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all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: bread flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber and nutrients.

active dry yeast

🥗Healthier: instant yeast

💰Cheaper: fresh yeast

Instant yeast is easier to use and store.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil has a high smoke point and is healthy.

cornmeal

🥗Healthier: semolina

💰Cheaper: flour

Semolina adds texture and is often less expensive.

Combine 3 cups of all-purpose flour, 2 teaspoons of kosher salt, and 1 teaspoon of yeast in a bowl.

Add 1.5 cups of hot water directly into the dry ingredients.

Mix until there are no dry ingredients left, using a wooden spoon to scrape the bottom.

Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let it sit for 8 hours.

After 8 hours, remove the plastic wrap and check that the dough has doubled in size.

Preheat the oven to 450°F and place a cast iron dutch oven (with lid) inside to heat up.

Flour your hands and the surface to handle the sticky dough without overworking it.

Shape the dough into a ball and place it on parchment paper, then cover it with plastic wrap and let it rest for 30 minutes.

Remove the hot dutch oven from the oven carefully and drop the dough inside.

Cover the dutch oven with the lid and bake for 45 minutes at 450°F.

After 45 minutes, remove the lid and bake for an additional 10 minutes until crusty.

Let the bread cool for about 20 minutes before slicing.

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