I have been baking Jim Lahey's no knead recipe for several years now in cast iron pots with good results. I tried the above recipe using a round loaf and long loaf together on a cookie sheet in a 450 degree oven for 35 minutes althought the round loaf ended up being quite small. I weighed it at 14 oz. before shaping the dough. My question is how long does the cup of water take to evaporate? Could that have affected the size of the round loaf?

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