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Beginner's Basic Bread Recipe (with equipment)

A basic bread recipe that works as a starting point to add different techniques too. A lovely simple loaf that works great as a sandwich bread!
Keyword basic, beginner-friendly, loaf, quick, same day

Equipment

  • 1 Dutch Oven
  • 1 Bench Scraper
  • 1 Lame

Ingredients

  • 500 g Strong White Bread Flour Typ 550
  • 325 - 335 ml Water
  • 7 g Yeast
  • 10 g Salt

Instructions

  • Mix together the dry ingredients in a large bowl.
  • Add the water gradually until all the flour is picked up, and a rough dough is formed.
  • Tip the shaggy dough out onto a work surface and start kneading for roughly 5 minutes. The dough should be smooth and soft.
  • Place in a lightly oiled bowl and rest for 1 hour or until doubled in size.
  • Tip out of bowl, shape into a round loaf, and place on a baking tray and cover. Alternatively, shape and place in a 2lb/900g loaf tin.
  • Turn oven on to 220C fan and put dutch oven in to heat up.
  • Rest dough for 45 minutes.
  • Before baking, use a lame or to make a cross in the middle of the loaf, or a long slit down one side.
  • Place dough in dutch oven very carefully - this will be very, very hot! Bake for 20 minutes with the lid on, then remove lid wearing oven gloves and bake the loaf for a further 10- 15 minutes. The bread should look golden brown and should sound hollow underneath if tapped.