Against my better judgement i waited until after the second rising as directed to apply the egg wash and put the slashes in the bread.
Easy rustic white bread recipe.
3 3 4 cup 450 gr flour unbleached all purpose or bread flour see note for using whole wheat 1 1 2 tsp kosher salt.
The only hard part about this recipe is the waiting to bake the loaf of bread.
Believe me or not the bread that you are seeing is no knead and i have spent hardly 5 minutes to put everything together.
To make the dough.
I make bread frequently and was looking for a good crusty rustic loaf for dinner tonight.
How to make simple white bread.
Stir down the sponge and add the salt and flour mix and knead the dough until it s smooth and elastic.
To make the sponge.
After you make a loaf of this simple white bread you will make sure you have enough ingredients to at least double the recipe next time.
1 package 2 1 4 tsp 7 gr active dry or quick rise yeast.
My main problem with this recipe is the order of instructions.
No knead rustic white bread i am sure you would have already scrolled through the images and must be wondering how a no knead bread can have such a fabulous texture.
Knead in the harvest grains blend or your choice of seeds.
It s delicious and so easy.
And it s easy enough that your kids could help with the measuring and kneading of the dough.
I used active dry yeast and the working with yeast tutorial was a huge help.
Mix water yeast and salt together in a large bowl until mixture becomes foamy about 10 minutes.
For some reason i believed i would need all sorts of tools machines and special ingredients like malt to make it happen but then flavia my cousin in tuscany shared her basic bread recipe with me.
The best easy yeast bread you will ever come across beginners will love how simple it is while bread connoisseurs will appreciate the artisan bread qualities the thick crispy crust and chewy crumb with big fat holes like sourdough.
You just need the ingredients a bowl and a fork along with an oven to bake in.
Mix the sponge ingredients together and let rest at room temperature covered for 3 to 4 hours or overnight.
This recipe for rustic italian bread is pure and simple.
Stir flour into yeast mixture until well incorporated.
3 minutes active effort no knead no stand mixer highly flexible and forgiving this homemade bread can be on your table in.
This is the first bread recipe i ve ever successfully made.
In a large bowl or plastic container mix yeast and salt into 3 cups lukewarm water about 100 degrees.