{"id":2763,"date":"2026-03-29T00:07:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T00:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=2763"},"modified":"2026-03-29T00:07:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T00:07:09","slug":"hard-crust-bread-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/29\/hard-crust-bread-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0Hard-Crust Bread Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>\u00a0Hard-Crust Bread Recipe<\/h1>\n<h2>Ingredients<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>500 g <strong>bread flour<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>10 g <strong>salt<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>7 g <strong>instant yeast<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>350 ml <strong>warm water<\/strong> (not too hot)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Instructions<\/h2>\n<h3>1) Mix the Ingredients<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>In a large bowl, combine the flour and salt.<\/li>\n<li>Add the yeast separately (do <strong>not<\/strong> mix it directly with the salt).<\/li>\n<li>Pour in the warm water and mix until a rough dough forms.<\/li>\n<li>The dough does not need heavy kneading\u2014just enough to bring it together.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>2) First Rise<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Cover the dough with a clean towel.<\/li>\n<li>Let it rest in a warm place for <strong>1.5\u20132 hours<\/strong> until it doubles in size.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>3) Shape the Dough<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Lightly flour your work surface.<\/li>\n<li>Gently handle the dough and shape it into a ball.<\/li>\n<li>Place the ball in a lightly oiled bowl and let it rest for <strong>30 minutes<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Baking for a Hard Crust<\/h2>\n<h3>Standard Oven Method<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat the oven to <strong>450\u00b0F (230\u00b0C)<\/strong> for at least 20 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>Place an <strong>empty metal tray<\/strong> inside the oven to heat (this will create steam).<\/li>\n<li>Place the dough on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.<\/li>\n<li>Before putting the bread in, pour <strong>1 cup of hot water<\/strong> into the hot tray to create steam.<\/li>\n<li>Bake for <strong>30\u201335 minutes<\/strong> until the crust is a deep golden brown.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Dutch Oven Method (Optional)<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat a Dutch oven inside the oven at <strong>450\u00b0F (230\u00b0C)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Place the dough inside the Dutch oven with the lid on for <strong>20 minutes<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Remove the lid and bake for another <strong>10\u201315 minutes<\/strong> until the crust is golden brown.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Tips for a Hard Crust<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Do not open the oven in the first 20 minutes to help develop a crunchy crust.<\/li>\n<li>Steam at the start gives a crisp, shiny crust.<\/li>\n<li>Higher oven temperatures create a firmer crust.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Time Required<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Preparation + Rising:<\/strong> ~3 hours<\/li>\n<li><strong>Baking:<\/strong> 30\u201340 minutes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Hard-Crust Bread Recipe Ingredients 500 g bread flour 10 g salt 7 g instant yeast 350 ml warm water (not&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2764,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2763","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2763"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2763\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2765,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2763\/revisions\/2765"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2764"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2763"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2763"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2763"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}