3-Step Crusty Bread

This is by far the best bread that I've ever made...that being said I feel that it is only fair to tell you that this is also the only bread that I've ever made...but still, it is amazing. Three steps: Mix, rise, bake. (I guess its four steps if you want to count eating it...technically the most important)

This may in fact be the recipe for the perfect "no-knead" bread. It requires little to no effort, which, if you know me at all, is right up my alley. The complete recipe will follow.

The first step is to add 3 cups of all purpose flour to a large mixing bowl. 

Next add 1/2 teaspoon of yeast (smart tip: this is exactly one Fleischmann's yeast packet), 1- 3/4 teaspoon of salt, and 1/2 teaspoon of sugar. 

Mix the dry ingredients together in the mixing bowl. 

Add 1-1/2 cups of water to the dry mixture.

Use a wooden spoon or spatula to mix all of the ingredients together. Breath easy, this is as close to kneading as you will get. 

Cover the dough with plastic wrap and let it sit for a whole 12-14 hours. 

After you have waited the 12-14 hours you'll have noticed that the dough has risen a pretty significant amount.  Turn your oven on to 450 degrees. Place your enamel cooking pot inside while the oven pre-heats for approximately 30 minutes. 

Turn the dough out on to a heavily floured surface. You may want to flour your hands before forming the dough in to a ball shape.  

Remove the enamel pot from the oven. Be careful, at this point the pot is very hot (and stays very warm for a long time after being out of the oven). Place your dough in to the pot and place it back in to the oven with the lid on for 30 minutes. Remove the lid and bake for another 15 minutes. 

The result is a very easy very delicious crusty bread.

A Happy Saturdays Step Crusty Bread

 -3 cups all purpose flour

-1/2 teaspoon yeast (one Fleischmann's yeast packet)

-1-3/4 teaspoon salt

-1/2 teaspoon sugar

-1-1/2 cup water

What you will need:

-enamel pot

-large mixing bowl

-measuring cups

-measuring spoons

-plastic wrap

-mixing spoon

Valentines Day Nails

     materials needed:    

-nude polish for base

-red polish for hearts

-toothpick or dotting tool

-clear top coat

optional: quick drying clear coat 

source via pinterest

I found this handy diagram telling you how to properly paint your nails. I wish I knew this a few years ago when I was getting nail polish all over my fingers (not that I still don't do that). 

Now used the skills you just mastered to apply a nude base coat of a nude polish to your nails. 

I've used essie's ballet slippers. One of my all time favourites.

After your base coat is dry.I like to add a layer of essie's 'to dry for' before adding the hearts (not pictured).  

The next step is to add the hearts! I've used essie's fishnet stockings. 

The first step to make a heart is adding one small dot. I find that it's easiest to make dots by dipping a toothpick into the polish and then applying it to the nail. I know that there are dotting tools sold specifically for polish but I don't own any of those. 

Next, add another small dot beside your first leaving a small space between. These will make the first two "humps" of your heart. 

Finally, connect the two dots by dragging the polish from the dots down to form a point. It's super easy. 

After this step I applied a final layer of clear polish to set the hearts. 

Happy Valentines Day!