Stir down the sponge and add the salt and flour mix and knead the dough until it s smooth and elastic.
Simple rustic white bread recipe.
3 3 4 cup 450 gr flour unbleached all purpose or bread flour see note for using whole wheat 1 1 2 tsp kosher salt.
Whisk together remaining 3 tablespoons sugar salt and 3 cups flour.
Most recipes call for 5 6 cups and i wanted to be mindful that rationing ingredients may be on some folks.
Mix flour salt yeast and water.
Cover bowl loosely with a damp towel and let sit for about 5 hours.
I used active dry yeast and the working with yeast tutorial was a huge help.
Mix the sponge ingredients together and let rest at room temperature covered for 3 to 4 hours or overnight.
The dough will be loose and look wet.
1 package 2 1 4 tsp 7 gr active dry or quick rise yeast.
Simple white bread recipe.
You just need the ingredients a bowl and a fork along with an oven to bake in.
This recipe for rustic italian bread is pure and simple.
3 cups bread flour divided.
1 large egg white lightly beaten.
No knead rustic white bread i am sure you would have already scrolled through the images and must be wondering how a no knead bread can have such a fabulous texture.
This recipe tastes amazing you can make as much or as little as you need and it only used a minimal amount of flour.
Let stand until bubbles form on surface.
Believe me or not the bread that you are seeing is no knead and i have spent hardly 5 minutes to put everything together.
In a large bowl dissolve yeast and 1 2 teaspoon sugar in warm water.
The crusty full flavored loaf that results may be the world s easiest yeast bread.
There is a reason i am sharing this recipe now and that is most importantly convenience.
To make the sponge.
For some reason i believed i would need all sorts of tools machines and special ingredients like malt to make it happen but then flavia my cousin in tuscany shared her basic bread recipe with me.
To make the dough.
Stir flour into yeast mixture until well incorporated.
This rustic crusty bread recipe is perfect for beginning and expert bread makers alike.
Let it sit a bit refrigerate it take some out and let it rise then bake it.
It s delicious and so easy.