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In a very large bowl, add your flour, yeast, and salt.
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Pour in your water and stir until combined, just a few minutes.
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Cover your bowl with foil or greased plastic wrap for 2-5 hours. We left it for 5 hours and it turned out just fine, yay!
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Divide your dough into 3 loaves with a knife. Cover each loaf with flour and form it into a ball.
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Lay onto a baking sheet with a silicone baking mat or onto a pizza stone sprinkled with cornmeal. Let this dough rest for about 30 or so minutes.
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With a sharp knife, slash the top of each loaf into 3 lines or a criss-cross pattern. This helps let out some steam in the dough. If you don't slash your bread, the bread will most likely make it's own tear somewhere during cooking.
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Preheat your oven to 450 degrees and add a small pan filled with 1 cup of water on a lower rack for a water bath. Bake for 30-35 minutes.
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Place your baked bread on a baking rack to cool.