Perfect Crusty Bread Recipe - Artisan Bread with Just 4 Ingredients
Prep Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Rest Time 20 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 2 hours 15 minutes
This artisan bread recipe uses only salt, water, flour, and yeast to create a perfectly crusty loaf baked in a dutch oven.
Ingredients
Servings: 20
- 500 gram all purpose flour or bread flour
- 1 tbsp dry yeast
- 1 tsp salt
- 350 ml warm water
Instructions
- Combine flour, yeast, salt and water in a large mixing bowl.
Use a stand mixer and knead for 5 minutes. You can also knead this by hand. - Form the dough into a ball and put it back into the mixing bowl. Cover the bowl with a kitchen towel and let rest for at least 30-40 minutes or until the dough doubled in size.
- Pre-heat oven to 450°F. Place your dutch oven in as well so it heats up as the oven is heating.
- Turn the dough onto a floured surface and form it either into a ball or loaf. Whatever shape you want.
Place it onto a parchment paper and lift it into a bowl or banneton.
Let it rise for 30 minutes. - Score the bread and place it carefully into the hot dutch oven. Close the lid and bake for 30 minutes.
- After 30 minutes remove the lid and bake for another 10 minutes to get a golden brown crust.
- Take the bread out of the dutch oven and let it cool on a rack. Wait at least 10 minutes before slicing.
Enjoy!