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Delicious English Farl

Traditional English Farl is a round loaf with vertical slashes.
Course Bread

Equipment

  • Stand mixer with dough hook, if you have it.

Ingredients
  

  • 4 cups white flour Bread flour, if you have it.
  • teaspoons salt
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 3 teaspoons instant yeast
  • 6 tablespoons butter, softened
  • 1⅓ cup water Water can be room temperature

Instructions
 

  • Put flour, salt, yeast, sugar, and butter into a mixer bowl. Use your fingers to mix butter into the flour until it is completely combined.
  • Add water and mix well. If you have a stand mixer, use the dough hook to mix the dough for 5 minutes. The dough shouldn't be too sticky, but there shouldn't be any flour left on the bottom or sides of bowl.
  • Remove the dough from bowl and knead until it is stretchy. This means you can pull on it and won't immediately break apart.
  • Let rise for at least an hour, or until doubled.
  • Line baking sheet with parchment paper. Tip dough onto counter and form into a ball, then flatten to about 2" thick.
  • Let rise an hour or until doubled.
  • Preheat oven to 425° F.
    Cover the top with flour. Make vertical slashes from center to bottom.
  • Bake 30 minutes, or until an instant-read thermometer registers 190°F. when inserted in the middle.
  • Cool on wire rack.