Description
A delightful and simple recipe for making Rustic French Bread Loaf at home, yielding a beautiful crust and light, airy interior.
Ingredients
Scale
- 410 grams all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon fine salt
- 1.5 teaspoons active dry yeast
- 300 milliliters warm water (38 – 46 °C)
Instructions
- Activate the yeast: Combine the active dry yeast, warm water, and sugar in a mixing bowl and allow it to rest for about 5 minutes until foamy.
- Mix the ingredients: Add half of the flour and the salt to the yeast mixture and knead with a stand mixer, gradually adding the remaining flour until the dough is sticky.
- First rise: Transfer the kneaded dough to a floured bowl, cover, and let it rise for about 2 hours or until doubled in size.
- Shape the dough: Place the dough on a floured surface, shape it into a ball, cover with a bowl, and let it rise for 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven: Preheat your oven to 220 °C and place a Dutch oven inside to heat for 20 minutes.
- Score the dough: After the second rise, score the top of the dough with a sharp knife.
- Bake the bread: Place the dough into the heated Dutch oven and bake covered for 30 minutes, then remove the lid and bake for an additional 10 minutes until golden brown.
- Cool and store: Remove the bread from the oven and cool on a wire rack before slicing.
Notes
Ensure the water temperature is just right and do not rush the rising process for the best texture.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Bread
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 400mg
- Fat: 1g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 31g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 0mg