Description
Artisan bread is a return to authentic craftsmanship, celebrating simple ingredients, slow fermentation, and bakery-quality texture achievable right at home.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1.5 teaspoons sea salt
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 packet (2¼ teaspoons) active dry yeast
- 1.25 cups warm water (110°F)
Instructions
- Combine warm water, sugar, and yeast; let sit 5–10 minutes until frothy.
- Whisk flour and salt, then add yeast mixture to form a shaggy dough; rest 20 minutes.
- Perform stretch-and-folds every 30 minutes for 2 hours, then let rise until doubled.
- Shape dough into a boule and proof 30–60 minutes.
- Preheat Dutch oven to 450°F, bake covered 30 minutes, uncovered 15–20 more until golden.
Notes
For deeper flavor, cold-ferment the dough overnight. Ensure proper proofing to achieve an airy, open crumb.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Bread
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Artisan
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 160
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 280mg
- Fat: 0.5g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0.5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 33g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: artisan bread, homemade bread, Dutch oven bread, bakery style bread