Artisan Bread Mini | Dutch Oven | Quick and Delicious Homemade Bread

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil offers health benefits while being cost-effective.

sourdough starter

🥗Healthier: commercial yeast

💰Cheaper: none

Commercial yeast is readily available and speeds up the process.

honey

🥗Healthier: agave syrup

💰Cheaper: sugar

Agave syrup is a natural sweetener that can be used in place of honey.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil provides a dairy-free option with healthy fats.

Add 1 teaspoon of activated yeast, 2 to 3 teaspoons of sugar, and 1 and 1/2 cups of filtered water (warmed to 105°F) into a bowl.

Add 1 to 2 teaspoons of vinegar and mix, then let it sit for 5 to 10 minutes until the yeast grows.

After 5 to 10 minutes, mix for about a minute, then add 1 teaspoon of salt and mix again.

Add 3 cups of bread flour into the bowl and mix until combined, adjusting with more flour if the dough is too wet.

Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and a cloth, and let it sit for 1 hour in a warm place.

After 1 hour, fold the dough inwards using a spatula to smooth it out.

Cover again and let it sit for another hour.

After the second hour, fold the dough again to smooth it out.

Generously flour a cutting board and shape the dough, using more flour to prevent sticking.

Use a knife to split the dough into two pieces and reshape them into loaves.

Place the shaped dough on parchment paper and optionally add more flour on top.

Preheat the Dutch oven at 450°F (230°C).

Once preheated, place the dough into the Dutch oven and bake with the lid on for 35 minutes.

Remove the parchment paper and bake with the lid off for an additional 5 minutes for a crustier finish.

Let the bread cool on a cutting board before slicing.

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