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No Yeast Rustic Bread with Honey

By Jay Belfore

Serves: 4 people

Ingredients:

  • 4 ¼ cups all-purpose flour, plus more for hands
  • 1 ½ teaspoons salt
  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
  • 3 tablespoons honey
  • 1 ¾ cups buttermilk, plus 1 tablespoon for brushing top of dough (optional) sprinkle 1 tablespoon whole oats on top of dough before baking
  • Sprinkle Kosher salt on top of dough before baking (this I do)

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a flat cooking sheet with Parchment paper
  2. Whisk the flour, salt & baking soda together in a large bowl. Set aside.
  3. Whisk the melted butter and honey together.
  4. Pour into the flour mixture in 2-3 additions, this will take time.
  5. Fold the buttermilk, with a spatula, to create a slightly moist dough.
  6.  Turn dough onto a floured flat surface and any flour crumbs at the bottom to work surface.
  7. Using your hands with some flour on it, bring the dough together into a ball then flatten with your hand about 2” thick & 7-8” disc. This does not have to be accurate. This is rustic bread.
  8. Place on your cookie sheet. Score top of dough with a sharp knife, slicing thru 5-6 times.
  9. Place on your cookie sheet & sprinkle some oats & salt over the top.
  10. Bake for 45 minutes. Half way through baking cover the bread with aluminum foil to keep from browning too much. Cool bread at least 15 minutes before slicing. Bread keeps fresh for about 3 days.

We loved eating this with softened butter & extra honey on top!
Delish.
(This is a dense nutty flavor bread)