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Rustic Dutch Oven Bread

Appetizers and Sides· Baking

23 Jan

Perfect with soup or chili, this five ingredient Rustic Dutch Oven Bread is a simple, no frills recipe for a hearty, crusty, and delicious loaf!

There is nothing like a loaf of fresh bread right out of the oven. If we are having soup or chili, a loaf of Rustic Dutch Oven Bread makes the most amazing addition.

With only five ingredients, it is bread the way my Great Grandmother made it. A simple tried and true recipe. Warm, crusty and buttered, it just completes the meal!

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Ingredients for Rustic Dutch Oven Bread from above, on a board.

What you’ll Need to make Rustic Dutch Oven Bread

  • Warm water – from the tap or heated in the microwave, 100-110 degrees F. If the water is too hot, the yeast will die and the bread will not rise.

  • Sugar – white granulated sugar is our usual but brown sugar or honey can be substituted.

  • Active dry yeast – One 1/4 oz package, found in the baking aisle of the grocery store.

  • Kosher salt – Coarse sea salt or Himalayan Pink salt can be substituted for the Kosher salt in this recipe. If you need to use iodized (regular) table salt, use 1 teaspoon instead.

  • Bread flour – you can substitute regular all purpose flour 1:1 but the dough may be a little more wet. Add some extra flour if necessary.

Rustic Dutch Oven Bread cut into slices on a board.

How to make Rustic Dutch Oven Bread

On a chilly or rainy day most of us crave comfort food. Something warm and delicious like Hearty Slow Cooker Beef Stew, New England Clam Chowder or Chili is the perfect meal on that kind of day.

Even better is when you also have some buttered fresh crusty bread to go with it. Rustic Dutch Oven Bread is an old fashioned recipe with few ingredients. It’s bread the way my Great Grandmother made it. A simple tried and true recipe!

Measuring cup with water, yeast packet and thermometer reading 104 degrees F.

Pour warm water into a small bowl or measuring cup. The temperature should be between 100-115 degrees F. Add the sugar and stir until dissolved. Sprinkle yeast over the top and set aside for 5-10 minutes until foamy.

Adding kosher salt to the yeast mixture.

Pour the yeast mixture into the bowl of a stand mixer equipped with a dough hook. Add the kosher salt to the mixture.

Adding flour to the yeast mixture.

Begin adding the flour, 1/2 cup at a time until completely incorporated. The dough will be smooth but slightly sticky.

Rustic Dutch Oven Bread dough on the dough hook of an electric mixer.

With lightly floured hands, remove the dough from the bowl and form into a ball.

Rustic Dutch Oven Bread dough before and after first rise, side by side.

Place back into the bowl, cover with a towel and allow to rise for an hour or until the dough has doubled in size.

Working the dough for Rustic Dutch Oven Bread.

Lightly flour a cutting board and tip the dough out of the bowl onto the cutting board. Don’t punch down the dough. Work the dough by pulling the sides of the dough up toward the center of the dough, forming a round loaf.

Forming the dough into a ball prior to 2nd rise.

Flour the seam side and put back into the bowl, seam side down. Allow to rise for another 30 minutes.

When the rise time is getting close to being up, place a medium sized empty dutch oven and lid on the middle shelf of your oven. Preheat both the oven and the pot (with lid) to 450 degrees F.

Tipping the dough onto parchment paper from a glass bowl.

Once the dough has completed it’s rise, place a piece of parchment paper (about 18 inches long) onto the cutting board. Tip the dough out onto the center of the parchment paper.

Dough on parchment in the dutch oven prior to baking the Rustic Dutch Oven Bread.

Very carefully, remove the preheated dutch oven from the oven to the counter and using the long edges of the parchment paper, place the parchment paper and dough into the dutch oven. Be careful not to burn yourself.

Dutch oven on the rack in the oven baking with the lid on.

Cover with the preheated lid and place back into the oven.

Rustic Dutch Oven Bread halfway through the baking time with cover removed.

Bake for 30 minutes then remove the lid and bake for an additional 15 minutes until golden brown.

Remove from oven and then remove bread from dutch oven to a cooking rack. Allow to cool for 15-20 minutes before cutting. Enjoy!

Finished Rustic Dutch Oven Bread in the dutch oven prior to cutting.

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Rustic Dutch Oven Bread

Perfect with soup or chili, this five ingredient Rustic Dutch Oven Bread is a simple, no frills recipe for a hearty, crusty, and delicious loaf!
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Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes minutes
Rise time: 1 hour hour 30 minutes minutes
Total Time: 2 hours hours 30 minutes minutes
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 97kcal

Equipment

  • stand mixer with a dough hook or a strong arm to mix

Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 cup warm water (100-110 degrees F)
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 pkg active dry yeast (2 1/4 teaspoons)
  • 1 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 2 1/2 -3 cups bread flour
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Instructions

  • Pour warm water into a small bowl or measuring cup. The temperature should be between 100-115 degrees F. Add the sugar and stir until dissolved. Sprinkle yeast over the top and set aside for 5-10 minutes until foamy.
  • Pour the yeast mixture into the bowl of a stand mixer equipped with a dough hook. Add the kosher salt to the mixture.
  • Begin adding the flour, 1/2 cup at a time until completely incorporated and the dough leaves the sides of the bowl. Begin with 2 1/2 cups of flour and add more if needed.
  • With lightly floured hands, remove the dough from the bowl and form into a ball. Place back into the bowl, cover with a towel and allow to rise for an hour or until the dough has doubled in size.
  • Once the dough has risen, lightly flour a cutting board or other flat surface and tip the dough out of the bowl onto the cutting board. Don't punch down the dough. Instead, work the dough by pulling the sides of the dough up from the bottom toward the center of the dough, forming a round loaf.
  • Lightly flour the seam side and put the loaf back into the bowl, seam side down. Cover and allow to rise for another 30 minutes.
  • Place an empty medium sized dutch oven with the lid on onto the middle rack of the oven and preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
  • Once the dough has completed it's rise, lay out a piece of parchment paper (about 18 inches long) and tip the dough out of the bowl onto the center of the paper.
  • Very carefully, remove the preheated dutch oven from the oven to the counter and using the long edges of the parchment paper, place the parchment paper and dough into the dutch oven. Be careful not to burn yourself! Cover with the preheated lid and place back into the oven.
  • Bake for 30 minutes then remove the lid and bake for an additional 15 minutes until golden brown.
  • Remove from oven and then remove bread from dutch oven to a cooking rack. Allow to cool for 15-20 minutes before cutting. Enjoy!

Nutrition *

Calories: 97kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 0.5g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 293mg | Potassium: 32mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 0.4g | Vitamin A: 1IU | Vitamin C: 0.002mg | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 0.2mg
* The information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator.
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  • Michelle Mundy

    As a busy working mom with kids on the go, I know how important it is to be able to make simple and delicious meals using everyday ingredients. The recipes shared here are family friendly with easy to understand step by step instructions. Tried and true, from our family to yours. Welcome to The Recipe Bandit! Click here to read more about me.

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