Jane Miles

10" or 12"  Deep Dutch Oven

8 or 10 Bottom Briquettes

14 or 16 Top Briquettes

Makes: One loaf

In a large mixing bowl, dissolve 1 package (¼ ounce) active dry yeast in ¼ cup warm water (110º to 115º). Add 1 cup warm milk (110º to 115º), 2 Tablespoons softened butter, 2 Tablespoons sugar, 1 egg, 2 teaspoons dill weed or dill seed, 2 teaspoons dried minced onion, ½ teaspoon salt, and 1½ cups all-purpose flour. Beat on low speed for 30 seconds; beat on high for 3 minutes. Stir in another 1½ cups all-purpose flour (batter will be sticky). Do Not Knead. Cover and let rise in a warm place until double in size.

Stir the batter down. Spoon into a grease 10" Deep Dutch oven. Cover and let rise until nearly doubled. If weather is to cool for the bread to rise, place 2-3 hot charcoal briquettes on the lid of the Dutch oven. This will make the oven warm but not hot enough to cook the dough.

Place eight charcoal briquettes around the outside edge of the bottom of the Dutch oven. Place 14 charcoal briquettes around the outside edge of the top of the Dutch oven. Bake for approximately 10 minutes. Remove the bottom briquettes and bake another approximately 5 minutes with the top heat only. Check the bread about 5 minutes before it is done to make sure the top of the bread is browning evenly. Rearrange the charcoal briquettes if needed. Remove the bread immediately to a wire rack to cool. Leaving the bread in the oven will cause it to sweat and get soggy.