White bread

Unbalanced

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Step 1

Add 500g flour to a large bowl, then add 2 tablespoons yeast to one side and 2 tablespoons salt to the opposite side of the flour and mix

Step 2

Add 400ml warm water to the flour mixture until fully combined

Step 3

Cover bowl with a tea towel and leave to proof in a fairly warm place (e.g. inside an off oven) for at least 3 hours

Step 4

Turn out your dough when risen on a well floured surfaced (strong white flour). Add flour your hands and a bit more flour to the dough to prevent sticky hands

Step 5

Pull and stretch dough for a few minutes ensuring to get the air out of it and shape into a ball

Step 6

Put it on some grease proof paper cut into a big circle, put the mixing bowl over the top and leave for it second rise for around 20 mins

Step 7

Meanwhile, preheat oven to 210 degrees fan or equivalent and put Dutch oven in to warm (if you do not have any grease proof paper just pre oil Dutch oven)

Step 8

Put baking paper with dough in to the Dutch oven, put lid on and leave to bake for around 45 mins

Step 9

Once bread is cooked carefully remove from Dutch oven and leave to rest on raised baking grate. Do not cut into bread until it has cooled