Description
Made with 5 baking staples and simple techniques, you get a crusty, golden, and perfectly fluffy loaf of bread every time.
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp instant yeast
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 1/2 cups warm water
Instructions
- Mix together dry ingredients.
- Add water and stir until it makes a sticky dough. Let sit for 3 hours in the bowl covered with plastic wrap (can leave longer!).
- Put a Dutch oven pot with a lid in your oven and preheat oven to 450 F. Let heat for 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, form the dough into a round ball on a floured surface. Place inside preheated pot on some parchment paper.
- Cover and bake 30 minutes.
- Remove lid and bake 10 more minutes until golden. Remove from oven and let cool before slicing.