{"id":3726,"date":"2014-03-06T01:31:32","date_gmt":"2014-03-06T01:31:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/?p=3726"},"modified":"2014-03-06T12:50:50","modified_gmt":"2014-03-06T12:50:50","slug":"olive-oil-italian-herb-dutch-oven-bread","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/2014\/03\/06\/olive-oil-italian-herb-dutch-oven-bread\/","title":{"rendered":"Olive Oil & Italian Herb Dutch Oven Bread"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I gotta say, I love homemade bread. \u00a0Especially the crusty, full of flavor kind. \u00a0I know, it\u2019s shocking. What\u2019s a grain-free blogger\/baker\/foodie doing talking about homemade bread for? \u00a0Why? Because I like to torture myself with things like fresh baked bread smell in the house, and using my bread knife to cut through the crustiest bread ever. \u00a0Yes, torture. \u00a0But, dear friends, this is what I do to bring you the most amazing bread ever.<\/p>\n

This is one of those things you\u2019ll want to make again and again. \u00a0Now, I\u2019ve been making my own bread for years now, so believe me when I tell you this is the easiest bread I\u2019ve ever made. \u00a0No mixers, no kneading, no double rising, no fuss. \u00a0You need a bowl, some simple ingredients from your pantry, a little time, and a dutch oven. Yup, that\u2019s all you need to make crusty artisan-style bread right in your kitchen. \u00a0No joke.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been hearing about bread-baking in dutch ovens<\/a> for a while now. \u00a0It\u2019s a basic process: make the dough, let it sit for a few hours, heat a dutch oven pot in a really hot oven, and bake your bread. I decided to follow this basic (now extremely popular) process and create my own version: olive oil & italian herb! \u00a0The olive oil is the secret to making this bread so absolutely flavorful and moist. The herbs are just a bonus. I used my own italian seasoning mix of basil, parlsey and oregano, but feel free to use whichever dried herbs you\u2019d like, or leave them out.<\/p>\n

Start now, and in a few hours you\u2019ll have fresh baked bread smell in your house.<\/p>\n

Yup. \u00a0Torture\u2026<\/p>\n

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Olive Oil & Italian Herb Dutch Oven Bread<\/h3>\n

serves 4-6<\/p>\n

Ingredients:<\/p>\n

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  • 3 cups all purpose flour, plus more for dusting<\/li>\n
  • 3 tablespoons sugar<\/li>\n
  • 2 teaspoons salt<\/li>\n
  • 1 teaspoon Italian Seasoning blend<\/li>\n
  • 1\/2 teaspoon active dry yeast<\/li>\n
  • 1\/2 cup plus 2 teaspoons olive oil<\/li>\n
  • 1 cup warm water<\/li>\n
  • 2 teaspoons cornmeal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Instructions:<\/p>\n

    In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, salt, italian seasoning, and yeast. \u00a0Add the 1\/2 cup olive oil and 1 cup warm water, and mix with a wooden spoon or spatula until all the flour has been mixed in, and a loose dough forms. \u00a0Cover the bowl with plastic wrap, and set it on the counter for at least 8-10 hours (or overnight).<\/p>\n

    Once the risen dough is ready (it will look puffy and bubbly), preheat the oven to 450\u00b0. \u00a0Once the oven has preheated, place an uncovered dutch oven pot in the oven for 30-40 minutes. Meanwhile, remove the dough from the bowl with floured hands, and set it on a lightly floured surface. Use your hands to shape the dough into a round ball, and let it rest while the dutch oven is in the 450\u00b0 oven.<\/p>\n

    Once the dutch oven has been in the 450\u00b0 for 30-40 minutes, remove it from the oven. \u00a0Drizzle 1 teaspoon olive oil in the bottom of the pan, and sprinkle with 1 teaspoon cornmeal. \u00a0Carefully place the dough ball in the dutch oven, and make three or four cuts in it with a sharp knife. \u00a0Drizzle the dough with the remaining teaspoon of olive oil, sprinkle with 1 teaspoon cornmeal, and place the lid on the dutch oven pot.<\/p>\n

    Return to the oven and bake, covered, for 30-35 minutes at 450\u00b0. After 30-35 minutes, remove the lid from the dutch oven, and continue baking for about 10 more minutes, until the bread is golden brown. \u00a0Remove the bread from the dutch oven and let cool completely before enjoying!<\/p>\n

    Original recipe by La Casa de Sweets<\/h3>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    A crusty, artisan-style bread seasoned with olive oil and italian herbs, and super easy to make! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3735,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,112,329],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3726"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3726"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3726\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3729,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3726\/revisions\/3729"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3735"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3726"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3726"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3726"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}