Combine flour, yeast and salt in a large bowl, stir to combine.

Stir in water and mix well until there's no dry flour left and it’s well combined.

Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let stand at room temperature for 1 hour.

After the timer has gone off, place your dutch oven with it's lid on into your cold oven. Then heat the oven to 450° F.

After the dough has rested for the hour, place it on a well-floured surface and sprinkle with a little flour. Using a scraper fold dough over 10-12 times & shape into a rough ball.

Place in a parchment paper-lined bowl (not wax paper) and cover with a towel. Let stand on counter top for 15 minutes.

After 15 minutes (or once oven is preheated), remove Dutch oven from the oven. Still using oven mitts, lift the parchment paper and dough from the bowl and place gently into the hot pot. (parchment paper goes in the pot too)

Cover with lid and bake for 30 minutes.

After 30 minutes, remove lid. Return, uncovered, to oven and bake 5-10 more minutes to brown up the crust.