Step 1

Combine flour, yeast, and salt in a large mixing bowl.

Step 2

Stir in water and honey with a wooden spatula. This should take about a minute. The dough should be slightly sticky with no dry clumps.

Step 3

Cover with a towel and place in a warm area to rise for 2 hours.

Step 4

Place your dutch oven into the cold oven and preheat to 450°F

Step 5

Once the dough has about doubled in size, lightly flour your hands, pull the dough carefully off the sides of the bowl, then stretch the dough out, fold in half and stretch it out again several times.

Step 6

Carefully pull the dutch oven out of the oven and remove the lid.

Step 7

Shape the dough into a ball and carefully place it into the center of the hot pot.

Step 8

Cover with the lid and bake for 50 minutes.

Step 9

Remove the bread from the dutch oven to a cooling rack for 30 minutes before slicing.