Dutch Oven Artisan Bread
A delicious, crusty bread loaf
Ingredients
- 2 cups warm water
- 2 ¼ tsp instant yeast
- 2 tbsp honey or white sugar optional
- 4 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp olive oil
Instructions
- Add yeast, warm water and honey (sugar) to a bowl. Allow to bloom until frothy.
- Mix together flour and salt in a large bowl.
- Incorporate dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. If your dough is sticky, sprinkle small amounts of flour and knead dough until it doesn't stick to your hands.
- Add your oil to a large boil. Place your dough into the bowl and roll in the oil so that it is completely coated.
- Cover and let rise for 1½ to 2 hours.
- Uncover. If does has doubled in size, punch down the center and reshape into a ball again. Be careful not to tear your dough.
- Cover and allow to rise for another 45 minutes.
- Preheat your oven to 450℉.
- Place your Dutch oven into your oven so that it can warm up. I place mine in the oven at the beginning of the preheat and leave it in there for 45 minutes.
- Gently punch down dough, reshape into a ball again. Score/cut the top to allow your bread to expand.
- Place in Dutch oven with lid on.
- Bake for 30 minutes with lid on, And 15 minutes with the lid off. 45 Minute total.