I prepare you for bread

Some of you, my adoring readers and/or fans, have expressed an 'interest' in my super-good bread recipe that requires no kneading. It is a little bit more work (i.e. time) than the very brilliant Artisan Bread In Five Minutes a day, which I still use, but this is just a little bit more ... Oh, I don't know. I just like it more.  In this post you will find informations on:

1. Ingredients you need to get
2. Bowls, spoons, shower caps etc you need to get
3. Time you need to put aside.

I am going to write down the bread recipe tomorrow with photos/film of how to do special kneading thing - unless it already exists on the internet (I have not yet even considered how to do a kneading thing, turn the bowl and film myself at the same time, so we may have to wait for the pathologist).

Warning:  If you are hoping for revelatory shots of me full-body, with freshly brushed fur, pipe put aside for health and safety reasons and fez hygienically covered with a hairnet, you will probably be disappointed: I will be concentrating on my tiny little monkey man-hands and what they are doing. We shall see.

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Foodstuffs

1. Quick dissolving dried yeast 
2. Unbleached white flour. (You will need about 800g).  Not organic, unless you have a principle about it, i.e. you are Sting. (There is a reason for this that I will explain.) The main thing is that it must be unbleached. English readers: the baker man was very specific about NOT using special bread flour, but I learnt this in Canada with North American flours so they may be a little different. If in doubt, strong white should probably do it but if anyone can cast any light on this, that would be great.
3. Rye flour (you only need 40g)
4. Wholemeal flour (you only need 40g)
5. Malt flour (if you can find it, but don't worry too much if you can't)
6. Salt
7. Walnuts, if you like them, but absolutely not necessary. 

Hardware

1. A pizza stone or some other kind of porous stone that can take high heat and absorb moisture (they cost about $7 in Loblaws I think)
2. A baking tray
3. A big spoon, metal if you have it - if not, wooden will do
4. A spatula/hard plastic thing that bakers use for scraping (will explain - is not vital but handy)
5. A plastic shower cap, or one of those plastic bowl covers, or cling film
6. A big mixing bowl - mine is white, plastic, and cost $5
7. A sharp knife
8. A rack for the depositing of the lovely bread

Time


Stage 1: You are going to mix some flour, yeast and water together and then leave it for 4 hours. Enough time to go to the supermarket, watch 4 episodes of "Come Dine With Me" back-to-back, or have a nap. If you want you can either shove what you do in Stage 1 in the fridge for up to 24 hours, or go on to ...
Stage 2: You are then going to be around for 2 hours (which is going to be split up into bits of 20-30 minutes). It isn't difficult at all, but you do need to be around for this bit. I've included the ACTUAL BAKING TIME too.

Incredible. More to come.