How to Make Homemade Bread

How to Make Homemade Bread

  Ready in : 570 mins
  Preparation time : 10 mins
  Cooking time: 50 mins

How to Make Homemade Bread could be just the dairy free, lacto ovo vegetarian, and vegan recipe you've been looking for. For 62 cents per serving, you get a bread that serves 3. One serving contains 556 calories, 14g of protein, and 11g of fat. If you have rosemary leaves, kosher salt, olive oil, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 9 hours and 30 minutes. It is brought to you by spoonacular user maplewoodroad. Similar recipes are Homemade Ciabatta Bread {And The Best Garlic Bread On Earth}, How to Make Homemade Granola, and How To Make Homemade Croutons.

Ingredients

flour

flour

3 c

kosher salt

kosher salt

2 tsp

rapidrise yeast

rapidrise yeast

0.75 tsp

warm water

warm water

1.5 c

garlic

garlic

1 head

oregano leaves

oregano leaves

1 tsp

rosemary leaves

rosemary leaves

2 tsp

olive oil

olive oil

2 Tbsp

maldon salt

maldon salt

1 tsp

Cooking in Steps

  1. 1
    Basic No-Knead Bread

    bread

    bread

  2. 2
    Mix flour, yeast, and salt in a large bowl. 

    all purpose flour

    all purpose flour

    yeast

    yeast

    salt

    salt

    bowl
    bowl
  3. 3
    Make a well in the flour mixture and add lukewarm water.

    all purpose flour

    all purpose flour

    water

    water

  4. 4
    Mix with a wooden spoon for up to a minute, until the dough becomes too sticky to be pancake batter but too runny to be playdough. 

    dough

    dough

    wooden spoon
    wooden spoon
  5. 5
    Cover the bowl with a kitchen towel and set it in a nice warm place in your house. After about 6 – 8 hours, the dough should have doubled in size. 

    dough

    dough

    kitchen towels
    kitchen towels
    bowl
    bowl
  6. 6
    Either lightly flour a piece of parchment paper or use a silicone mat and slide the dough onto it. 

    dough

    dough

    all purpose flour

    all purpose flour

    baking paper
    baking paper
  7. 7
    Punch down the dough and gently fold it a couple times.

    dough

    dough

  8. 8
    Form it into a ball (sprinkle some flour on your hands if it’s too sticky) and cover with a towel.

    all purpose flour

    all purpose flour

  9. 9
    Let rise for another 1-½ hours. 

  10. 10
    Start preheating the oven about 30 minutes before the dough is ready. Line the Dutch oven with parchment paper and place it (with the lid on) in the oven (on the middle rack) while preheating. 

    dough

    dough

    baking paper
    baking paper
    dutch oven
    dutch oven
    oven
    oven
  11. 11
    When the oven lets you know it has reached 425℉, take the really, really hot Dutch oven out. 

    dutch oven
    dutch oven
    oven
    oven
  12. 12
    Place the dough into the Dutch oven, put the lid back on, and then put it back in the oven.

    dough

    dough

    dutch oven
    dutch oven
    oven
    oven
  13. 13
    Thirty minutes later, remove the lid and let it bake for another 20 minutes or until it’s nicely browned. 

    oven
    oven
  14. 14
    Let cool completely on a rack and enjoy!

  15. 15
    Extra Steps for Garlic and Herb Bread

    garlic

    garlic

    bread

    bread

  16. 16
    First, follow steps 1 through 4 as above in the Basic No-Knead Bread Instructions.

    bread

    bread

  17. 17
    Toward the end of the first dough rise, grab a whole head of garlic and rub in your hands to remove the excess papery skins.

    garlic

    garlic

    dough

    dough

    dry seasoning rub

    dry seasoning rub

  18. 18
    Chop off the top to expose the cloves and tightly wrap in aluminum foil. 

    clove

    clove

    wrap

    wrap

    aluminum foil
    aluminum foil
  19. 19
    Roast in the oven at 400ºF for about 30 minutes. 

    oven
    oven
  20. 20
    After the garlic has cooled off, remove the tender garlic cloves from the bulb and roughly chop them.

    whole garlic cloves

    whole garlic cloves

    garlic

    garlic

  21. 21
    After the first dough rise, either lightly flour a piece of parchment paper or use a silicone mat and slide the dough onto it. 

    dough

    dough

    all purpose flour

    all purpose flour

    baking paper
    baking paper
  22. 22
    Punch down the dough, add the garlic, oregano, and rosemary on top, and gently fold it into the dough a couple of times. 

    rosemary

    rosemary

    oregano

    oregano

    garlic

    garlic

    dough

    dough

  23. 23
    Follow steps 7, 8, 9, & 10 as above in the Basic No-Knead Bread Instructions.

    bread

    bread

  24. 24
    Thirty minutes later, remove the lid, drizzle the loaf with the olive oil and sprinkle with the Maldon salt.

    olive oil

    olive oil

    salt

    salt

  25. 25
    Bake for another 20 minutes or until it’s nicely browned. 

    oven
    oven
  26. 26
    Let cool completely on a rack and enjoy!