Easy Crusty Bread
 
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A no-knead bread with a soft and chewy texture and a thick, crispy crust. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced baker, you will love this easy-to-make homemade bread.
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Recipe type: Yeast Bread
Serves: 10-12
Ingredients
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1¾ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp active dry yeast
  • 1½ cups room temperature water
Instructions
  1. Mix flour, salt, and yeast in a big mixing bowl with a lid. Pour the water into the bowl and using a spatula mix it until it's all incorporated. The dough will be wet and sticky--that's okay.
  2. Cover the bowl with the lid and let it sit on your counter for 12-18 hours.
  3. Place the Dutch oven (cast iron pot) with the lid on it in the oven, and preheat it and the oven to 450 degrees.
  4. Meanwhile, flour your work surface, your hands, and spatula. Using your hands or spatula, gently remove the dough from the bowl and roughly shape it into a ball. Since it is a sticky dough, use a nice amount flour on your hands when shaping it into a ball.
  5. Place the shaped dough onto a large piece of parchment paper (large enough to fit in the pot and safe under high heat).
  6. Next, open the oven, remove the Dutch oven, and then remove the lid.
  7. Quickly and carefully, lift the ball of dough by the parchment paper, placing it all--dough and parchment paper--inside the pot. Cover the pot with the lid and place it back into the oven.
  8. Bake for 27-30 minutes with the lid on. Then remove the lid and continue baking for another 12-15 minutes until golden brown.
  9. Remove the bread from the pot and place it on a cooling rack to cool.
  10. Let cool for 10-20 minutes before slicing.
  11. Store the bread covered at room temperature for up to a week.
  12. Enjoy!
Recipe by Real Life Dinner at https://reallifedinner.com/easy-crusty-bread/