Easy Dutch Oven Cranberry Walnut Bread that looks and tastes like it came from a fancy bakery, but actually takes very little effort and only 7 ingredients!
- 1 ½ cups (340g) of warm water
- 450 g bread flour and more for dusting
- 2 ¼ teaspoon active dry yeast
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 cup (100g) chopped walnuts
- 1 cup dried cranberries
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In a mixing bowl, add the finger warm water, sugar and yeast. Let it sit for 10 minutes until foamy. Then stir in the flour, salt, walnuts and cranberries with a spoon. The dough will be loose and sticky. Cover with plastic wrap and let it rise for about an hour or until doubled in size.
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After an hour, turn on your oven to 230C (450F). Place a Dutch oven with the lid in the oven to heat for 30 minutes.
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Scrape out the dough unto a well floured pice of parchment paper. The dough will still be sticky so sprinkle with flour so it wont stick to your fingers.
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Gently fold the outer edges of the dough to the center to form a ball. Flip it around and cover with a kitchen towel for 30 min, until the Duch oven is hot.
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Carefully take out the Dutch oven, it will be very hot!
Remove the lid and gently lift the bread with the parchment paper and place inside. Cover with the lid and bake for 30 minutes. Then remove the lid and bake for 10 more minutes.
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Let the bread cool down for about 30 minutes before you slice it.
Enjoy!