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NOLA French Bread
Takes 5 hours total
- Bread Flour
- All-Purpose Flour
- Warm Water
- Levain
- Sugar
- Kosher Salt
- Mix levain, sugar, and salt into warm water until dissolved.
- Add in flour and mix until no dry flour remains. Let rest 30 minutes.
- Fold dough over itself until smooth (about 2 minutes). Let rest 3–4 hours.
- Divide dough into loaves. Let rest 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 450°F.
- Bake bread for 20 minutes.
| Warm Water | Mix, dissolve | Mix, rest 30 min | Fold, rest 4 hours | Divide, shape, rest 30 min | Preheat oven 450°F | Bake 20 min |
| Levain | ||||||
| Sugar | ||||||
| Kosher Salt | ||||||
| Bread Flour | ||||||
| All-Purpose Flour | ||||||