World's Easiest Crusty Artisan Bread Recipe | No Kneading | No Dutch Oven

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 room temperature water to a bowl.

Add yeast and sugar to the water and mix vigorously to combine.

Let the mixture rest for 5 minutes to bloom the yeast.

Add bread flour and salt to the bowl and mix until no dry flour remains.

Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let it rest for up to 2 hours (creator waited 3 hours).

Flour the work surface generously and scrape the sticky dough onto it.

Use a scraper to bring the dough together into a ball shape without using hands due to stickiness.

Line a baking tray with parchment paper and dust with flour.

Place the dough onto the prepared baking tray and cover with a kitchen towel, allowing it to rest for 30 minutes.

Preheat the oven while the dough rests.

Score the top of the dough with a razor blade to allow for expansion during baking.

Pour boiling water into another baking tray to create steam for baking.

Bake the dough in the oven at 230°C (446°F) for 25 minutes.

After 25 minutes, remove the upper baking tray and steam, then continue baking at 200°C (392°F) for an additional 20 minutes.

Remove the bread from the baking pan and place it on a cooling rack to cool.

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