Description
This artisan bread recipe is simple and fun to make. You can create a delicious homemade bread with a crispy crust. It’s perfect for beginners and great with soup or for garlic bread.
Ingredients
- 3 cups (395 grams) all-purpose flour or bread flour
- ½ tablespoon kosher salt
- ¼ ounce instant or active dry yeast packet (or 2 ¼ teaspoons)
- 1 ½ cups warm water (105°F)
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine flour, salt, and yeast.
- Pour warm water over dry ingredients and mix until combined. Dough should be sticky but manageable.
- Cover bowl with towel or plastic wrap and let rise at room temperature for 2 to 10 hours or overnight for best flavor.
- Wet your hands and turn dough onto lightly floured surface. Gently fold edges into center to form a round loaf or divide into two loaves, tucking ends underneath.
- Place dough on parchment paper, dust top with flour, score 1 to 4 lines with a bread knife, and let rest 20 to 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 450°F with a baking stone, pizza stone, Dutch oven, or iron skillet inside.
- Slide dough with parchment onto hot surface. Add 1 cup hot water or 5 ice cubes to oven bottom to create steam for crustier loaf, then close oven quickly.
- Bake for 25 to 30 minutes until golden brown and crusty.
- Cool on a rack for at least 30 minutes before slicing.
- Store bread in a paper bag to maintain crust crispness.
Notes
- Store bread in a paper bag to maintain crust crispness.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Baking
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American