Artisan Bread Recipe and Flavored (Compound) Butters (2024)

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There is nothing better than a loaf of fresh-baked bread and this Artisan Bread Recipe is OUTSTANDING! You’ll find the easiest Homemade Bread Recipes with Yeast in this post, you won’t believe how simple!

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I’ve baked over 12 loaves of this bread and each time it comes out exactly the same, delicious with a crusty outside and chewy inside.

Now to slather on the bread I’ve made some compound butter I think you’ll enjoy.

These are great for gifts giving too!

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Just about this time every year,

the question gets asked,

“What gift are you giving?”

whether it’s for a teacher, friend, neighbor.

This is a wonderful gift.

If you don’t believe me, make some…

send it to me and see if I complain… not at all going to, it’s so delicious.

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In addition to the Artisan Bread Recipe,

you’ll find below, be sure to check out these great tasting butter recipes too.

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If you don’t believe me, make some… send it to me and see if I complain…at all.

Three great things about this gift:

  1. it’s easy to make
  2. it’s not expensive
  3. its butter, need I say more

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Yes,

these items can turn into the perfect gift.

Bake a fresh loaf of artisan bread, all crusty on the outside and tender inside,

you know just about the most delicious bread ever…

and there is no kneading involved.

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You can bake the bread in parchment-lined baking pans, dutch ovens or anything you like,

you can bake them covered with foil or a lid for the first 30 minutes then you’ll remove the “lid” for the remaining 30 minutes.

YOU DO NEED TO MAKE THE DOUGH THE NIGHT BEFORE,

please don’t think you’ll have this bread baking up in an hour.

You need to let the dough rise OVERNIGHT.

It’s totally worth it and so easy and no kneading involved.

I’m hooked on this bread. I’m not sure I want todivulge just how many loaves of bread I’ve made and eaten in the past two weeks. I’ll just say it’s over a dozen 🙂

The bread recipe is very simple.

It only takes about a minute to put together, then you let it rest overnight and bake it the next day.

No kneading, no double proofing, it’s so easy you just have to make some just so you can say.

Wow, it is easy.

I love the texture of this bread, it’s like those delicious rustic bread you see in the specialty section of bakeries.

If you aren’t a baker and don’t want to make bread, you can buy a nice loaf of that specialty bread I just mentioned to go along with the butter, or you could just give the gift of butter.

This is no ordinary butter, it’s really delicious. Have you been to a restaurant and been served honey butter with bread before your meal? You know the butter you can’t stop eating. Well, that happens to me, I just figure it happens to everyone.

Orange Honey Butter… so just whip around some butter, with a few ingredients and you’ll be enjoying this butter in no time.

You’ll need the zest of the orange and a Tablespoon of the juice along with a tablespoon of honey to create this delicious butter.

Orange Honey Butter

1/2 cup butter
1 orange, zested
1 Tablespoon orange juice
1 Tablespoon honey

Whip room temperature butter until it’s smooth and creamy. Add to it the orange juice, zest, and honey.

Place in 4 oz. glass canning jar and secure with lid.

Write on parchment paper the flavor of butter with a permanent marker.

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Really if you hand someone this, they won’t be thinking anything but ” How long do I have to wait to eat this?”
I made two other varieties of butter, for some other ideas. Of course feel free to put anything you like into the butter, favorite fruit, herbs or seasonings.

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Blackberry Butter

1/2 cup butter
6 Blackberries
1 Tablespoon honey

Puree and strain blackberries, so there are no seeds. (I ended up with 1 Tablespoon blackberry puree) Whip butter and add the blackberry puree along with honey. It’s such a pretty color!

Place in 4 oz. glass canning jar and secure with lid. Write on parchment paper the flavor of butter with a permanent marker.

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JalapeñoCilantro Lime Butter

1/2 cup butter
1 jalapeño (roasted and diced)
1 Lime, zested
1 Tablespoon lime juice
1 Tablespoon fresh chopped cilantro

whip butter until smooth, add to it the diced roasted jalapeño,cilantro, lime zest, and lime juice.

Place in 4 oz. glass canning jar and secure with lid. Write on parchment paper the flavor of butter with a permanent marker.

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Artisan Bread Recipe (rise overnight)

Author: Diane Schmidt - createdbydiane.com

Ingredients

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons kosher salt
  • ¼ teaspoon instant yeast
  • cup lukewarm water

Instructions

  • In a medium bowl or the bowl of a mixer, combine the flour salt and yeast.

  • Add water and mix with a spoon or mixer, until all ingredients completely combined.

  • Cover the bowl and allow it to rest overnight.

  • Line baking pan or Le Creuset Pot with parchment paper.

