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Freshly baked artisan bread loaf cooling on a wire rack with a golden crust.

Easy Artisan Bread

An easy bread with only five ingredients that takes five minutes to prepare!
5 from 2 votes
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Resting Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 35 minutes
Course Breakfast, Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 6
Calories 233 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 Dutch Oven

Ingredients
 
 

  • 3 cups Artisan or All Purpose Bread Flour
  • 2 tsp Sugar
  • 1.5 tsp salt
  • 3/4 tsp Instant active yeast
  • 1.25 cup Lukewarm water (110F)

Instructions
 

  • In a bowl, add your flour, salt, sugar and yeast and combine.
    Stainless steel bowl with flour and yeast on a wooden board, ready for baking preparation.
  • Add in your lukewarm water (110F). I like to use a thermometer to make sure it's the right temperature.
    Bowl of flour with water being poured from a white measuring cup on a wooden surface. Perfect for baking or cooking.
  • Combine until a gooey dough forms. Cover tightly and place in a room temperature location to proof. Your kitchen counter works great! You can leave it for two to six hours depending on how soon you need it.
    Bread dough rising in a covered bowl on a wooden surface, ready for baking.
  • Once proofed, while in the bowl fold in the corners while rotating for a total of nine times.
    Hands kneading dough in a metal bowl on a wooden surface. Baking preparation at home.
  • Place onto a floured surface and pinch in the corners to form a round dough ball
    Hands kneading round dough on a floured wooden board, preparing for baking.
  • Cover with a kitchen towel and proof on the counter for an additional 30 minutes.
    Bowl of dough covered with a white cloth on a wooden table, ready for rising. Perfect for bread-making tips.
  • While the dough is proofing, preheat your oven and dutch oven at 450F.
    Hand adjusting oven temperature dial to 160 degrees, focusing on precise cooking settings at home.
  • Once the dough is proofed, place parchment paper in your dutch oven and carefully place the dough inside. Cut two slits on top of the dough and lightly flour. Cover and bake for 30 minutes. Then remove the lid and bring the temperature down to 400F and bake for an additional 15 minutes.
    Hand preparing dough in a lined Dutch oven for bread baking.
  • Place your bread on a wire rack and let cool for 45 minutes.
    Freshly baked rustic bread cools on a wire rack in the kitchen.

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Nutrition

Calories: 233kcalCarbohydrates: 49gProtein: 6gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0.1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.1gSodium: 583mgPotassium: 67mgFiber: 2gSugar: 1gCalcium: 10mgIron: 3mg
Keyword bread, easy, Home made Bread
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