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Botany

(70,506 posts) Mon Mar 11, 2024, 06:07 PM Mar 11

Baking Bread in a Dutch Oven

In a word, no. I tried it 3 different ways and it didn’t turn out well at all. An oven where you can
set the temperature is much better. Oh well live and learn. I will keep using the Dutch Oven but
over a fire hung under a tripod on a chain or on a bed of coals in a fire pit.

Now you know.

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Baking Bread in a Dutch Oven (Original Post) Botany Mar 11 OP

I make bread in the ceramic insert from my crock pot Diamond_Dog Mar 11 #1

I love bread baked in a cast iron Dutch oven! lastlib Mar 11 #2

I am very happy with my Dutch oven bread central scrutinizer Mar 11 #3

I use King Arthur Bread flour as a base. cachukis Mar 11 #4

For sourdough, it works well.... getagrip_already Mar 11 #5

I swapped out the toaster oven for a Wolf that has accurate temperature controls. usonian Mar 11 #6

I learned to use Dutch oven while coprolite Mar 11 #7

How are you using the Dutch oven? spinbaby Mar 12 #8

Diamond_Dog

(31,999 posts)

1. I make bread in the ceramic insert from my crock pot

Reply to Botany (Original post)

Mon Mar 11, 2024, 06:10 PM

Mar 11

Bake it in the oven, it’s extremely easy and it comes out really good. It’s like a rustic bread.

lastlib

(23,236 posts)

2. I love bread baked in a cast iron Dutch oven!

Reply to Diamond_Dog (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 11, 2024, 06:20 PM

Mar 11

Tell me about your process, perhaps I can help youmake it better.

central scrutinizer

(11,648 posts)

3. I am very happy with my Dutch oven bread

Reply to Botany (Original post)

Mon Mar 11, 2024, 06:25 PM

Mar 11

Just made a loaf this morning. Sorry you’re having issues.

cachukis

(2,239 posts)

4. I use King Arthur Bread flour as a base.

Reply to Botany (Original post)

Mon Mar 11, 2024, 06:28 PM

Mar 11

https://thebrookcook.wordpress.com/2016/03/04/no-knead-bread-from-sullivan-street-bakery/

getagrip_already

(14,751 posts)

5. For sourdough, it works well....

Reply to Botany (Original post)

Mon Mar 11, 2024, 07:03 PM

Mar 11

Mine is cast iron snd I preheat it snd the lid in the oven to make sure it is at temp before putting the dough in.

Spray some water for steam. Keep temp at 425 and then remove lid, lower temp to 400, and finish.

Forget exact times. I think 20 minutes at 425, then 30 at 400. Varies by loaf size though.

Crispy crust, nice texture.

usonian

(9,803 posts)

6. I swapped out the toaster oven for a Wolf that has accurate temperature controls.

Reply to Botany (Original post)

Mon Mar 11, 2024, 07:03 PM

Mar 11

The toaster oven was some 50 degrees off.

Looking forward to better baking.

I had a Breville but it quit just after the warranty ran out. It was a 50 cent inline fuse that required a lot of screws to be removed from the back and then I couldn't find the fuse amid the wires tucked into a 1/4 inch gap between metal pieces.

Oh well. Some stuff is just hell to repair.

coprolite

(180 posts)

7. I learned to use Dutch oven while

Reply to Botany (Original post)

Mon Mar 11, 2024, 07:33 PM

Mar 11

leading the cub and boy scout troops in Alaska. We became fairly proficient with corn bread, pancakes, monkey bread, breakfast conglomerates with eggs and Bacon/sausage/Spam, as well as the beans and lasagna.

I still cook over the fire using dutch ovens set in the coals or suspended over the flame. I like using the frozen Hawaiian bread loafs to make monkey bread for those cold morning breakfasts before hitting the river with the rod.

Even if the bottom is burnt it still tastes better than most anything I can cook in the kitchen.

spinbaby

(15,090 posts)

8. How are you using the Dutch oven?

Reply to Botany (Original post)

Tue Mar 12, 2024, 06:50 AM

Mar 12

Are you using it over a flame or in the actual oven? I bake bread in a Dutch oven preheated in the oven for at least an hour. I use the New York Times recipe for no-knead bread. It’s super easy And makes a wonderful loaf of artisan bread.

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