Description
A beautiful homemade artisan bread with a crispy, golden crust and a soft, airy, chewy center! This easy no-knead bread requires just a few simple ingredients and almost no effort. No mixer, no complicated kneading, and no special baking skills needed! Perfect for sandwiches, breakfast toast, or serving warm with butter.
Ingredients
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- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ cups warm water
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp instant yeast
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, salt, and instant yeast.
- Add warm water and mix with a wooden spoon until a sticky dough forms.
- Cover the bowl with plastic wrap or a clean kitchen towel.
- Let the dough rest at room temperature for 8–12 hours, until doubled in size and bubbly.
- Transfer the dough onto a lightly floured surface.
- Fold the edges toward the center several times to form a round loaf.
- Cover and let rest for another 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 450°F (230°C) with a Dutch oven inside.
- Carefully transfer the dough onto parchment paper and place it into the hot Dutch oven.
- Cover and bake for 30 minutes.
- Remove the lid and bake for another 10–15 minutes until deeply golden and crispy.
- Let cool on a wire rack before slicing.