Dutch Oven Bread

Directions

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   Combine
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   water,
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   butter,
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   sugar
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   and
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   salt;
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   heat until butter melts.
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   Cool until lukewarm.
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   Add yeast.
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    Stir in flour until fairly stiff; knead for 8 to 10 minutes.
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    Grease a 12 or 14-inch Dutch
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    oven
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    and lid.
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    Form dough into a smooth ball; put
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    in
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    the Dutch oven and let rise in a warm place.
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    Put the warmed
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    lid
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    on; set
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    Dutch oven on the coals.
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    Top with more coals;
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    bake for about 45 minutes to 1 hour, until done.
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    Add additional coals gradually to avoid burning bread.