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Bread Recipes
Crusty Portuguese Artisan Bread Recipe
Crusty Portuguese artisan bread recipe with golden crackly crust, airy crumb, and old world flavor, perfect for soups, spreads, or warm butter.
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Preparation time | 20 min |
Cooking Time | 40 min |
Ready In | 9 h |
Level of Difficulty | Easy |
Servings | 4 |
Nutrition Facts (Per Serving)
Calories | 204 |
Protein | 6g |
Fat | 1g |
Carbs | 42g |
Ingredients
3 cups of all-purpose flour1 ½ cups of water1 teaspoon instant dry yeast1 teaspoon salt
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Preparation
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, salt, and instant dry yeast and mix well.
- Make a well in the center of the flour and pour in the water.
- Mix everything with a spoon, there is no need to knead.
- Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let it rise for 8 hours at room temperature.
- Preheat the oven to 480°F (250°C).
- Transfer the dough to a sheet of parchment paper dusted with flour.
- Shape it into a ball (add a little more flour if the dough is too sticky).
- Place it in a preheated oven safe heavy pot, cover with the lid, and bake for 30 minutes.
- After 30 minutes, remove the lid and bake for another 10 minutes.
- Keep an eye on it so it doesn’t overbrown.
Note: This recipe does not use active dry yeast, please make sure you only use "instant dry yeast".
Recipe & Photo Credit: Francisco Amaral
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