Rustic Bread
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Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Katherine Sacks
In Epi's 3-Ingredient Recipes series, we show you how to make great food with just three ingredients (plus staples like oil, salt, and pepper).
This simple yet delicious loaf from baker Adam Leonti of Brooklyn Bread Lab relies on an overnight rest and fresh cake yeast to develop some of the sour, tangy flavor and chewy texture of sourdough bread with a much more streamlined process.
Cooks' Note
Fresh cake yeast (also known as compressed yeast) can be found at quality grocery stores or online. We recommend using a digital scale for the most accurate measurements for this recipe.
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