Sunday Heirlooms | Four Ingredient Artisan Bread Loaf

Prep Time: 5 mins (+ 4 hour rising time) | Cook Time: 45 mins | Total Time: 4 hours 50 min

Ingredients

  • 3 cups of all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp of salt
  • 1/2 tsp of Fleischmann's Rapid Rise yeast packets
  • 1.5 cups of warm water


Instructions

  1. In a large bowl, stir the flour, salt, yeast and water until it's combined (the dough should look dry and shaggy). If it looks wet and sticky, add an additional 1/4 cup of flour. Cover with plastic wrap and rest at room temperature for 4-12 hours.
  2. Turn the dough out onto a well floured surface and form a ball. Tip: once complete, place dough on parchment paper so you can pick up the edges of the paper and transfer the dough and the paper together into the baking dish in step 4.
  3. Let it rest for 30 minutes. While waiting, place an oven safe baking dish with high sides, or a dutch oven into the oven and preheat to 450 degrees.
  4. Use a bread razor or knife to slice a knife or design on the top of the bread. Then carefully transfer to baking dish or dutch oven and cover. 
  5. Bake in a dutch oven covered for 30 minutes. Then uncover it and bake for 15 more minutes until the loaf is golden brown.
  6. Let the loaf cool before slicing!

Enjoy!