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Easy Homemade Artisan Bread Recipe- 6 Different Ways

Easiest Artisan Bread Recipe

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Servings: 8
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 3 cups All Purpose Flour
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1/2 tsp Active Dry Yeast
  • 2 cups Water- room temperature water start with 1 1/2 cups then add more

Method
 

  1. Mix the flour, salt and yeast until combined in a large bowl (the bread doubles)
  2. Add in the water (start with 1 1/2 cups then add more until it isn’t dry, but you don’t want it too wet)
  3. Cover with a plate or silicon wrap or plastic wrap and let sit for 6 to 24 hours (on the kitchen counter)
  4. Then degas, by stirring it once to get the air out
  5. Grease your bread pan with oil or butter (coating with flour helps it to not stick or use Parchment Paper)
  6. Place bread dough in your baking pan and let it rise for an hour covered (I use a dish towel or a silicon cover, make sure to grease silicon cover)
  7. Bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes covered (I use another bread pan on top, or you could use tin foil), then 10 minutes uncovered until golden on top

Notes

I have sped up the process to 4 hours on the counter with warmer water, didn't rise as high, but tasted the same!
Options- 
  • Kamut Flour is my favorite to use (I get from The Food Nanny)- I did need to add about 2 1/2 cups water with Kamut
  • Wheat Bread- 2 cups all purpose flour and 1 cup wheat flour (I have made this before with all wheat, I liked it, my kids didn’t as much….it is heavier)
  • Gluten Free- Use Cup for Cup Flour 
  • Cranberry Bread- Before you add the water mix in- 1/2 cup dried cranberries and 1/2 cup chopped hazelnuts
  • Jalapeño Cheddar Bread- Before you add the water mix in- 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese and 1 diced jalapeño *we left just a few seeds attached so it wasn’t too spicy- add more of the seeds if you like it spicy (or I chop up about 1/4 cup of the “Hot & Sweet Jalapeños” from Trader Joe’s that are in a jar)
  • Nut Bread- Before you add the water mix in- 1/4 cup chopped almonds, 1/4 cup sunflower seeds and 1/4 cup flax seeds
  • Cinnamon Raisin Bread-  Before you add the water mix in- 1/2 cup raisins and 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • Everything But The Bagel- Before baking sprinkle evenly over the top of the bread with Everything But The Bagel Seasoning