A Tuscan Herb Artisan Bread
A bread that is so simple to make using only 5 ingredients with no need to knead and full of that fresh baked flavor.
Equipment
- Dutch Oven with a Lid
Ingredients
- 3 Cups All Purpose Flour
- 1/4 tsp Instant Yeast
- 1 1/4 tsp Salt
Mix the above ingredients together, then add
- 1 1/2 Cups Water
- 1/2 tsp Thyme
- 1/2 tsp Rosemary
- 1/2 tsp Oregano
- 1/2 tsp Basil
Optional: Mix together a bowl of spices to sprinkle over the top of the bread before baking.
Instructions
- In a medium sized mixing bowl add the flour, yeast and salt.
- Next add the water and spices.
- Mix by hand just until the dough comes together.
- Leave the dough in the bowl for 12 to 18 hours to rest, overnight is best.
- After the dough has rested for up to 18 hours, prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper and place the dough onto the paper.
- Next fold the dough into thirds one way and then thirds the other way.
- Set the dough aside to rest for another 2 hours.
- While the dough is resting, preheat the oven to 500°F with a covered cast iron dutch oven inside the oven.
- Once both the oven and dutch oven are preheated, carefully take the cover off the dutch oven and slide the rested dough into the dutch oven.
- Optional: Sprinkle extra herbs on top of the loaf.
- Place the cover back on to the dutch oven and slide it into the hot oven.
- Bake for 25 minutes with the cover on, then take the cover off and finish baking for another 5 minutes.
- After the 30 minutes, take the dutch oven out of the oven.
- Have a cooling rack ready to put your bread on right after you take it out of the oven.
- Let the bread cool on the cooling rack for a few hours. After it has cooled, slice the loaf.
- Store this light and fluffy bread in a air tight container.
Notes
Optional add in ingredients
Cheese - A shredded vegan or a dairy cheese compliments this bread nicely. Pick a variety or just one of your favorites and sprinkle in while mixing the dough before you let it rest.
Olives - Any sliced green or black olive of your choice.