Easy & Simple No Knead Cranberry & Walnut Bread

1 cup cold water

1/2 cup hot water

3 cups bread flour

1 tsp salt

1 tsp instant yeast

1 cup walnut 

1 cup cranberry 

1 Tbs MCT oil or Coconut oil (optional)

1️⃣

Prepare 1 cup cold water and add 1/2 cup of hot boiling water.  Set aside. (You don’t have to do this step if you have plenty of time.  If you want to expedite fermenting stage use 1/2 cup of hot water.😄)

2️⃣

In a large bowl combine 3 cups of bread flour, yeast, and salt.  Stir salt first then yeast to combine well. Add walnut and cranberry then combine them well.

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Add 1½ cups water and 1 Tbs of MCT oil. Stir until the dough will be shaggy and sticky.  Cover with plastic wrap tightly so that inside air can’t escape.  Rest for at least 4 hours or 12 hours is ok at warm room temperatures.  

4️⃣

When the dough is ready the surface is dotted with bubbles and the size of the dough increased to double its original size.

5️⃣

Lightly flour a work surface and place dough on it.  Fold a few times and set aside for 10 min. 

6️⃣

Preheat the oven to 450F way before you are folding the dough.  Put the cast iron pot in the oven as it heats and let it warm for 30 minutes.

7️⃣

When the oven and cast iron pot are ready, put the dough on top of the parchment paper and gently put it into the cast iron.  Cover with a lid and bake for 30 minutes then remove the lid and bake another 15 min until the loaf is beautifully browned.  Cool on a rack and enjoy!