Remove the bread from the Dutch oven and let it cool on a rack for at least 1 hour before slicing. Picture a bowl of soup or a salad without a slice of crusty bread to go with it. Worse still ...

Cover and let rise in a cool place until doubled, 7-8 hours. Preheat oven ... make a 1/4-in.-deep slash across top of loaf. Using the parchment, immediately lower bread into heated Dutch oven.

It’s undeniable that the delectable flavor of melted butter on newly baked bread is divine ... You also get a 2-in-1 multi-Dutch oven and a range of great all-purpose cookware from the same ...