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Artisan Bread Baked in a Dutch Oven – Recipe

September 10, 2016 by Amy Le Pelley 18 Comments

Week 3 of The Great British Bake Off and it was bread week.  There were Dampfnudel with burnt bottoms, tears over undercooked brioche, smutty shaped bread plaits and a bread arc where the animals went in one by one…

I decided to have a go at a bake this week which I have wanted to try for a while. I made artisan bread using a dutch oven.  A dutch oven is basically a covered earthenware or cast-iron container with a lid.  I used my Le Creuset casserole dish and it worked perfectly.

I used a basic white bread recipe:

  • 510g of strong white flour
  • 4tsps dried active yeast
  • 4tsps sugar
  • 450ml warm water
  • 3 tsps salt

Mix together the yeast and sugar and water in a bowl and leave for 5 minutes until the yeast reactivates.  Once this happens it will be frothy.

Mix together the flour and the salt.  Then gradually add to the yeast mixture.  Once all the flour is mixed, turn the dough out onto a work surface and knead until it is smooth and elastic.

To prove, place the dough into a lightly oiled bowl, cover with a damp t-towel and leave for about 20minutes.

Whilst you are proving the dough, preheat the oven to 200 degrees with the dutch oven already inside.

To test if the dough is proved, you  can perform the finger test.  Lightly press the dough with two fingers, if it springs back up it hasn’t been proved for long enough, if it collapses or sags, it has been left to prove for too long.  You want to see indentations where you pressed.

Carefully lift the dough out of the bowl, do not de-gas it, coat the top and bottom in flour and place gently into the pre heated dutch oven.

Cook for 30mins with the lid on and then remove the lid and bake for a further 8mins to get a lovely crunchy top.  Don’t open the lid whilst cooking for the first 30mins as it will let the heat out (and spoil the surprise!)

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It makes a delicious light loaf, with a soft, fluffy bread and a crisp, chewy crust.

Next time…. GBBO’s very first ever batter week!  I presume we can expect, pancakes, Yorkshire puddings and something fancy no one has ever heard of!

Mummy Mishaps

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Comments

  1. dholcomb1 says

    September 10, 2016 at 3:38 pm

    That looks really good! I can taste it from across the Pond.

    denise

    Reply
    • Hooked says

      September 11, 2016 at 6:07 pm

      Thank you Denise! xxxxxxx

      Reply
  2. Samantha says

    September 10, 2016 at 5:25 pm

    Looks great, want to give this a go myself.

    Reply
    • Hooked says

      September 11, 2016 at 6:08 pm

      Thank you Samantha, send me a pic if you do. x

      Reply
      • Samantha says

        September 12, 2016 at 10:06 am

        Very sticky to handle but it’s now in the oven!

        Reply
        • Hooked says

          September 12, 2016 at 10:12 am

          Oooh exciting, yes it is quite a sticky dough. X

          Reply
  3. Mary H says

    September 10, 2016 at 7:43 pm

    Looks delicious. I want to give this a go.

    Reply
    • Hooked says

      September 11, 2016 at 6:09 pm

      Thank you Mary, please do send me a pic if you do. x

      Reply
  4. Holly says

    September 11, 2016 at 4:47 pm

    Beautiful!

    Reply
    • Hooked says

      September 11, 2016 at 6:16 pm

      Thank you Holly x

      Reply
  5. jennypaulin says

    September 11, 2016 at 8:14 pm

    just beautiful ! the crust looks amazing and to think you baked it in a casserole dish! gorgeous
    thank you for linking up #GBBOBloggers2016 x

    Reply
  6. lornabear says

    September 14, 2016 at 10:20 am

    oooh, going to have to try this one. Since moving house last year I have had very little success with bread in my “new/old” oven. Have never used a dutch oven before, I am hoping it will balance out some of the unevenness of the heat in my oven 🙂 Wishing and hopping it will look as fab as yours 🙂 made me hungry xx

    Reply
    • Hooked says

      September 15, 2016 at 10:19 am

      Ooh please send me a photo if you have a go! I put olives in one recently and that was delicious as well. x

      Reply
      • lornabear says

        September 25, 2016 at 8:04 pm

        will do 🙂 x

        Reply
  7. Constance @ LiveEatCreate says

    September 14, 2016 at 1:26 pm

    Looks just perfect! never baked bread in a dutch oven before … looks like I’m going to have to try it!

    Reply
    • Hooked says

      September 15, 2016 at 10:22 am

      It was so fun and easy, I made one with Olives as well this week. Yummy! xxxx

      Reply

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