Quick and Easy 4-Ingredient Homemade Artisan Bread

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The pandemic may be behind us and you may or may not have jumped on that homemade sourdough starter / bread train, but I am here to tell you that as a very tired mom of 3 under 6, this recipe is fool-proof, quick, easy, and only takes 4 ingredients (including water and salt!).

PREP: 10 ish minutes
COOK: 45 minutes
TOTAL: 13 to 17 hours

SERVINGS: 1 loaf

INGREGIENTS:

  • 1/2 teaspoon yeast

  • 1 and 1/2 cups water (plus a little more, just in case)

  • 3 cups flour

  • 1 and 1/2 teaspoon salt

INSTRUCTIONS:

  1. Add 1 and 1/2 cups of water into a bowl with yeast and stir — no need to wait for yeast to be ‘activated’ as this is a slow rise recipe.

  2. Add flour and salt. Mix well until dough has come together and all ingredients are well incorporated. You may need to add a dash more water at this point. Dough should be sticky and form a ball in the bowl.

    • I use my hands to mix!

  3. Cover with towel and let it rise for 12 to 16 hours.

    • Note. If you are not going to be able to bake within that time frame, you can put the dough in the fridge for an even slower rise time.

  4. Once dough has had time to rise, put parchment paper inside your dutch oven and place that inside your oven as it preheats to 450º.

    • Can also use a baking sheet, pizza stone, bread oven — really anything that is oven-friendly!

  5. Once fully heated, place dough in your parchment paper lined dutch oven and cover for 30 minutes and let bake.

  6. Remove lid and let bake for another 15 minutes.

Bon Appétit!