Homemade Artisan Bread
The recipe below has become a staple in our household and will make two loaves. Making homemade bread has become such a popular pastime because of how easy it is and how few ingredients are needed. Feel free to add herbs and experient for yourself!
Equipment
- Food thermometer
Ingredients
- 3 cups Warm water
- 1 1/2 tbsp Yeast
- 1 3/4 tbsp Non iodized salt
- 6 1/2 cups Bread flour
- dash Sea salt flakes
Instructions
- Heat the water to about 100-110 degrees.
- Pour the lukewarm water into a bowl and add yeast and salt. Mix well.
- Slowly add in the bread flour and mix in a mixer with a dough hook for about two minutes. If you do not have a mixer mixing with a wooden spoon will work. The mixture will be a bit wet.
- Next, cover the bowl loosely with a clean towel. Allow the dough to rise for at least two hours.
- At this point, I cut the dough in half to make two loaves.
How To Bake Your Home Bread
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- Sprinkle the dough with flour and begin shaping in desired shape.
- Place on a heavy cookie sheet or baking stone.
- Using a serrated knife slash the dough to allow the bread to expland during the baking process. The depth of your scoring should be about 1/3 and should follow a tik tac toe pattern.
- Most times, I sprinkle sea salt flakes to add a bit more flavor to the top of bread.
- The bread photographed shows half of the recipe, and I also sprinkled everything bagel seasonings to flavor the bread.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown.