Mix the dry ingredients

• Stir together the flour, yeast and salt in a mixing bowl.

Add the water and form a dough

• Pour in the room temperature water and stir until a scrappy dough ball forms.

Let the dough rise

• Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and a clean kitchen towel.
• Leave it in a draft-free spot at room temperature until doubled and bubbly.

Preheat the oven and Dutch oven

• Preheat the oven to 220 °C with the Dutch oven inside.

Shape the loaf

• Turn the dough out and shape it into a dough ball.
• Place it on a piece of parchment paper.

Bake covered

• Lower the dough on the parchment into the hot Dutch oven and cover with the lid.
• Bake covered.

Bake uncovered until golden

• Remove the lid and bake until the crust is browned and beautiful.

Cool and serve

• Take the loaf out of the Dutch oven and let it cool on a rack before slicing.