Dutch Oven Bread, Easy

Mix all ingredients into a bowl to form “sponge”. Loosely cover and let sit on counter 12-24 hours. Lightly flour counter: empty sponge mix from bowl onto floured counter. Dusting with more flour as you go, fold the dough into itself a few times until it isn’t very wet and sticky. Shape into a ball. Cover the dough using the bowl. While dough is resting, place your Dutch oven into the oven and turn on to 450. When oven temp reaches 450, remove pot and carefully place dough into the pot. Cover and return pot to oven. Cook for 30 min. Uncover pot and continue to cook 10-15 minutes more. Cool bread on a wire rack.

Flour 3 c all-purpose
Salt 1.75 tsp
Yeast 1/2 tsp
Water 1.5 c