Effortless Rustic Bread

A homemade rustic loaf recipe for breakfast, lunch, or dinner is easy to make using only 5 ingredients that you probably already have on hand.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 162 Calories

Ingredients

• 3 cups warm water
• 0.5 cup cornmeal
• 1.5 tablespoons active dry yeast
• 6.5 cups all-purpose flour
• 1.5 tablespoons coarse salt

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).

Step 2

Mix water, yeast, and salt together in a large bowl. Let stand until mixture becomes foamy, about 10 minutes.

Step 3

Stir flour into yeast mixture until well incorporated; the dough will be loose and look wet. Cover bowl loosely with a damp towel and let sit for about 5 hours.

Step 4

Shape dough into 2 loaves using damp hands. Place loaves on a cornmeal-dusted work surface and score tops a few times with a sharp knife. Transfer to a baking sheet and allow loaves to double in size, 30 to 60 minutes.

Step 5

Bake loaves in the preheated oven, spraying surface of dough occasionally with water, until golden brown, about 20 minutes.