An Artisan Bread Recipe

Prep Time 5 hours

Cook Time 30 minutes

Total Time 5 hours 30 minutes

Servings 4

Author Chef Billy Parisi

Ingredients:

  • 560 grams of 00 bread flour
  • 190 grams of whole wheat flour
  • 600 grams of water at 98° to 100° F or 36-37° C
  • 17 grams of Kosher salt
  • 3 grams of active yeast

Extras for the process:

  • All-purpose flour
  • Rice flour

Instructions:

  1. In a large bowl combine with your hands the flours. Add water until completely mixed together. Let rest for 10 minutes.
  2. Next, sprinkle, first the yeast, making sure it had been incorporated into the dough.
  3. Do the same with the salt. Mix it into the dough by pinching, stretching and folding the dough over for 4 to 5 minutes.
  4. Cover and rest the dough in a warm dark place for 15 to 20 minutes before folding the dough over 5 to 6 times.
  5. Repeat this process three more times.
  6. Cover and rest for 2 hours or until it has tripled in size.
  7. Dust a clean surface with flour and place the dough onto it.
  8. Divide into two equal parts.
  9. Sprinkle the top of each with flour and fold the dough over in thirds 3 to 4 times and then begin to mold the dough into a ball by cupping around the dough into the bottom.
  10. Place the dough into a  baneton basket dusted in rice flour and cover and rest for 60 minutes.
  11. In the meantime, place a small Dutch oven pot into the oven on 475° for at least 30 minutes.
  12. Remove the lid of the Duch oven and put back in the oven for 5 minutes.
  13. Flip the dough right into the hot Dutch oven pot, cover it and return it to the oven and bake for 30 minutes
  14. Let cool for 20 to 30 minutes before slicing and serving.

It might help to watch this video.