Beautiful bread easy to make

Don’t be intimidated by those beautiful and delicious crusty breads that call to you from the bakery. Amateur chefs can make this simple crusty bread.

Even amateur home cooks can crank out gorgeous bread with a crisp shell and a wonderfully soft center that just begs to be slathered with butter and eaten right from the oven.

We created this simple crusty bread recipe for just those cooks. It’s quick (at least in terms of hands-on time), simple and might just convince you to give up store-bought bread.

Easy Crusty Bread

Hands on: 20 minutes Total time: 3 hours

Makes: 1 loaf

11/2 cups slightly warm water

1/4 cup whole-wheat flour

1 teaspoon granulated sugar?

2 teaspoons instant yeast

3 cups bread flour, divided

2 teaspoons salt

Cornstarch, for dusting

In a large bowl, combine water, whole-wheat flour, sugar, yeast and 1 cup bread flour. Stir until smooth. Let stand until doubled in size and bubbly, about 1 hour.

Add the rest of the flour and salt and knead in the bowl until smooth. The dough will be very sticky. Cover and let rest for 15 minutes. Fold the dough over on itself. Repeat the rest-and-fold process 5 more times. The dough should become very elastic and stretchy with big bubbles of air.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, then dust it with cornstarch.

Using floured hands, place dough on the prepared baking sheet. Let rest for 15 minutes. Spritz the loaf with water, then bake for 25 minutes, or until golden brown and hollow sounding when tapped. Transfer to a rack to cool.

Per serving (assumes 8 servings per loaf): 200 calories (percent of calories from fat), 7 grams protein, 2 grams fiber, 1 gram fat (no saturated), no cholesterol, 41 grams carbohydrates, 480 milligrams sodium.

Bread Making with Bill & Sheila

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