My sis-in-law, Katie, shared this recipe with me years ago. She’s a mom of 4 and I’m a mom of 5. All mamas want their food to be good and quick… this one is both kid and mama approved! In my opinion it’s best served fresh, but I’ve been known to double the recipe to make one for lunch and the other for dinner. Efficiency is also a mama must have!
I love pairing this bread with our Young Family Beef Stew! It’s great for dipping with it’s crisp, slightly salty, crunchy crust and soft interior that works like the perfect sponge… soaking up all the broth. This bread is dense enough to hold up to whatever soup you dip it in.
Enjoy!
Best Basic Homemade Bread
Ready in 1.5 hours, 4 Ingredients + Delicious! Oh!! And you only knead it twice!
Equipment
- 1 Dutch Oven Or Oven Safe Pot for 475° temperature
Ingredients
- 3 cups Flour
- 1 ½ tsp Salt Plus more for topping loaf
- 1 tbsp Active Dry Yeast
- 1 ¾+ cups Warm Water Just enough to make it all stick together
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine four, salt and yeast.
- Mix together.
- Add warm water (not boiling). I fill up 2 cups of warm water and add until the dough just sticks together using a spatula.
- Cover with kitchen towel and leave it to rise for 1 hour.
- After 45 minutes, turn your oven on and set to 475 degrees. Put your dutch oven in while it preheats.
- After 1 hour, flower your hands and sprinkle some flower on the risen dough. Fold the bread into itself 2-3x. Add flower as needed to handle.
- Once the oven is preheated, add folded dough in dutch oven. Sprinkle a few shakes of salt on the top of the loaf (I like to use Kosher Salt for the top), put the lid on, the let it bake for 20 minutes.
- After 20 minutes, take the lid off and let the top brown for 5 more minutes.
- Let cool then slice and serve!
