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Easy rustic bread recipe no dutch oven.
There is nothing like a loaf of fresh bread right out of the oven.
Crispy crust on the outside and soft airy bread on the inside.
Easy no knead dutch oven crusty bread.
Enter this no knead dutch oven bread my go to homemade bread recipe.
Rustic dutch oven bread recipe.
I use a 5 quart dutch oven with this recipe and it works fine but if you want your loaf to be taller use a smaller perhaps a 3 5 or 4 quart dutch oven instead.
The larger the dutch oven the less tall your loaf will be.
Preheat the oven to 450 f 230 c with the pot inside for 45 minutes 1 hour.
Just bake it on a tray see the recipe notes.
You start it the evening before adjust it in the morning let it sit for about 2 hours then bake it for about 45 minutes and then you have the most.
If the dough mixture is too dry add a bit more water the dough should be sticky as seen in the video.
A small dutch oven is better here so that the bread rises upwards whereas if you were to use a big dutch oven the bread would spread out over the entire surface of the pot.
If we are having soup or chili a loaf of crusty fresh bread makes the most amazing addition all warm and perfect with melty butter it just completes the meal.
The end result is a brick oven type of crust that i ve never gotten with home bread baking before the results are wonderful believe it or not.
Meanwhile place a 6 quart dutch oven or heavy cooking pot with oven safe lid inside the oven.
This is a no knead dutch oven bread recipe that peeked my interest in the dec jan o8 mother earth news magazine.
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Another reason your bread could be flattish in appearance is the size of dutch oven you use.
Carefully remove the pot from the oven and place it on a trivet or heat safe surface.
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Homemade dutch oven bread that s ready in just a few hours no overnight rise.
Preheat oven pot.
30 minutes before dough has risen or while refrigerated dough is coming to room temperature place dutch oven cast iron pot in the oven to preheat at 230 c 450 f.