I have shared my moms favorite Homemade Artisan Bread recipe on my blog before. I had a special sign made for her for mothers day last year with a scripture about bread. My mom made this homemade bread everyday for a year and took it to someone new. She figured it only cost her 24 cents to make and not anytime at all, but I am sure it brightened someones day to know they were thought about.
My mom and I came up with 6 different ways to make this bread. It is the easiest bread recipe ever! Seriously you don’t have to knead this bread or any fancy equipment.
I personally don’t eat a lot to bread but I love to make this recipe to give to others or to bake when we have company over for dinner. And seeing my girls light up when they can smell it baking when they get home from school is priceless.
Let’s get after it! First I will share the Basic Artisan Bread Recipe, that you can adapt from there and add in any of the mix-in’s that I share below.
Easiest Artisan Bread Recipe
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Ingredients
- 3 cups All Purpose Flour
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1/2 tsp Active Dry Yeast
- 2 cups Water- room temperature water start with 1 1/2 cups then add more
Instructions
Mix the flour, salt and yeast until combined in a large bowl (the bread doubles)
Add in the water (start with 1 1/2 cups then add more until it isn’t dry, but you don’t want it too wet)
Cover with a plate or silicon wrap or plastic wrapand let sit for 6 to 24 hours (on the kitchen counter)
Then degas, by stirring it once to get the air out
Greaseyour bread pan with oil or butter (coating with flour helps it to not stick)
Place bread dough in your baking pan and let it rise for an hour covered (I use a dish towel or a silicon cover, make sure to grease silicon cover)
Bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes covered (I use another bread pan on top, or you could use tin foil), then 10 minutes uncovered until golden on top
Notes
I have sped up the process to 4 hours on the counter with warmer water, didn't rise as high, but tasted the same!
Options-
- Wheat Bread- 2 cups all purpose flour and 1 cup wheat flour (I have made this before with all wheat, I liked it, my kids didn’t as much….it is heavier)
- Gluten Free- Use Cup for Cup Flour
- Cranberry Bread- Before you add the water mix in-1/2 cup dried cranberries and1/2 cup chopped hazelnuts
- Jalapeño Cheddar Bread- Before you add the water mix in-1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese and1 diced jalapeño *we left just a few seeds attached so it wasn’t too spicy- add more of the seeds if you like it spicy (or I chop up about 1/4 cup of the “Hot & Sweet Jalapeños” from Trader Joe’s that are in a jar)
- Nut Bread- Before you add the water mix in-1/4 cup chopped almonds,1/4 cup sunflower seeds and1/4 cup flax seeds
- Cinnamon Raisin Bread- Before you add the water mix in-1/2 cup raisins and2 teaspoons cinnamon
- Everything But The Bagel- Before baking sprinkle evenly over the top of the bread with Everything But The Bagel Seasoning
Favorite Bread Pan– you can find it HEREand also a fun one I use that comes out perfect is HERE
PS- there is a printable at the end of this post! And why you need a French Butter CrockHERE.
Wheat Homemade Artisan Bread Recipe
- 2 cups all purpose flour (I have made this before with all wheat, I liked it, my kids didn’t as much….it is heavier)
- 1 cup wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon yeast
- Follow instruction for Basic Homemade Artisan Bread
Cranberry Hazelnut HomemadeArtisan Bread Recipe
- Recipe for Basic Homemade Artisan Bread
- Before you add the water mix in-
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries
- 1/2 cup chopped hazelnuts
- Follow instruction for Basic Homemade Artisan Bread
After everything is mixed in.
After 8 hours of rising on counter covered with a plate.
After “de-gased” and ready to put in baking pan to rise for one more hour.
Jalapeno Chedder HomemadeArtisan Bread Recipe
- Recipe for Basic Homemade Artisan Bread
- Before you add the water mix in-
- 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 diced jalapeño *we left just a few seeds attached so it wasn’t too spicy- add more of the seeds if you like it spicy (or I chop up about 1/4 cup of the “Hot & Sweet Jalapeños” from Trader Joe’s that are in a jar)
- Follow instruction for Basic Homemade Artisan Bread
Flax SeedHomemadeArtisan Bread Recipe
- Recipe for Basic Homemade Artisan Bread
- Before you add the water mix in-
- 1/4 cup chopped almonds
- 1/4 cup sunflower seeds
- 1/4 cup flax seeds
- Follow instruction for Basic Homemade Artisan Bread
Cinnamon RaisinHomemadeArtisan Bread Recipe
- Recipe for Basic Homemade Artisan Bread
- Before you add the water mix in-
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- Follow instruction for Basic Homemade Artisan Bread
My Mom working her magic!
“They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts.” Acts 2:46
After making all this bread, I took it around to neighbors and friends. We used one loaf to make grilled cheese for the girls and my hubby with tomato soup. The Jalapeño Cheddar was my husbands favorite as grilled cheese.
You can see how I used this bread to make it in little flower pots HERE and my Mothers Day Bread post HERE. Let me know if you try the bread!
You can print out the Bread Recipe FREE here-Artisan Bread Recipe PDF Printable and thank you to AP Letters for this gorgeous printable!
Click on image to print your FREE Bread Recipe Printable
I shared a Paleo Bread Recipe HERE that every loved too!
I took a video last time my mom visited- of the bread stages. Hope it helps! (PS- on the video my mom says “1/2 teaspoon salt” but the recipe is 1 teaspoon
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