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Herbes de Provence Rustic Bread Recipe

The scents of summer in the south of Frace wrapped up into my Herbes de Provence rustic bread recipe. Perfect for a cold rainy day with a hot cup of tea and a book.

Lavender, the perfect souvenir of languid, lingering days, and the key ingredient of Herbs De Provence, a delicious mix of sunshine and savory. It reminds me of Saturday morning markets in Uzes, fresh blackberries, ripe olives, rosemary, and buttery Pain du Chocolate.

Herb De Provence Rustic Bread Recipe

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 40 minutes

Total Time: 45 minutes

Herb De Provence Rustic Bread Recipe

Ingredients

  • 1 tbs olive oil
  • 3 cups flour
  • 1 tbs yeast
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1 tbs cracked black pepper
  • 1 and 1/2 cups water
  • 1 tbs herbs de Provence

Instructions

  1. Lightly grease a bowl with olive oil. Mix flour, yeast, salt, and pepper in a bowl. Add water and stir thoroughly. The dough will be very wet, don't worry.
  2. Cover with a clean kitchen towel and set aside for 4 hours (can be left overnight.)
  3. Place the dutch oven inside your cool oven (you don't need the lid.)
  4. Preheat oven to 450.
  5. Lightly flour a piece of parchment paper on the counter. Turn your bowl over and let the dough plop onto the parchment paper. Fold it a few times to loosely shape it into a ball. Let it rest while the oven preheats.
  6. When the oven is at temperature, remove the pot from the oven with gloves. (Caution the dutch oven is VERY HOT.) Use parchment paper to drop dough into the pot.
  7. Cover and place back into the hot oven. Bake for 40 minutes.
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You’ll need a Dutch Oven, I snagged mine from Aldi years ago for a reasonable price and have used it almost daily.

Special thanks to Scatter Day Cafe for teaching me to bake my own bread.

For more inspiration from our family adventures:

Time to Wander Reflections on Rest & Renewal in the South of France

Squash Blossom Salad & Braised Endives

Monte Carlo, My First Story

Julia Child, The Patron Saint of Living Abroad

 

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