# Easy Homemade Bread

A simple recipe for making homemade bread with just four ingredients.

- Total time: 150 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 4 cups bread flour or all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon yeast
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups warm water

## Instructions

1. Start with four cups of bread flour or all-purpose flour in a bowl.
2. Add a tablespoon of yeast.
3. Add about a teaspoon of salt.
4. Mix the dry ingredients together.
5. Add two cups of warm water to the mixture.
6. Bring all the ingredients together to form a wet and sticky dough.
7. Add a little more water if needed to achieve the desired wet and sticky consistency.
8. Cover the bowl with a towel and let the dough rise for two hours in the oven with the oven light on.
9. After two hours, sprinkle flour on a surface.
10. Wet your fingers and pull the dough out of the bowl onto the floured surface.
11. Shape the bread by stretching and pulling it over itself.
12. Let the shaped dough rest for 30 minutes.
13. While the dough is resting, turn your oven to 450°F (232°C) and place a baking pot (Dutch oven) inside to heat up.
14. Transfer the rested dough onto parchment paper.
15. Carefully place the dough with parchment paper into the preheated baking pot.
16. Put the covered pot in the oven for 30 minutes.
17. After 30 minutes, remove the lid from the pot and place it back in the oven for another 15 minutes.
18. Remove the bread from the oven and place it on a cooling rack.
19. Slice the bread immediately; no need to wait for it to cool down.

## Equipment

- bowl
- wooden spoon
- oven
- baking pot (Dutch oven)
- parchment paper
- cooling rack
- knife

## Tips

- The dough needs to be wet and sticky.
- No kneading is required; simply stretch and pull the dough over itself.
- Let the dough rise in the oven with the oven light on for warmth.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8gtdsTR/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/634f6f8d-e36a-4440-ab5e-213b4e72a6ad
- Extracted: 2026-04-26

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