This bread is seriously delicious and so easy! This has a chewier texture than my super soft dinner roll recipe, but it is still very good.
Want plain bread? Just leave out thyme. Don’t want bread in a bowl shape? Use a loaf a large loaf pan.
2 cups flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp instant active dry yeast
2 tbsp fresh thyme leaves (you can use dried, just use half as much)
1 cup warm water
Stir until combined.
If you are using just active dry yeast and not instant, place the cup of warm water in bowl with the tsp of sugar. Stir together and then sprinkle yeast over the water. Allow to sit until yeast gets foamy. Then add this mixture to the flour/salt and thyme in the bowl
Cover and allow to rise until doubled in a warm place.
Punch down and transfer into a well greased 2.5 quart (or larger) bowl that his oven proof.
Cover and allow to rise until doubled.
Bake at 425 F for 15 minutes and then reduce to 375 F for an additional 10-15 until top is golden. Remove from bowl, if the bottom of your load is too pale, put it back in the oven without a bowl and allow to brown an additional 5 minutes