High Fructose Corn Syrup Free Dutch Oven No-Knead Artisan Bread

There is something deeply satisfying about pulling a crackling, mahogany-crusted loaf out of a screaming-hot Dutch oven, especially when you made it with just four ingredients. Bread from the store is one of the sneakiest places hidden sweeteners show up, tucked into ingredient lists between the flour and salt where you'd least expect them. This recipe sidesteps all of that entirely — flour, yeast, salt, and water are all you need, and every single one is naturally free of added sweeteners. The long overnight rest does the heavy lifting instead of kneading, developing a complex, slightly tangy flavor and an open, chewy crumb that rivals anything from a bakery. Scoring the top before it goes into the pot lets the loaf bloom dramatically in the oven, giving you that gorgeous ear and blistered crust that makes a homemade loaf look genuinely impressive. Letting it cool fully on a wire rack before slicing is the hardest part, but it's what keeps the interior perfectly set rather than gummy. Once you've made this, it's very difficult to go back to a plastic-wrapped loaf with a twelve-ingredient label.

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