This dutch oven bread is so simple, so delicious, that you will wonder why you hadn’t been making it all along. Great for sandwiches, french toast, to soak up chili or gravy. 5 ingredients-that is it. You can double it and make a loaf for those awesome neighbors who water your yard when you are out of town. Or that neighbor that you normally avoid, but want to show off your bread making skills to. If you don’t have a dutch oven, a big pot will work. Can also been seen on Foodgawker.
Thank me later dutch oven bread
Author: bakesinslippers
Ingredients
- 3½ cups all purpose flour
- 2 T olive oil
- 1⅓ cups room temp water
- 2½ tsp instant yeast
- 1¼ tsp kosher salt
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to your stand mixer fitted with the dough hook, mixing until a dough forms.
- The dough will be soft and ragged looking (if still sticky, add a little more flour and mix a bit more until dough is easy to handle)
- Cover with cling wrap tightly and store in a warm place for two hours, or until dough is almost double and when you put a thumb in it, it bounces back to original form easily
- Preheat oven to 450 and put empty uncovered dutch oven in to warm up
- Take dough out of bowl and knead slightly to form a ball, pull ends underneath.
- Cover with a towel and let rise for 20 minutes.
- Score top with knife (I just make three slight slits)
- Carefully take hot dutch oven out of oven and place dough inside, covering and baking for 25 minutes.
- Take lid off and bake for another 15 minutes, or until a thermometer reads 200 degrees.
- Cool on a rack and serve.
- Bread will last at room temp wrapped tightly for 3-4 days or you can cool completely and freeze
I’ll be trying this one. Sounds and looks great
Lillian
I love these kinds of bread!! Love the crust on your loaf!
thanks so much!
WHOA, I’d love to break into that bread! DROOLING!
oh thanks!
Your bread looks amazing, Janelle! I love that it is baked in a Dutch Oven and how easy it is to make too!
thanks April!
Oh this looks so crusty and delicious! I have to try it!!
There’s never a better recipe than one that has minimal ingredients and is easy to make. Of course it doesn’t hurt that this looks absolutely delicious!
You are so sweet, thanks!
I think I might be able to actually make that! Thanks Janelle, if you don’t mind being thanked now. 😉
you can totally thank me now!
I’ll thank you now and then again later after we try it!
G’day and how interesting! This is now on my list to try!
Cheers! Joanne
Thanks so much Joanne.
What can I say! There’s something about homemade bread and this is just perfect.
Thanks so much Anita!
Wow!! I am so impressed by this bread - just five ingredients to make something so stunning! This really does sound so simple. Thanks so much for sharing this recipe
Thanks Nicole, I hope you like it!
This loaf is perfect! I am going to try this one
I’ve seen the method of making bread in a Dutch oven, but have yet to try it. You’ve inspired me!
It’s super simple and turns out amazing! I hope you give it a try
Wow! What a beautiful loaf of bread! I’m breaking out my Dutch Oven for this one!
Gorgeous bread! Thanks for coming and linking up at #The Weekend Social. Please be sure to come back next week starting Thursdays at 9PM EST The Midnight Baker ! I hope to see you there!
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Janelle this looks wonderful! Love that crispy crust
Thanks Becca! That is my favorite part, the sound that crust makes when you cut into it.
Gorgeous pictures as always and I did not realize that homemade bread had so few ingredients! That is great!
Thanks Brandi! It really is that easy
this looks awesome and actually takes less time than the one i tried before (mark bittmans)..also, just wanted to share my experience with dutch oven. since i dont own one, i used my cast iron skillet and covered it with aluminum foil.
Hey this looks fantastic! I’m going to do a round up on my blog of grew bread recipes. I was wondering if you would mind me including your photo with a link back here? Thanks!
I would love that, thank you Michelle!
Great! Thank you. I’ll share the link with you when it posts!
omg that bread looks to die for! that crust looks SO crunchy! love it!
Thank you! It’s amazing and so easy
Janelle, your bread look so delicious and I love your photo. I am so looking forward to making this.
Thanks, I hope you like it
I am thanking you now instead of later. This was very easy and came out great. I christened our new dutch oven with it.
Yay to dutch ovens, and I am glad it worked!
Looks absolutely fab!!
Thank you friend!
Always looking for new recipes for our dutch oven, and I am a carb girl.
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I was a little afraid about this recipe because it looked too good to be true but the bread came out great. thanks for sharing.
It truly is an easy recipe. I am glad you went for it!
I’m a sucker for bread and this looks amazing, so I’m going to thank you NOW!
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Rebecca you are quite welcome!
Just made this bread and everyone LOVED it! Just had to add more flour due to dough being way to sticky. Will make again and again! Thanks!
Flour is your friend! Thanks, glad you liked it!