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The recipe for wood-fired bread

Necessary ingredients:

• 1 kilogram of wheat flour
• 600 milliliters of warm water
• 10 grams of baker’s yeast
• 10 grams of salt

Preparing the dough:

1. In a large bowl, mix the flour and salt
2. In another container, dissolve the yeast in the warm water
3. Slowly pour the water and yeast mixture into the bowl containing the flour
4. Mix everything with a wooden spoon until you obtain a homogeneous dough
5. Knead the dough by hand for about 10 minutes, until it is soft and elastic
6. Cover the bowl with a clean cloth and let the dough rest for 1 to 2 hours, until it doubles in size

Cooking in a wood-fired oven:

1. Light the wood-fired oven and let it preheat for at least 1 hour
2. Divide the dough into several pieces according to the size of the bread you want to make
3. Shape each piece of dough into balls and place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper
4. Place the baking sheet in the wood-fired oven, leaving enough space between the loaves for them to rise
5. Let the loaves bake for about 20 minutes, turning them halfway through for even browning
6. Remove the loaves from the wood-fired oven and let them cool on a rack before enjoying

Tips and tricks:

• You can add seeds or spices to the dough to give your bread more flavor, such as sesame seeds, poppy seeds, or rosemary
• If you don’t have a wood-fired oven, you can bake the bread in a traditional oven at 200 degrees Celsius for about 25 minutes
• To achieve a crispy crust, place a container of water in the oven during baking to create steam
• Be careful to handle the dough gently so as not to crush the air bubbles that formed during fermentation
• You can store the wood-fired bread in a cloth bag or a metal box to preserve its freshness and texture