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Easy Crusty Bread

Easy Crusty Bread - Low Sodium
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4.9 from 16 reviews

This overnight bread is a great low sodium alternative that your whole family will love.  

SODIUM COUNT: 55.7 mg in the whole loaf, 7 mg per serving

Ingredients

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  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp quick-rise yeast
  • 2 Tbsp dry milk powder
  • 2 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 1/2 cups water

Instructions

  1. In large bowl, whisk together the flour, yeast, and dry milk powder.
  2. Add the oil and water to the dry ingredients. Whisk until combined. You should have a loosely formed ball of dough.
  3. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place for at least 8 hours. The dough can also be mixed up the day before and allowed to rise overnight.
  4. When dough has finished rising, preheat oven to 450°F.  
  5. Place dutch oven with lid in the preheated oven for 30 minutes.  
  6. While the dutch oven is preheating, place the dough in a ball on a floured surface.
  7. Once the dutch oven is preheated and the dough has rested for 30 minutes, drop the dough ball into the dutch oven and bake with lid on for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, remove the lid and continue to bake the bread for 15 more minutes.
  8. Remove the bread from the oven and let cool on a cooling rack for 10-15 minutes before cutting.

Notes

NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION Yield: 8 servings, roughly 3.5 ounces each

Sodium: 7.0 mg, Calories: 205.0, Total Fat: 3.9 g, Saturated Fat: 0.6 g, Cholesterol: 0.2 mg, Carbohydrates: 36.4 g, Fiber: 1.3 g, Sugar: 0.7 g, Protein: 5.3 g

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