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3 ingredient Crusty Bread Recipe

Prep Time18 hours
Cook Time50 minutes
Total Time18 hours 50 minutes
Servings: 16
Author: Tracie at CleverlyInspired

Ingredients

  • 3 C bread flour you could probably use regular too
  • 1/4 tsp. rapid rise yeast
  • 1 1/4 t salt
  • 1 5/8 warm water

Instructions

  • In a large glass bowl, combine flour, salt and yeast.
  • Stir in the warm water with a wooden spoon.
  • Combine until the dough can form a messy ball.
  • Cover with saran wrap and let sit and get happy for 12 -18 hours (overnight is great)
  • Lightly flour your hands and turn dough onto itself a few times. Cover with wrap again 15 min.
  • On a lightly floured cotton towel (and old pillow case is fabulous) place bread in ball shape on the towel...sprinkle with flour and cover the towel onto the bread. Sit for 2 hours. (don't use terrycloth)
  • Heat oven 450 and place cast iron dutch oven inside. Heat it for 30 minutes.
  • Flip dough ball into the hot dutch oven (it will look messy...all is well though)
  • Cover and bake 30 minutes.
  • Uncover and continue to bake 20 minutes.