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Whisk yeast and water together until dissolved.
Add flour and salt. Stir thoroughly with handle of wooden or plastic spoon until there is no dry flour visible.
Cover and leave for ½ – 1 hour.
When it looks like dough, take out of bucket.
Stretch dough, fold in half, rotate 90°. Repeat 4 – 6 times until you feel the dough tighten up.
Put it back in bowl, cover. Let it double in size, approximately 4 hours.
Do stretch again as above. Return to bowl. Let it double in size, approximately 4 hours.
Preheat oven and pot with lid to 450° about ½ hour before baking.
When doubled in size, transfer dough to hot pot; use gravity to help. Sprinkle with sesame seeds, cover and put into oven.
Remove lid after about 20-30 minutes and bake another 20 minutes with lid off.
When the bread looks crusty and dark brown it is done. Cool on rack. Enjoy!