# Pain en Cocotte (Bread in Casserole)

This recipe describes how to make homemade bread in a casserole dish, yielding a delicious and crispy loaf.

- Total time: 50 min
- Cuisine: French
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 300 milliliters warm water
- 1 bag baker's yeast
- 8 g sugar
- 500 g flour
- 8 g salt

## Instructions

1. Pour 300ml of warm water into a bowl.
2. Add 1 bag of baker's yeast and 8g of sugar to the water and mix well.
3. Place 500g of flour in a separate bowl.
4. Add 8g of salt to the flour.
5. Pour the yeast mixture into the flour.
6. Mix with a spoon, then with your hands for 3-4 minutes to form a ball of dough that does not stick to your fingers.
7. Place the dough in a large floured bowl.
8. Cover with a damp cloth and let stand for 1 hour and 30 minutes in the hottest corner of your kitchen.
9. When your dough has doubled in volume, gently de-gas it and quickly reform it into a ball.
10. Let the dough rest again for 1 to 2 hours, or even all night.
11. Preheat your oven to 230 degrees Celsius with a casserole dish inside.
12. Once the casserole is very hot, lightly flour it.
13. Gently place your bread dough into the bottom of the casserole.
14. Sprinkle a little water and flour on top of the dough.
15. Make a small knife incision in the middle of the dough.
16. Cook your bread for 35 minutes at 230 degrees Celsius with the lid on.
17. Remove the lid and cook for another 15 minutes.
18. Take the bread out of the casserole and let it rest for 15 minutes.
19. Cut the bread in half to admire the work and enjoy.

## Equipment

- bowl
- spoon
- casserole dish

## Tips

- Hot water reactivates the yeast and sugar feeds them.
- Let the dough rest in the hottest corner of your kitchen.
- You can leave the dough to rest all night for the second rise.
- Taste your bread when it is still a little warm with duck strip or butter.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@chef_theo_lignani/video/7583017452238310678?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7590767474443011606
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/57b436b9-d0bb-49ae-a8ee-c41498baf9a7
- Extracted: 2026-01-02

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