Peasant Bread

Easiest Bread Ever !

If you’re looking for a super easy bread recipe that never fails and is delicious, this Peasant Bread Recipe is exactly what you’re looking for.

Peasant Bread Recipe

On an average day during our summer fishing season, we will go through four or five loaves of bread daily. That works out to 35 loaves a week. That’s a lot of bread! In the early years, I would bring in two or three cases of bread each week but found it took up too much freezer space. So I started making it. I’ve tried a LOT of bread recipes over the years, and this peasant bread recipe is hands down my favorite. It is quick, easy to make (no kneading), and has fantastic texture and flavor. This bread recipe is old, with roots that go back to the early 1800s in Eastern Europe. Give it a try, and you will see why it’s become a staple at Grizzly Creek Lodge.

Ingredients:
4-cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons salt
2 cups lukewarm water
2 teaspoons sugar
2 teaspoons instant yeast
2 tablespoons warm butter

Mix the flour, salt, sugar, and yeast well in a large bowl. Then, add the lukewarm water and mix until water is absorbed.

Cover the bowl with a towel and let the dough rise for one hour. On cooler days, I set mine close to the kitchen stove so it will stay warm, but any warm spot will work.

Grease two oven-safe Pyrex bowls with butter. Don’t skimp on the butter; this gives this bread a nice crunchy brown crust! You can find the Pyrex bowls I use here.

After an hour, punch the dough down and divide it into two equal portions. Two forks work well here, and your hands stay clean. Drop the two potions into the buttered Pyrex bowls and let them rise for another 20-30 minutes. Don’t cover for the second rise.

Once the dough has risen to the bowls’ top ( or close ), slide them into a preheated oven set for 375 degrees. Bake for 15 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Turn bowls upside down on a cooling rack. If you’ve used enough butter, the loaves will slide out clean and have a nice brown, crunchy crust.

That’s all there is to it. I make this peasant bread daily during our summer fishing season; our crew and guests love it!