PEASANT BREAD

I’m not gonna lie. I kinda like having a 16-year-old daughter who loves to bake. She’s made everything from fantastic peanut butter bars to red velvet donuts. Her latest and greatest concoction is this amazing peasant bread. We like it so much—and it’s so easy to make—I finally had to demand she bake it only on Sundays.

Peasant bread is an easy, basic yeast bread that comes together quickly. The secret is using oven-safe bowls for baking and baking two loaves since it disappears quickly! Speaking of dinner, this peasant bread pairs perfectly with the one-pot turkey chili recipe I posted earlier this week. If you look closely, you’ll see it pictured in the background.

Ingredients

• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp kosher salt
• 2 cups lukewarm water
• 1 T sugar
• 2 tsp active-dry yeast
• 2 T salted butter, softened

Instructions

1. Dissolve sugar in the water in a small bowl. Add yeast and let stand for 10 to 15 minutes or until mixture is foamy.
2. Whisk flour and salt together in a large bowl while yeast proofs. Gently stir the yeast mixture and add it to the flour; mix until flour is absorbed. Cover bowl with towel and set aside to rise for at least an hour.
3. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Grease two oven-safe bowls with a tablespoon of butter each.
4. Using two forks, punch down dough, scraping it from the sides of the bowl. Try to turn the dough onto itself as you scrape. Make sure the dough is completely removed from the sides of the bowl.
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