  • Flour your hands and scoop the dough into a ball and place it in the baking pan. No kneading necessary.

  • Cover the dough with foil or lid if using a Le Creuset Pot.

  • Do not preheat the oven.

  • You turn the oven on as you are putting the dough into the oven at 450 degrees for 30 minutes.

  • Then remove the lid or foil and bake another 30 minutes.

  • Allow bread to rest 5-10 minutes or the steam inside will make the bread seam soggy when sliced.

From simple sandwich bread to snacking and everyday bread with homemade butter check out my 2 loaves of white or wheat bread recipes

Artisan Bread with compound butter recipes 3 flavors of butter

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FAQs

What does adding extra butter to bread dough do? ›

Butter, technically a dough enrichment, tenderizes bread dough and limits gluten development, yielding a softer, more tender crumb and a richer flavor. The butter in this sourdough babka dough makes the interior tender—and delicious. Photo by Maurizio Leo.

What happens if you add too much butter to dough? ›

An excessive amount of butter makes it where the flour is unable to absorb the combined fat, which causes the cookie to spread too widely and the sugar to carbonize more easily because it's surrounded by too buttery a dough.

Why add butter after dough is mixed? ›

When making brioche and other rich breads, add the butter last. Fat bonds to gluten proteins, preventing them from bonding to each other, so adding it later gives the gluten network a chance to develop, ensuring the structure of the final product.

What is the difference between artisan bread and regular bread? ›

Artisan bread is thought to be a healthier option than store-bought bread. While there haven't been clinical studies to clearly define the differences, artisan bread is made from wholesome fresh ingredients whereas store-bought bread contains processed ingredients and preservatives to stretch the shelf life.

How much butter should you put on bread? ›

Using the right amount of room temperature salted butter is critical for the perfect ratio of toast to butter. The magic number is 1 and 1/2 tablespoons. This will allow for an even, thick coat of butter across your toast, melting in without making it soggy.

How to add more flavor to homemade bread? ›

If you're looking to ramp up the taste of your favorite bread recipe, we recommend adding a bit of fat. A fat like butter, olive oil or coconut oil in small quantities will help your bread achieve a higher rise and it will also boost its flavor by tenfold.

What does adding an egg to bread dough do? ›

Egg has protein, fat, water and while the fat and water soften the crumb, the protein helps with strengthening the gluten and capturing more CO2. Eggs are also helping with leavening the dough which adds to the rise. Doughs that have more egg usually rise more, so go ahead and play around a bit!

What butter is best for baking bread? ›

Enriched bread recipes may do best with European-style butter that has a high-fat concentration and can tolerate the kneading process without breaking into bits. However, recipes like cinnamon coffee scones may do better with American-style butters that have higher water content to help create air pockets.

What does too much butter do in baking? ›

Crispy, excessively greasy texture, burnt edges, and an overpowering buttery flavor are classic indicators of a cookie with too much butter. Additionally, the dough may spread excessively, leading to a lack of cohesion and an unsatisfactory texture.

When should I add butter to dough? ›

Once the dough is smooth and elastic, add the butter and continue kneading on medium-low speed until the butter is completely incorporated and the dough is smooth, shiny, and elastic. Allow the dough to rise in a covered bowl until it's doubled in bulk, about 90 minutes.

What is the best fat for bread making? ›

Generally, unsalted butter is recommended for bread dough. Care should be taken in recipe formulation when using fats containing salt; the amount of salt used in the recipe may have to be lowered.

Why is my artisan bread so dense? ›

The usual reason why bread becomes too dense is due to using flour with low protein content. When your loaf is spongy and heavy, you might have also put too much flour into it or made the dough in a cooler or too warm setting.

What qualifies as artisan bread? ›

Defining artisan bread

Artisan breads tend to have characteristics like longer fermentation times, fewer ingredients, no additives, and an emphasis on shaping.

What makes bread fluffy vs dense? ›

For baking light and fluffy bread, it is necessary to choose flour that has high levels of protein. If you choose to use flour with lower protein levels, you'll be left with the bread being dense. The reason for this is the fact that flour varieties with low protein aren't able to form a strong gluten network.

What is the purpose of putting butter on bread? ›

Some argue that adding butter to bread before toasting enhances the flavor of this already delicious pairing. This method allows the bread to stay crisp while butter melts into the entire slice of bread. In contrast, slathering butter on top of warm toast can result in the bread becoming soggy.

What does adding butter do in baking? ›

The job of butter in baking (besides being delicious) is to give richness, tenderness and structure to cookies, cakes, pies and pastries. We alter the way butter works in a recipe by changing its temperature and choosing when to combine it with the other ingredients.

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