1 1/2 teaspoons, salt; 1/4 teaspoon, instant or rapid-rise yeast; 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons, water, room temperature; 1/2 cup chopped pitted, green olives; 6 tablespoons, mild-flavored lager; 1 tablespoon, distilled white vinegar; , Vegetable oil spray

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated January/February 2008

Desserts or Baked Goods

Breads

SERVESMakes 1 large round loaf

TIME1¼ hours, plus 10 hours rising and 2 hours cooling

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

For a no-knead bread recipe that would produce a loaf with a consistent shape, we strengthened the dough by lowering the hydration and giving it the bare minimum of kneading time (15 seconds). To give the bread more flavor than the standard...

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