Hello, welcome to:
Flavors of Spain;
In the Southwest.

On this occasion I want to show you how to make the rustic bread that I use for Tapas!

This is what you need:

1000 g. A.P. Flour
780 ml. Water (80° F if you live in the southwest)
20 g. Salt
1 g. Instant yeast
4 qt. Dutch oven
12 qt. Plastic container
2 ea. Proofing baskets 9”

Add flour, salt, yeast and water to plastic container
Mix until well combined
Cover and let rest 20 minutes
Fold dough by reaching under container, stretching and folding dough over 5 times
Cover and let rest 20 minutes
Repeat until you have completed 4 folds
Cover dough and let rest for 12 hours at room temperature
Separate dough from sides of container with a floured hand
Transfer dough to floured surface
Cut into two equal pieces
Form rounds and place in baskets seam side down
Place in floured baskets in a plastic bag and proof for 50 minutes
Place dutch oven in oven and preheat to 475° F
Turn baskets over on a floured surface
Carefully place dough in dutch oven seam side up
Cover and bake for 30 minutes
Uncover and bake for 10 more minutes
Place finished round on wire rack to cool for at least 2 hours
Slice, serve and enjoy!

Thank you Jon Sayles for your wonderful music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wI88Y9fVck0

Thank you for watching!

43 Comments

  1. How would whole wheat flour work? Great video I actually made this about a year ago, I commented then how great it was. I'm thinking about trying the wheat flour. Thanks again 👍

  2. Very nice, just what I was looking for, maybe a bakery closer that can go and by this rustic bread. Anyway will try to make it by myself.
    Question what is A P Flour?

  3. How long can you keep the 2nd loaf in the fridge? It's just me & I cdn't finish two loaves before 2nd one staled

  4. Sooooo delish! Followed your directions and it turned out wonderful! Thank you for sharing

  5. I am making this again today, thanks again for this awesome video. It taste so good and you explain it so well, even I can use it ☺. Thanks again 👍

  6. This is BY FAR the best bread recipe and video ever! This video taught me how to bake bread a few years ago. I will never try another recipe. For a fun twist, try adding olives and rosemary during the second fold/tuck 🤤

  7. I made this for a neighbour who absolutely loved it..But I have a couple of questions plz.
    Is it meant to be soft and crumpet like inside, or is that because they had it straight out of the oven?

    What do I do to achieve a crispy inside?

    Your advice would be really appreciated?

  8. СТРАХОТЕН ХЛЯБ !ВЪЗХИТЕНА СЪМ.ЩЕ ОПИТАМ ДА СИ НАПРАВЯ.БРАВО!!!

  9. Made this bread multiple times, following the video instructions. It always blew my friends out of the water. Thanks for the most treasured recipe for me.

  10. I use the same recipe but even after standing overnight my dough is very wet and loose compared to this dough so I'm wondering if I'm using too high of hydration even though I'm using 78% cuz my dough is definitely not together like this one if I put it on the counter just spreads and flows all over the place can you give me some suggestions of what I'm doing wrong cuz I'd like my dough to be like amore together kneeded bread dough like you have.

  11. I noticed the recipe calls for 1g instant yeast… if I’m using fast action dried yeast, should I add more, is there a difference? I just made one loaf of bread and the recipe called for 7g yeast, so that’s why 1g seems like so little to me!

  12. I used exact same instruction. My dough became watery!
    I used the instructions about the cooking process. When it is finished, it was still uncooked 😭😢
    I sum, I'm not happy!

  13. 1000 Grams = 7 cups of flour… It did not look like 7 cups, but I could be wrong (on my conversion as well).

  14. I just made my first loaf of yeast bread since 1973 HomeEc class (different recipe than this one). I was also using the gas oven in my new apartment for the first time. When I opened the preheated oven to remove the Dutch oven, the smoke alarm went off. At 5 am. 😳
    I put the bread in the pot, covered, into the oven. Smoke alarm went off again. 😖 And one more time. 🤬 The oven has a vent fan and is next to a window. Duh! In and open. Did I mention it’s 5am?
    I caught a very bad cold (if I were this good a catcher in high school, maybe I would have made the softball team!). Anyhoo, when I’m over this, gonna hit up the local food coop, and make me some rustic bread! I honestly can’t wait to try your “stretch and fold four times” method!

  15. I have made it a couple of times. For me the result has been very sensitive to the quality of the flour. High protein flour with or without whole grain gave the best result

  16. When I bake bread in my dutch oven, the bottom gets very dark and even blackened at times. How do you keep the bottoms of your loaves from coming out dark or even black?

  17. More than perfect
    Very very very simple and easy way for biggenrs people like me
    It’s really wonderful
    Thank you very much
    May Allah Bless you

  18. I have the book you show at the end. It’s a fabulous book for home bread makers. The resultant bread looks professional, tastes wonderful and is beyond description when toasted. I enjoy a loaf for days. 🤪

  19. I love this bread recipe I’ve made it for years!!!! Very popular with my family especially with soup during winter months ❤

  20. I followed instructions exactly and my bread came out nice but it was not crispy dark brown on top and it did not split open and look as beautiful as yours. Should I raise the heat to 500 degrees, use pan of water to create more steam? Not sure the water helps if the bread is in a dutch oven.

  21. This was the first recipe that really worked for me. I'm making sourdough now but I probably would have given up without my first success with this recipe. i'm here because I just sent it to another person who wants to make bread and having some trouble

  22. I’m. Always watching bread baking videos to find the best and somewhat easiest methods/recipes. I can’t wait to try yours! The rustic loaf looked amazing.

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