# The Easiest Bread

This is the easiest bread you'll ever make, with only four simple ingredients and no kneading required.

- Total time: 230 min
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2.25 teaspoons instant dry yeast
- 1.5 cups hot water
- 0.25 cups hot water
- 1 flour
- 4 ice cubes

## Instructions

1. Add three cups of all-purpose flour to a bowl.
2. Add two teaspoons of salt.
3. Add two and a quarter teaspoons of instant dry yeast.
4. Add one and a half cups of hot water and mix.
5. Add another 1/4 cups of hot water if needed and mix.
6. Cover and let sit for two hours.
7. Lightly flour parchment paper, turn the dough out, and form it into a ball.
8. Cut a cross into the top of the dough to help it rise.
9. Place the dough in a Dutch oven on a baking pan.
10. Add four ice cubes.
11. Bake at 450 F for 30 minutes.
12. Remove the lid and bake for another 10-15 minutes.

## Equipment

- bowl
- measuring cups
- whisk
- oven
- dutch oven
- baking pan
- parchment paper
- knife

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTYbnjtBy/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/c7a6349a-632a-417f-bf36-20a96162ca1d
- Extracted: 2024-12-22

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