This bread is my weekly go to. Everyone who tries it loves it.Follow this recipe to be a bread making hero!
Things you will need:
- Large bowl - Pastry scraper
- Plastic wrap - Parchment paper
(2) Proving baskets - Scale
1 (or 2) Dutch ovens with lid
Lame (dough knife)
Ingredients:
- 1000g Flour
- 1 tsp Yeast
- 720 g Warm Water
- 125g Honey
- 1 Tbsp Salt
Directions
Prep Time: 4-6 hours depending on rise time
Bake Time: 40 minutes total. 20 mins covered and 20 mins uncovered
Here is how to make it happen!
1. Mix with your hand to combine all of the ingredients
2. Mix until incorporated and shaggy.
3. Cover with plastic wrap. Let sit for 20 minutes.
5. Dough should look like this. Cover. Let sit for another 20 mins.
4. Stretch and fold a few times around until dough looks like this.
6. Stretch and fold again.
7. Cover, let rise and let it double in size.
8. Exact times will vary depending on temperature of your kitchen. I place mine in a cabinet that has a heat vent near it so it acts as a proving cabinet.
9. Sprinkle some flour on a cutting board or counter. Pour out dough. Cut parchment and place in proving baskets.
10. Cut in half
11. Stretch dough in to a rectangle
12. Do the envelope fold top to middle, bottom to middle, left to middle, right to middle.
fold…..
fold…..
fold….
13. Turn over and pull around until all seams are tucked under
14. Place into proving basket. Repeat same steps for send half. Cover and let rise for about an hour. Preheat oven to 450° and Put Dutch oven(s) into oven to heat up.
15. Once dough is puffy and gorgeous place dough with parchment into Dutch oven.
16. Cut top design. Place lid on Dutch oven and at 450° for 20mins with lid on.
17. Bake at 400° with lid off for 20 mins.
18. Do not cut your bread right out of the oven you will ruin it. You can cut it when it is a bit warm but not hot. This is the hardest part… resisting eating the bread fresh out of the oven.
19. ENJOY!