# Easiest 4-ingredient bread!

This recipe guides you through making an easy 4-ingredient bread from scratch, including overnight proofing and baking in a Dutch oven.

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

## Ingredients

- 3.25 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 0.5 teaspoons active dry yeast
- 1.5 cups warm water

## Instructions

1. Add 3 and a quarter cups of flour to a large mixing bowl.
2. Add 2 teaspoons of salt to the flour.
3. Add 1/2 teaspoon of active dry yeast to the bowl.
4. Mix all the dry ingredients together.
5. Add 1 and a half cups of warm water (around 110 degrees F) to the dry ingredients.
6. Mix the ingredients until a rough dough forms.
7. Cover the bowl and let the dough sit overnight for 12-18 hours.
8. The next morning, preheat your Dutch oven by placing it in the oven and preheating the oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit.
9. Flour a clean counter surface.
10. Transfer the dough from the bowl onto the floured surface.
11. Fold all the edges of the dough to form a round loaf.
12. Cover the dough with plastic wrap while the oven preheats.
13. Once the Dutch oven is preheated, carefully take it out of the oven using oven mitts.
14. Place the dough onto a piece of parchment paper and then carefully lower it into the hot Dutch oven.
15. Put the lid back on the Dutch oven and place it back into the oven to bake for 30 minutes.
16. After 30 minutes, remove the lid from the Dutch oven and continue baking for another 10-20 minutes until golden brown.
17. Carefully remove the bread from the Dutch oven and place it on a cooling rack to cool completely.
18. Slice the bread.
19. Spread butter on a slice of fresh bread and enjoy.

## Equipment

- large mixing bowl
- measuring cups
- teaspoon
- Dutch oven
- parchment paper
- oven mitts
- cooling rack
- bread knife
- spatula

## Tips

- The water should be around 110 degrees F.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT6FnkWVm/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/ff4d4b6b-1064-436d-89e1-780133c1bccc
- Extracted: 2025-07-16

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