Easy Homemade Bread Recipe - Homemade crusty bread -

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Easy Homemade Bread Recipe - Homemade crusty bread

Delicious homemade crusty bread

Course Lunch, Appetizer, Side Dish, Snack

Cuisine 30 minutes plus, Baking

Keyword homemade bread, fresh bread, 30 Minutes Plus, baking, bread

Prep Time 2

Cook Time 30

Total Time 2 30

Servings

Calories 266kcal

Cost £1

Add the flour, butter, yeast and salt to a bowl and mix together.
500 g Organic Strong white flour, 7 g Sachet of yeast, 1.5 tsp Salt, 40 g Soft butter
Pour in around half of the water and give it a good mix together with your fingers. Continue to add the water a little bit at a time, combining the mixture and collecting all the flour from the sides of the bowl. The dough needs to be well mixed but not soggy or sticky.
300 ml Warm water
Add 1 teaspoon of oil to a clean work surface, chuck the dough onto it and start kneading and folding. You will need to do this for around 5 minutes until the dough is stretchy and smooth.
A drizzle of either sunflower or olive oil
Clean and oil your mixing bowl and place the dough back into it and cover it with a damp tea towel. Let this prove for about an hour or until it has doubled in size.
Line a baking tray with baking paper.
Once the dough has doubled in size, begin kneading it again. This will knock the air out of it.

Place the dough onto the baking tray and cover it again with the tea towel. Let it sit for around an hour, or it has doubled in size.
Using a sharp knife, slice cuts into the top about 1cm deep, in a diamond pattern. Cook in a preheated oven (180 fan), for about 30 minutes. You know that it is cooked when it sounds hollow and is a golden colour.

Place some water in another tray underneath the cooking bread. The steam created will help the bread develop and crisp crust.