Same-day Homemade Bread

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 10:03:30 GMT

Step 1

Autolyse - combine 500g flour with 360g warm water (90-95F) in a big bowl. Mix by hand, cover and let rest for 20-30 min.

Step 2

Mix - sprinkle 11g of sea salt and 2g of yeast on top of the dough. Mix by hand. Reach under the dough, grab it, gently stretch it and fold over. Repeat 3-5 times.

Step 3

Pincer - to fully integrate ingredients, divide the entire dough into 4-5 pieces and combine it all back by folding it again, as you did in step 2. This will help tighten the dough. Let it rest, covered, for 1.5 hours.

Step 4

Fold - lets fold the dough again, by reaching under the dough, grab it, gently stretch it and fold over. Cover and let it rise for at least 5 hours at room temperature.

Step 5

Proofing - you might not have a proofing basket but that’s not going to stop you from enjoying that fresh bread! You can use a bowl deep enough to help shape up the dough into a bowl. Dust the bowl/basket with flour, shape your dough into a ball and place in the bowl. Dust the top of the dough ball and cover with a towel - letting it rest for 1 - 1.25 hour.

Step 6

Preheat your oven to 475F. I use dutch oven to actually bake the bread. Cook it covered for 30 min and then uncovered for 20 min. Don’t forget that criss cross cut on top before you start baking the dough! Let it rest for about 20 min after done baking - the crust will feel hard at first but after cooling down, it will be nicely crunchy and the center will be soft.

Step 7

If you begin at 9:30 am, you will be ready to bake it around 4 pm!

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