![]() I do not recommend using whole wheat flour or white whole wheat flour in this recipe.If you are concerned though, put a piece of parchment paper under your dough before placing into your pot. There’s no need to grease the Dutch oven/baking dish/pot.Just make sure it has risen and appears to “bubble” to the surface. I’ve let this dough rise anywhere between 8-24 hours and it has baked up beautifully.Preheating your Dutch oven to 450 degrees F will not damage it, or the knob on top.In my oven, the bread only needs 7 minutes uncovered until crusty and golden brown, but this can vary. Uncovered baking time depends on your oven.Carefully remove bread to a cutting board and slice with a bread knife.Carefully remove cover and bake for 7-15 minutes* more, uncovered. Replace cover and bake for 30 minutes covered.(You can put a piece of parchment under the dough if your Dutch oven isn’t enamel coated.) With floured hands, place the bread dough into it. After the 30 minutes are up, carefully remove Dutch oven.Cover dough loosely with plastic wrap and let rest. While your Dutch oven preheats, turn dough onto a well-floured surface. With floured hands, form the dough into a ball.Place your Dutch oven, uncovered, into the preheated oven for 30 minutes. After dough is ready, preheat oven to 450 degrees F.Let dough sit at room temperature for 8-24 hours*. The less you "work" it, the more soft, fluffy air pockets will form. Stir in water using a wooden spoon until the mixture forms a shaggy but cohesive dough. In a large bowl, stir together the flour, salt and yeast.Voila! Pop it out, slice it up, and slather one (or twelve) with butter, STAT. Mine only needed 7 more minutes to get gorgeous golden brown, but it can vary. The uncovered baking time just depends on your oven. Now remove the lid, put it back in the oven, and bake an additional 7-15 minutes uncovered. Isn’t this amazing?! Here’s what it will resemble after baking for 30 minutes. Back into the oven it goes, so set that timer for 30 minutes and wait for the magic to happen! If the cookware you’re using isn’t enameled or nonstick, slip a piece of parchment paper underneath the dough at this point.Ĭarefully remove your Dutch oven from the oven, pop in your dough, and cover it with the lid. It will be sticky, but with floured hands you can easily form it into a round dough ball.Ĭover it loosely with plastic wrap while your Dutch oven preheats. Meanwhile, pop your dough out onto a well floured surface. See notes below about other cookware you can use. Once it’s risen, place your Dutch oven into a 450 degree F oven to preheat. You want it to rise and “bubble” to the surface. Just cover the bowl tightly with plastic wrap and let it sit anywhere between 8-24 hours at room temperature. Pour in warm water and gently stir until you’ve created a messy, shaggy dough that looks something like this (above). Make sure to use fresh, non-expired ingredients. In a large bowl, stir together your flour, salt and yeast. I can envision mixing in lots of fun flavorings… rosemary, lemon zest, Parmesan, garlic and cranberries just to name a few ideas! I’ve already made a few of these fabulous loaves and will make many more around the holidays, too. If, like me, you’re standing there slack jawed when it’s done, you know you got it right! All of your patience totally pays off when this lovely loaf comes out of your oven, though. The dough only takes 5 minutes to come together, but it does take some time to rise. These are just all the answers I found when I had some of the same questions! You can click “Read More” to scroll through the picture tutorial, full recipe, and my notes. You probably already have lots of questions about how it’s baked, what kind of cookware you can use besides a Dutch oven, and how long you should let yours rise. Look at those scrumptious slices! They’re just begging to be slathered with goat cheese and honey, or topped with tomatoes, basil and a drizzle of good olive oil. I’ve used both active dry yeast and highly active dry yeast with great results! Just make sure your flour is fresh and yeast isn’t expired. ![]() Sounds like a lifetime, I know, but waiting is the only difficult part of this recipe. The beautiful, crusty and fluffy bread that results from just four ingredients will knock your socks off! All it takes is flour, salt, yeast and water, all mixed up in a bowl and set to rest for 8-24 hours. I have something amazing to share with you today! I mean, you’ve seen artisan bread before but you’ve probably never seen it as easily made as this! I’d say this is one part recipe, one part magic trick… it’s just incredible. One of my most reader-tested and approved recipes! This crusty, fluffy artisan bread needs only 4 ingredients and 5 minutes to come together… you won’t believe how easy and delicious it is!
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