Dutch Oven No Knead Crusty Bread

This Dutch Oven No Knead Bread recipe comes out perfectly crusty in under 3 hours – it's easy to make homemade artisan bread with 5 minutes of prep!

Ingredients

·      1 1/2 cups warm water (about 100 degrees F)

·      1 packet yeast (active dry, instant, or quick rise- 2.25 teaspoons)

·      1/2 tablespoon fine grain salt (NOT iodized)

·      3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour or bread flour, more if needed to get correct consistency, plus more for dusting 

Instructions

1.         In a large bowl (or container), mix together the warm water (1.5 cups), yeast (1 packet/2.25 teaspoons), and table salt (1/2 tablespoon), until yeast and salt are fully or almost dissolved (I like using a whisk for this).

2.         Add the flour (3.25 cups) to the bowl all at once and stir together until a sticky dough forms. Don't worry about mixing it too much, just make sure everything is uniformly wet. It WILL be messy and sticky. You can scrape what's left on the spoon with a silicone spatula. (add a little flour, if it is too sticky).

3.         Cover the bowl with a kitchen towel (or place the container to the lid on ajar). Leave it for 2-3 hours to rise in a somewhat warm place until it's doubled in volume, (If it's cold out, I like to preheat my oven for a few minutes, then turn it off, then place the bowl in the oven, trapping the heat inside. If your house is warm just leave it out, or if it's warm outside you can place it there).

After the two-three hour rise time when the dough has about doubled, you have two options: bake, or store in the fridge.  I have made this bread for my family and my reenactment family many times. Fast, Easy, and very Good Bread.

Preheating the Dutch Oven

You want your Dutch oven to be good and hot for baking the bread so it gets a chance to crisp up properly on the outside.

About 30 minutes to an hour before you want to bake the bread, place the Dutch Oven, with the lid on, on the center rack of your oven and turn your oven on to 450 degrees F. Once it reaches 450, keep preheating the Dutch Oven for about 20 minutes.



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