artisan bread

How To Make artisan bread

• Step 1
  In the bowl of a stand mixer, add the yeast, water, and honey. Stir to blend and let it proof for 7 to 8 minutes.
• Step 2
  Meanwhile, in a large bowl, whisk together bread flour and salt; set aside.
• Step 3
  Add dry ingredients to yeast and, using the dough hook attachment, process on low speed until somewhat blended before increasing to speed 3; mixed until incorporated.
• Step 4
  Increase to speed 4 and knead for 1:30 minutes or until the dough clings around the hook.
• Step 5
  Transfer the sticky dough to a bowl lightly greased with oil and cover with plastic wrap and then a clean dish towel. Let it rise in a draft-free area, for 2 hours or until it doubles in size.
• Step 6
  Preheat oven to 450ºF.
• Step 7
  Tip the dough out onto a floured work surface – DON’T KNOCK AIR OUT – and sprinkle the top with flour, about ½ Tbsp.
• Step 8
  With floured hands, gently fold the dough in half. Take one side and fold it over. Continue folding all around until the dough is almost shaped into a ball. Flip it and gently fold under to form a ball.
• Step 9
  Place the dough, seam side down, on the center of a lightly floured large parchment paper (big enough to entirely cover the inside of a Dutch oven).
• Step 10
  Cover the dough with the same bowl used earlier. Let it proof for 30 to 40 minutes.
• Step 11
  When 450ºF is reached, place a Dutch oven with the lid on in the oven and leave it there for 30 minutes.
• Step 12
  Half an hour later, cut a slit to about ¼-inch deep across the top of the dough using a sharp knife.
• Step 13
  Using oven mitts, carefully remove the Dutch oven from the heat and place the dough inside by lifting it with the parchment paper.
• Step 14
  Put the lid on and transfer to the oven. Bake for 30 minutes.
• Step 15
  Uncover and bake for an additional 10 minutes or until the top is golden brown.
• Step 16
  Remove from the heat and transfer the dough sitting in the parchment paper onto a wire rack; allow to cool completely before slicing.
• Step 17
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