Soft and Fluffy Skillet Bread Recipe

Directions

• Activate the yeast by combining the water, sugar, and yeast. Mix with a spoon, and let it sit undisturbed for 5-10 minutes.
• Mix together the flour, salt, and powdered milk in large bowl.
• When yeast is activated (foamy and cloudy-looking), add to flour mixture. Give it a rough stir with a fork and add 1 tablespoon of olive oil.
• Continue stirring with fork until firm enough to remove from bowl. Place dough onto lightly-floured surface.
• Knead dough for 5 minutes. It will remain slightly sticky and oily-feeling. Add only enough additional flour to keep from sticking to counter while kneading.
• Form into a ball and place into a bowl. Rub ball of dough with a small amount of olive oil.
• Cover bowl with plastic wrap and set somewhere warm (or at least not cool). Leave it alone to proof for 1 hour.
• Remove from bowl and knead for additional 2 minutes.
• Use paper towel or brush to coat a little olive oil on 8-inch, nonstick, smooth skillet. Rub a little more oil on underside of skillet lid.
• Place dough into skillet. Gently spread dough to fill the entire diameter of the pan.
• Cover skillet with lid and put in warm place to proof for 15 more minutes.
• Place an upside-down cast iron skillet (or similar) over stove burner. Turn burner to medium/low heat, and let cast iron warm up for a few minutes.
• Set covered skillet with dough on top of warm cast iron. Let it cook undisturbed for 10 minutes. Then carefully turn over the dough, re-cover pan, and cook additional 5 minutes.
• Remove lid, and remove pan from heat. Cover entire skillet with a towel, and leave undisturbed for 20-30 minutes to cool.
• Remove bread from pan. Cut with bread knife and serve.