Easy Quick Bread Recipe

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 03:27:36 GMT

Step 1

Weigh your flour; or measure it by gently spooning it into a cup.

Step 2

Stir together all of the ingredients (except the cornmeal) in a large bowl. Use a stand mixer equipped with the beater paddle. Mix until everything comes together in a rough, shaggy mass of dough.

Step 3

If you’re kneading the dough by hand, turn it out onto a lightly floured area, using some of the additional 1/2 cup of flour. Fold the dough back over on itself towards you. Rotate the dough 90°. Repeat this fold-press-rotate process for about 6 minutes. When entirely kneaded, the dough will be bouncy and smooth.

Step 4

For the stand mixer, switch to the dough hook and knead the dough at medium speed for about 7 minutes, until it’s smooth, and feels a bit bouncy.

Step 5

Place the dough in a bowl that’s been greased with vegetables.

Step 6

Cover the bowl with plastic wrap or another airtight cover, and let the dough rise at room temperature until it's doubled in size, about 1 to 2 hours.

Step 7

Gently deflate the dough and cut it into 10 small pieces.

Step 8

Working with one piece of dough at a time, work the dough until form a small round ball.

Step 9

Place the dough on a baking sheet, lined with parchment. Sprinkle the pan generously with cornmeal; this will keep the bread from sticking.

Step 10

Let the loaves rise, lightly covered with greased plastic wrap, for 45 minutes. They should become nicely puffy.

Step 11

Towards the end of the rising time, preheat the oven to 450°F.

Step 12

Add steam to your oven: while the oven is preheating, place an empty cast-iron or bakeware on the lowest rack. Bring 1 cup of water to a boil on the stovetop.

Step 13

Place the bread in the oven and pour the boiling water into the bakeware pan below. Quickly shut the oven door.

Step 14

Bake the bread for 20 to 25 minutes

Step 15

Turn the oven off, crack the door open, and allow the bread to remain inside for 5 additional minutes; this helps keep the crust crisp. Remove the bread from the oven and cool it on a rack.

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