Here is the dough ready to go into the pot. At this time I have had my Le Creuset pot in the oven at 450 degrees for a minimum of 30 minutes. From here I simply pull my pot from the oven, lift each end of the dough and plop it inside the Le Creuset. In this example I am spritzing the loaf with water as soon as it goes in to the pot. I have not had any issues spritzing water into a 450 degree LC pot or with the dough being cold. I do get some discoloration inside the Le Creuset but it comes clean with a little bar keepers friend when it's time to clean up. If you want a more rustic looking bread you can skip the water and dust the bread with flour.


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