How To Make Easy Crusty Artisan 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.

Mix 680 grams strong flour, 1 tablespoon salt, and 1 tablespoon yeast in a bowl.

Make a hole in the middle of the dry ingredients and pour in 530 ml warm water gradually, mixing as you go to avoid spills.

Once the mixture is sticky, transfer it to a bowl with a little Greek olive oil and let it rest for a couple of hours until it rises.

After rising, flour a surface and take the dough out, folding it four or five times to shape it.

Place the shaped dough on baking paper sprinkled with flour and cover it, letting it rest for another 10 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 220 degrees Celsius and place a dish inside to heat up.

Carefully take the hot dish out and place the dough inside, then put it back in the oven to bake for 45 minutes.

After 45 minutes, remove the bread and bake for an additional 15 minutes.

Let the bread rest for 10 minutes before testing it with some olive oil and Greek salt.

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