#beginner bread

Recipe: Maxiskitchen via FeedFeed

390 grams (about 3 cups) artisan bread flour or all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons sugar 1 1/2 teaspoon salt 3/4 teaspoon instant or active dry yeast 1 1/4 cups lukewarm water (95°F) Salt butter, for serving

Instructions:

In a large bowl, combine the flour, salt, sugar, and yeast

Add the lukewarm water to the dry ingredients. Mix everything together to form a shaggy mass of dough.

Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let the dough sit and rise in a warm environment for about 2 hours.

After 2 hours, preheat the oven to 450°F with a Dutch oven inside to preheat it as well.

Transfer the risen dough onto a floured work surface. The dough may be sticky, so dust it with flour as needed. Knead the dough by folding it onto itself, turning, and repeating for 2-3 minutes until a taut dough ball forms.

Transfer the dough to a proofing basket or a parchment-lined bowl, cover, and let it rise for 35 minutes or until the dough doubles in size.