Artisan Bread Recipe: Crusty, Airy
Easy no-knead artisan bread with a crusty exterior and open crumb.
Ingredients
- 3 cups bread flour
- 1½ cups lukewarm water
- 1¼ tsp kosher salt
- ½ tsp active dry yeast
Instructions
- Mix flour, salt, and yeast; add water to the shaggy dough.
- Cover and rise 12–18 hours.
- Shape loosely on floured parchment.
- Second rise 1–2 hours.
- Bake in preheated Dutch oven at 450°F, covered 30 min.
- Uncover + bake 15–20 min until deep golden.
- Cool 1 hour before slicing.
Notes
• Long rise = flavor and holes
• Hot Dutch oven = oven spring
• Weigh flour for consistency
• Try rosemary or olive variation
• Never buy bread again
• Hot Dutch oven = oven spring
• Weigh flour for consistency
• Try rosemary or olive variation
• Never buy bread again