Easy Einkorn Peasant Bread

2 slices of homemade einkorn peasant bread with butter

This easy einkorn peasant bread comes together with just a bowl, a spoon, and a pie tin! No mixer, no kneading, and no special equipment required. The result is a rustic, chewy loaf with that rich, nutty einkorn flavor that you are just going to love. This is real, from-scratch bread that anyone can make, even on a busy weeknight!

Course Bread

Cuisine American

Keyword einkorn peasant bread recipe, homemade peasant bread, homemade peasant bread recipe, peasant bread

Prep Time 2

Cook Time 30

Total Time 2 30

Servings slices

Calories 143kcal

Cost $5

Ingredients

4 3/4 cups all-purpose flour (we use einkorn)
1 tsp salt
2 tbsp maple syrup (or sweetener of choice)
1 packet instant yeast (9g) (see notes)
1 3/4 cups water

Instructions

Combine – Add flour, salt, sweetener, and yeast to a large bowl. Whisk briefly to combine.
Warm – Heat the water to between 100-115°F , no hotter than 115°.
Mix – Add the water to the flour mix and combine with a wooden spoon until the ingredients are shaggy (you may still have some small dry patches of flour!)
Rise – Cover the bowl and let the dough rise for about 60-90 minutes. Einkorn dough will not double, so just set a timer!
Prep – Preheat the oven to 425°F and grease a 9-inch pie plate. I use glass, but you can use a metal tin, if needed.
Shape – Using a greased spatula, scrape the dough away from the sides of the bowl and start to tuck the dough into a ball. Using greased hands can also be good! Either way, you want to tuck the edges under the bottom.
Rise Again – Place the shaped dough into the greased pan and let it rise again for about 25 minutes.
Bake – Bake at 425°F for 15 minutes, then reduce the heat to 375°F and bake for another 15 minutes, or until golden brown.
Cool – Remove from the oven and allow to cool for at least 15 minutes, longer if you can, before slicing. The bread will be very crumbly if sliced when it’s too warm!

Notes

Ingredients

The requirements for this recipe are so simple that you likely have everything you need right now to make this bread! While they are the same ingredients that most bread recipes call for, they come together almost like magic to create a light and fluffy bread with that classic artisan crust!

Flour – We use all-purpose einkorn flour, but you can also convert it to a different type of einkorn if you want! Our new app, The Einkorn Kitchen, does it for you automatically!
Salt – Use a high-quality salt for the best taste, we use pink sea salt!
Sweetener – A bit of maple syrup is my favorite addition to bread recipes, but you can use white sugar, coconut sugar, honey, or any other sweetener you’d like! You can also omit it completely, but the taste and texture will be better if you include something.
Yeast – Both instant and dry active yeast will work well here. I prefer instant, because I can get an organic version of that. However, if you prefer dry active, you can mix it, the sweetener of your choice, and a 1/2 cup of warm water together and let them sit for about 5 minutes before continuing on with the recipe.

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