Artisan bread
Megan Spence (submitted by Mom)
Simple four ingredient bread recipe that is fast, easy and delicious
Cook Time
70 min
Servings
4
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 tbsp Kosher salt
- 1 1/2 tbsp Yeast (any kind)
- 3 cups Warm water
- 6 1/2 cups Unbleached flour (Lehi roller Mills from Costco)
Instructions
- 1
Mix dough in bucket with a fork, no mixer.
- 2
Cover and Let rise 2 hours on counter
- 3
Refrigerate for at least 3 hours (you can cheat this, but it is harder to work with)
- 4
Form loaf (grapefruit size or 1 lb if you have a scale, but no bigger than 1 1/2 lbs) seam down.
- 5
Let rest 40 minutes, on precut piece of parchment paper (no cornmeal)
- 6
Preheat to 450° for 20 of those 40 minutes.
- 7
Place broiler pan in oven for preheat
- 8
Dust loaf with flour, slash with serrated knife.
- 9
Place on hot pizza stone, pour 1 cup of hot water into broiler pan, close the door to trap steam.
- 10
Bake for 30 minutes or until golden brown and hard when you tap on it.
- 11