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Same Day Dutch Oven Bread

This easy loaf of bread is the perfect addition to any meal!
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Course Appetizer, Side Dish
Servings 6

Equipment

  • 1 Dutch Oven 4-6qt
  • Conventional Oven

Ingredients
  

  • 3 1/2 cups All Purpose Flour
  • 2 tsp Salt
  • 1/2 tsp Instant Dry Yeast
  • 1 3/4 cup (Warm) Water

Instructions
 

  • Mix the flour, salt, and yeast in a large mixing bowl.
  • Add the warm water and mix until everything is just combined. (You want a wet sticky dough that you wouldn't want to touch. If your dough looks dry, add a little more water)
  • Cover mixture with plastic wrap and let sit on countertop or somewhere warm-ish for 5-8 hours.
  • After the time has elapsed, flour your hands and countertop and coax the dough out of the bowl. Make sure there is enough flour to reduce the stickiness and do one round of stretch and folds. (Stretch the dough on the top, and fold it to the middle, follow with the dough on the bottom, and lastly each side)
  • Let this dough rest on a floured surface while you preheat your Dutch oven for about 30 minutes in a 425 degree oven.
  • Line your hot Dutch oven with parchment paper and add your dough. Place a slit in the center of dough for steam to escape. Bake at 425 covered for 30 minutes. Uncover and bake for an additional 10-15 minutes until crust is golden brown.
  • **IMPORTANT** Let bread cool on a wire rack for at least an hour. Cutting into this bread early will create an extremely gummy texture.