Easy Crusty French Bread

Easy Crusty French Bread

from lifeasastrawberry.com
150 min
1 servings

Easy dutch oven bread ready in just a few hours - no overnight rise needed.

Ingredients

  • 2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast (9 grams)
  • 1 teaspoon sugar (4 grams) (use honey if you prefer)
  • 1 1/4 cups warm water (300 grams)
  • 1 1/4 teaspoons (8 grams) kosher salt
  • 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 cups All-Purpose Flour (400 grams) plus extra for dusting (see recipe notes)

Directions

  1. 1

    Combine yeast, sugar, and warm water in a large mixing bowl (you can also use a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook).

  2. 2

    When dough has risen, lightly flour a large cutting board.

  3. 3

    While bread is rising, place an empty dutch oven (with the lid on) in your oven and heat to 460 degrees Fahrenheit.

  4. 4

    When the oven is hot, you're ready to go! Use oven mitts to pull the dutch oven out and remove the lid.