Description
Discover the World’s Easiest Yeast Bread recipe for a delicious artisan loaf with a crispy crust and soft interior. This no-knead bread is perfect for beginners and requires minimal effort for bakery-quality results.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 cups (450g) flour, bread or all-purpose
- 2 tsp instant or rapid-rise yeast
- 2 tsp kosher salt
- 1 ½ cups (375ml) very warm tap water
- 1 ½ tbsp flour, for dusting
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, yeast, and salt. Add very warm water and mix until fully incorporated; expect a wet dough.
- Cover the bowl and let it rise at room temperature for 2-3 hours until doubled in size.
- For enhanced flavor, refrigerate the dough for up to 3 days.
- Preheat your Dutch oven at 230°C (450°F).
- Dust your work surface with flour, scrape out the dough, and fold to shape gently.
- Transfer the dough onto parchment paper seam-side down before placing it in the hot Dutch oven.
- Cover and bake for 30 minutes.
- Uncover and bake for an additional 12 minutes until golden brown.
- Cool on a rack for at least 10 minutes before slicing.
Notes
- Use fresh yeast for best results.
- Ensure your Dutch oven is properly preheated for a crispy crust.
- Feel free to add herbs or cheese for extra flavor.
- The dough will be wet and sloppy; this is normal.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 42 minutes
- Category: Bread
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 130
- Sugar: 0g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 0.5g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0.5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 27g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 0mg