Easy Homemade Baked Bread (vegan)

• 3 1/4 cups unbleached all purpose flour
• 2 tsp. instant dry yeast
• 1 tsp. reduced sodium Himalayan pink salt
• 1 1/2 cups warm water

Add the flour, yeast and salt to a mixing bowl and mix well.  Stir in the water and continue to stir until all the dry is incorporated.  

This took a few minutes using the dough hook on my KitchenAid.

Cover the bowl loosely with a kitchen towel and set the timer for 2 hours.  After 2 hours, the dough should be dotted with bubbles.  

Move the dough to a floured surface and sprinkle with a little flour.

Shape it into a round ball by folding it over a few times.

Cover a cutting board or other flat surface with cling wrap and sprinkle with flour.  Move the dough to this surface and allow to rest for 45 minutes.

Meanwhile, when there is about 15 minutes left on the timer, preheat oven to 450F with a pizza stone inside.  

Use a serrated knife to make a few slits on the top of the dough.  

Sprinkle a little flour on the hot pizza stone and move the dough onto it in the oven. Place a pie dish 3/4 filled with water onto the bottom rack of the oven.

Bake for 30 minutes, until golden brown.  Transfer to cooling rack to to let cool completely before slicing and serving.

Enjoy!