This recipe is no knead, if you are curious about making your own bread, saving a ton of money and trips to the bakery, give this one a try.
How bread is made
- Bread is one of the oldest food known to man. Significantly important staple since the Dawn of agriculture, also played roles in religious rituals and cultures all over the world. Bread is made with flour, water and yeast. Yeast acts as a rising agent, it reacts to sugar and heat producing gas which makes the bubbles inside the dough making the bread fluffy and soft. Let’s break down easy steps for this recipe.
Very simple steps
- Mix flour, water, yeast, oil and sweetener
- Drizzle oil and cover
- Proof for 3 hours
- Slightly fold sides
- Transfer dough to a Dutch oven
- Bake covered for 30 minutes on 450
- Bake uncovered for another 10 to brown the top
- Rest for 10 minutes
- Enjoy
Why you should make bread at home
- You save money
- You get to develop a skill that will boost confidence
- You get to practice mindfulness while you create
- You will know exactly what ingredients will go in your food, no additives nor preservatives
- You get to do something with love
- Every other try will be different
Where did I get this recipe
This recipe is from here. I just googled easiest bread and this gem popped up. We are doing a Dutch oven method meaning the dough will be in a pot with cover. This will create steam that will help make our bread soft and moist. I didn’t have parchment paper, the bottom turned out a little toasty but this is some quality bread.
Storage & Ideas
You won’t be able to finish this whole loaf in one sitting. Keep in an air tight container and fridge up to two weeks. Best for canapés, grilled cheese, bruschettas, sandwiches and just what I did here, with a whole lot of vegan butter. Another thing, make sure to allow 10 minutes of cooling time before cutting. The inside of the dough is still doing some carry over cooking. If you cut too early, you might end up with a mushy bread. Patience friend.
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Easiest Homemade Bread
Ingredients
- 3 Cups all purpose flour
- 5 Tbsp olive oil
- 5 Tbsp maple or any other sweeter
- 1 Pack active dry yeast
- 1 Tbsp salt
- 1.5 Cup very hot water not boiling I mix 1/2 boiling water with 1 cup of room temperature water
Instructions
- Mix all dry ingredients, yeast, flour, salt.
- Add liquids, 1.5 water, maple syrup, olive oil.
- Give it a good stir to make the dough. Don’t spend a lot of time here just a minute of stirring is good as long as all components are integrated. Drizzle with oil cover. Leave for 3 hours to rise.
- Deflate, fold the sides to form the shape of your bread, oil and dust the bottom of the pot. Transfer the shaped dough. Cover the pot. This will create steam that will help with the moisture of your bread.
- In a preheated 450 degree oven, pop in your pot. Cook for 30 minutes with cover and 10 minutes uncovered, take it out of the heat and rest for another 10 minutes. Let the cooking finish on the inside of the bread before cutting. This is called carry over cooking.
- enjoy
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Let me know how yours turned out! @makepurethyheart.com
