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Healthy Artisan Bread Made Simple Recipe

Artisan bread is a return to authentic craftsmanship, celebrating simple ingredients, slow fermentation, and bakery-quality texture achievable right at home.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 3 hours
Servings: 1 artisan loaf
Course: Bread
Cuisine: Artisan
Calories: 160
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 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

Method
 

  1. Combine warm water, sugar, and yeast; let sit 5–10 minutes until frothy.
  2. Whisk flour and salt, then add yeast mixture to form a shaggy dough; rest 20 minutes.
  3. Perform stretch-and-folds every 30 minutes for 2 hours, then let rise until doubled.
  4. Shape dough into a boule and proof 30–60 minutes.
  5. 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.