Good bread is the most fundamentally satisfying of all foods; and good bread with fresh butter, the greatest of feasts – James Beard
Ingredients
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp yeast
- 1 ½ cups warm water (should be able to put your finger in without getting burned)
Directions
- Start the dough the night before you’re ready to bake it. It needs about 8-16 hours to properly ferment
- Mix the flour, salt, and yeast together
- With a wooden spoon, stir the mixture
- Add the warm water
- Stir the mixture until it forms a “shaggy” dough
- Cover with plastic wrap or a towel and store in a warm place (room temperature should be ok)
(Next Day)
- Preheat oven to 450℉
- The dough should have almost doubled and be a little wet
- Sprinkle flour on your working surface. Put the dough on the flour
- Turn/knead the dough until it becomes round. Cover with a towel and let it rest for approx 30 minutes
- Once the oven has preheated, place the dutch oven in the oven for 30 minutes
- Place the dough on parchment paper and carefully place into the dutch oven
- Bake for approx 45 minutes
- Remove the bread from the dutch oven and let it sit for about 30 minutes. Enjoy with the Tuscany Bean Soup (see recipe post below)