EASY DUTCH OVEN NO KNEAD BREAD

There is nothing like the smell of freshly baked bread. A lot of people have never baked bread because they think it is too difficult. Well, if you follow this recipe you will find out just how easy it is. You don’t need any fancy kitchen equipment or ingredients.

The best part of this recipe is that you don’t even need to knead the dough.

You just mix the ingredients and let nature do the rest.

You can make it the night before, let it rise all night, and bake it for breakfast.

It just takes 45 minutes in the oven. Eat it while it’s hot with butter and jam, with your favorite soup, or use it to make delicious toast and sandwiches.

After tasting homemade bread, you will never buy store-bought bread again!

Ingredient For This Recipe

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp active dry yeast
• 1 ½ tsp sea salt
• 1 ½ cups warm water (105F)

How To Make Dutch Oven Bread From Scratch

• Step 1. In a large bowl, combine flour, active dry yeast, and salt
• Step 2. Add the water, and mix until all ingredients are perfectly combined and they form a ball.

• Step 3. Transfer to a greased bowl and cover the bowl loosely with plastic wrap and a moistened kitchen towel

• Step 4. Let the dough rise in a draft-free place for 18 to 24 hrs. After the 18 to 24 hrs, the dough will look like this:

• Step 5. preheat the oven to 450F and put a dutch oven inside the oven while it preheats. Baking the bread in a preheated dish makes it crunchy
• Step 6. Turn dough into a floured surface

• Step 7. Gently gather the dough into a ball

• Step 8. Carefully place the dough into a preheated dutch oven and bake, covered for 30 minutes. Remove cover and bake for 15 mins more. Remove from the oven and cool in a rack.

Recipe tips;

1. Make sure the water you use is warm. If it is too cold, the gluten will not develop properly, and if it is too hot, it will kill the yeast. Warm water is key
2. For best results, use all-purpose flour. If you want to use whole wheat flour, substitute up to one cup all-purpose with whole wheat.
3. If you want to jazz things up, you can add chopped garlic, onion, or Parmesan cheese
4. Make sure your baking dish or dutch oven is inside the oven while preheating
5. After taking your bread out of the oven, let it cool on a rack. This keeps the bottom crisp

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EASY DUTCH OVEN NO KNEAD BREAD

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Course: BAKERY BREAD, Breakfast, Brunch, Dessert

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 45 minutes

Total Time: 55 minutes

Servings: 1 LOAF FOR 8 PEOPLE

Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp active dry yeast
• 1 ½ tsp sea salt
• 1 ½ cups warm water (105F)

Instructions

• In a large bowl, combine flour, active dry yeast, and salt
• Add the water, and mix until all ingredients are perfectly combined and they form a ball.
• Transfer to a greased bowl and cover the bowl loosely with plastic wrap and a moistened kitchen towel
• Let the dough rise in a draft-free place for 18 to 24 hrs. After the 18 to 24 hrs, the dough will look like this:
• preheat the oven to 450F and put a dutch oven inside the oven while it preheats. Baking the bread in a preheated dish makes it crunchy
• Turn dough into a floured surface
• Gently gather the dough into a ball
• Carefully place the dough into a preheated dutch oven and bake, covered for 30 minutes. Remove cover and bake for 15 mins more. Remove from the oven and cool in a rack.

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Answering Your Burning Questions:

1. Can You Use Bread Flour For Easy Homemade Dutch Oven Bread? All-purpose flour works best for dutch oven bread. If you use bread flour, I would recommend you knead the dough. Bread flour needs kneading for the gluten to develop properly. This is not the case with all-purpose flour.
2. What Can I Use Instead Of A Dutch Oven To Bake The Bread? If you don’t own a dutch oven, you can use any 2.5-2.75 qt round baking dish with a lid.