It just so happens that tonight I made this incredible homemade artisan bread and it was so damn easy that I'd be remiss in not sharing it. You don't even have to knead this stuff. Easy peasy and so delicious that it's all Mikayla ate for dinner tonight. Sure, it was pure carb loading on her part but when you see your child (who generally turns up her nose at everything you make) tear into a loaf of bread like that, it kinda makes your heart sing.
5-Minute Artisan French Bread
Ingredients:
1-1/2 Tablespoons dry yeast
1-1/2 Tablespoons course ground kosher salt
3 Cups warm water
6-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
Cornmeal for baking pan
In large container with lid, mix yeast, salt and water. Stir, then immediately add flour. Mix until there are no large dry lumps of flour.
This dough will be VERY sticky. Cover container but don't make completely airtight. Let dough rise for 2 hours.
Uncover and sprinkle with flour, then, with more flour on your hands (still sticky!) pull off a grapefruit-size portion of dough and shape into a round ball, kind of pulling the top over the sides and to the bottom.
Sprinkle baking pan with a small amount of corn meal to keep bread from sticking. Place dough on pan, sprinkle lightly with flour and let sit out to rise for 40 minutes.
Preheat oven to 450 degrees, putting an empty baking pan on the lowest rack. Using a serated knife, score bread in several places to prevent cracking while baking.
Place dough on middle oven rack and immediately add one cup of water to empty baking pan on lower rack to aid in steaming the bread.
Bake 30 minutes, cut, and gorge yourself.
Here's a short video that demonstrates the entire easy procedure.
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Thanks so much for this, it looks so easy, gonna try it, what makes it delicious I wonder? there's no fat in the dough?!
but i like the minimal kneading, so I'll make some today.
Man that looks yummy! Wish I had the ingredients cause I sure would try to make some, then again my bread and pancake skills are lacking.
But it does have me craving some potato soup to go with it....
OOOOOOOOO......I will have to try this. Alex and I are both big time bread lovers.
Thanks for sharing!!
Kiki
HURRAY! I'm so happy about your first contribution to TATT!
That bread looks AMAZING! And all in five minutes?!?! That is really cool.
I normally shy away from bread making, but I think I could totally do this. Thanks Justine.
This is my favorite bread recipe and always a hit! My kids were just asking the other day when I was going to make this bread again :)
It's great for making bread bowls for soup or dip too!
That looks awesome. I'll be making some for dinner tonight! Thanks for sharing the recipe. I'll come back after we taste it tonight and let you know how amazing it was.
Are you Justine --of freaking Julia? OK, I'll try it ---because seriously Mr. Gorgeous made Bouef Bourguignon ---so I need to show some "kitchen skills" --Instead of "other skills" --tee hee ha ha ha ha
I LOVE!!! homemade bread and this is a GREAT!!! recipe.
Come by and visit so you can enter my GREAT!!! giveaway for a waffle maker.
Geri
Wow! You're always cooking and baking such amazing stuff!
Okay, what's the catch? It sounds too easy. Sure looks good.
This is great! I'm always making those bread recipes that call for...eggs, scald milk, kneading, etc. A lot of work!
I'll definitely give this a try . I wonder if you could use it as a pizza dough?
This would make a great Foodie Friday post.
Sweet wishes,
G
Hi Justiney! Oh this looks so tastety! I love the fact it's so easy. I'm going to copy this and make it! I love love love bread and homemade is even better. Does the cormmeal in the pan make it a little crunchy on the top?
Be a sweetie,
Shelia ;)
YUM. I love love LOVE bread. And fresh, homemade bread is the best... but I hate making it. All the kneading and the mess...
but this looks really easy! I'll definitely give it a try!
Come by and visit so you can receive your NEW!!! HAPPINESS!!! award.
Geri
I made it this afternoon and it was gone by dinner. It was fabulous!
I am so gonna try this!!! YUMM
Hey girl...loved the video..I think even I could do this (psst....just between you and me so as not to ruin my 'Southern' imagine...I couldn't make a homemade biscuit if my life depended on it..well I have tried..but Bill told me what ever I do don't throw them out the back ddor..if they hit somebody it'd knock them out!!!!)But this bread of yours looks fantastic and so easy!!!! Bet it would be great warm with a little butter on it! lol Thanks for coming by girl...oh yea..I have seen a couple of night stands that I loved...but the price caused me to reach for my smelling salts!!!! lol lol
I still want you to email me the recipe.. I am too lazy to cut and paste and I want to try this!
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Looks delicious Justine! I love good bread! Will have to try this recipe - thanks!
It looks so delicious it's all I would have wanted to eat, too. Is it really that easy?
Oh man I have to make this! Let me ask is there left over dough and if so what do you do with it?
That is dangerous for me, I LOVE bread! Mmm Mmm Mmm! The no kneading this is right up my alley, it's almost as easy as beer bread!
drooling
This bread looks amazing. I make something like this with some special flour they sell at King Arthurs...Oh yum. Thanks for sharing this recipe, though, cuz it makes a smaller quantity of bread. Which would be great for our house.
I saw this in the Foodie Friday Flickr group and had to rush right over to get the recipe. This looks fabulous and fabulously easy! Thanks!