Dutch oven crusty bread

Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2-3 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon dry yeast (active dry or highly active dry work best)
• 1 1/2 cups lukewarm water
• Special cookware needed: Dutch oven or any large oven-safe dish/bowl and lid*

Directions

• In a large bowl, stir together the flour, salt and yeast.
• Add the water and stir using a wooden spoon until the mixture forms a shaggy but cohesive dough.
• Cover bowl tightly with plastic wrap. Let dough sit at room temperature for 8-24 hours. Dough will bubble up and rise.
• An hour and a half before you want to eat the bread, preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Place your Dutch oven, uncovered, into the preheated oven for 30 minutes.
• While your Dutch oven preheats, turn dough onto a well-floured surface and, with floured hands, form the dough into a ball. Cover dough loosely with plastic wrap and let rest.
• After the 30 minutes are up, carefully remove Dutch oven. With floured hands, place the bread dough into it.
• Bake for 30 minutes covered. Remove cover and bake for 7-15 minutes more, uncovered (just keep an eye on it as cooking times will vary).
• Remove the bread and place on a cutting board. Slice and serve!

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