Pan De Agua

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 4 1/2 cups bread flour
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1 tablespoon dry yeast
• 1 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 di solve the yeast in warm water (80º f). let is sit for 25 minutes until the water is foamy.
• 2 mix it with the salt and the flour.
• 3 knead the dough for 10 minutes until the consistency is elastic.
• 4 let it rise for 1 hour and 45 minutes.
• 5 punch it and let it rise again for another 45 minutes.
• 6 give the dough a long (french loaf type) shape, cut a slit down the middle, and bake it at 450-475ºf for 20 minutes or until it reaches a golden color.
• 7 for a crunchy crust put a small ovenproof container with water in the oven when baking the bread.