Rustic Homemade Bread Recipe
This four-ingredient bread is simple and easy to make. The hint of sea salt on top is what makes this bread so good!
Equipment
- Stand Mixer
- Cast Iron or Cast Iron Enameled Dutch Oven with Lid (7-10 quart is best)
Ingredients
- 3 cups flour (I use bread flour but any kind is fine)
- 2 tsp fine sea salt
- ½ tsp yeast
- 1⅓ cup water (does not need to be warm)
Instructions
- Add 3 cups flour, 2 tsp fine sea salt, and ½ tsp yeast into the bowl of a stand mixer or a bowl if you're making without a mixer.
- Stir in 1⅓ cup water gradually until the dough is just wet enough to stay together in a ball. Cover with a damp dish towel and let sit for a minimum of six hours or longer to a maximum of twelve hours.
- Place the cast iron pot and lid into the oven and preheat to 475°.
- Dust a clean countertop with flour, pour the dough ball onto the floured surface, and fold it into the center about four times, forming a round ball. Cover with a towel again while oven and pan continue to heat up to 475°.
- Once the oven is up to temperature, take the lid off and put the dough ball into the very hot cast iron pot. Sprinkle or brush with olive oil and sea salt and replace the lid onto the pot.
- Set a timer for twenty minutes to bake the bread, then remove the lid and bake for another ten minutes or so until golden brown.
- Remove bread carefully and let cool on a wire cooking rack.