Peasant Bread
An easy to make, rustic , no knead, boule of bread that pairs beautifully with just about everything.
Equipment
- oven safe bowl
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp yeast
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 cup warm water
- 1 tbsp butter, melted
- pinch Kosher salt
Instructions
- Place flour in a large mixing bowl.
- Add yeast, salt, and sugar. Stir to combine.
- Add warm water to the bowl and stir to combine. You will end up with a very sticky dough.
- Cover and place bowl in a warm location. Allow dough to rise for 2 hours.
- After 2 hours use a fork to scrape the dough away from the sides of the bowl, pulling and stretching the dough with the tines of the fork from the edges towards the center.
- Pour about a teaspoon of olive oil in a small oven safe mixing bowl. Coat the inside of the bowl with the olive oil using your hands.
- Transfer the dough into the greased bowl.
- Cover and allow dough to rest for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 425℉.
- Bake loaf at 425° for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 375° and bake loaf for another 25-30 minutes, until loaf is golden brown and sounds hollow when tapped.
- Remove from the oven and brush the top of the loaf with melted butter.
- Sprinkle with Kosher salt.
- Allow loaf to cool for 30-45 minutes before removing from the bowl and slicing the loaf.