Crusty Boule

  • 6-1/2 cups flour
  • 3 cups warm water
  • 1-1/2 tablespoon yeast
  • 1-1/2 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1/3 cup olive oil

Mix all ingredients together well. Allow to rise for 2 hours and then refrigerate. Preheat Dutch oven and lid. Place dough in the Dutch oven and allow to rise for 15 minutes, uncovered. Bake for roughly 50 minutes, covered, once your thermometer reaches 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

If baking in an oven, this bread can be baked at 450 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 minutes covered followed by 15 minutes uncovered, for a total of 30 minutes.