Yeasted Bread
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all-purpose flour
480g
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water 110F
400g
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active dry yeast
5g
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salt
12g
- Combine water and yeast and allow to activate
- In a mixing bowl combine flour, salt, and water/yeast mixture and fold until homogenous
- Cover tightly and let rise for one hour at 75-80F
- Stir dough down, then turn out onto floured surface and shape into 9" square
- Fold over on itself one third at a time side to side, then repeat top to bottom.
- Place in a greased bowl, turning dough to coat, ending seam side down.
- Cover tightly and let rise one hour at 75-80F
- Repeat folding process, return to bowl, cover tightly and refrigerate overnight
- Turn dough out onto floured surface, knead 6-8 times and tuck the bottom to form a 6" round loaf
- Let rise, covered, one hour fifteen minutes at 75-80F
- Preheat dutch oven to 500F
- Flour bottom of oven, place dough ball in oven, seam side down, and dust top with flour
- Cut approx 1/4-1/2" deep across top of dough, cover dutch oven, and bake at 500F for 25 minutes
- Uncover dutch oven, reduce heat to 450F, and bake additional 25-30 minutes