In a large mixing bowl, add flour, salt, and yeast.

Then add warm water and mix together with your hands or a dough hook.

The dough will be wet and sticky. This is perfect!

Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let your wet dough rise on the counter for 2 hours. If you keep your home cool, then you may want to place the bowl in a warm spot. You’ll notice that the dough will increase by volume and come together.

Preheat oven to 450°F with the dutch-oven inside.

While the oven is preheating, turn the bread dough out onto a lightly floured work surface. Bring the sides of the dough toward the center and flip the dough over using a bench scraper.

Lightly flour your hands and gently cup the dough moving it around in a circular motion and then gently pulling it back towards you building tension. Do this until a nice tight round shape forms.

Place your loaf on a large sheet of parchment paper and CAREFULLY place it inside the preheated dutch oven.

Bake the bread for 30 minutes with the lid on and then remove the lid for the last 15 minutes.