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Whisk water and yeast together then add your flour and salt, mix really well, wet your hand and squeeze the dough till it's fully come together and smooth or use a spatula.
Cover and rest for 30 min then do 4 stretch and folds. Flip the dough over, fold it in half and cover for 30 min.
After 30 min do another set of 4 stretch and folds flip it over and then time fold it over 2-3 times till it's a tight ball. Cover and rest 1.5 hours.
Get a largish bowl and line with a tea towel, flour it well. Turn the dough out. Be patient it will come out. Fold it over in 3rds and roll it up pressing after each roll. Turn it and roll the other way. Squeeze in the sides and drag it towards you. Flip it into the bowl smooth side down and seal it up. Sprinkle the top and also the sides with flour (important so it doesn't stick) cover with the sides of the tea towel and rest for 30 minutes room temperature and 30 min in the fridge.
Preheat your oven with your Dutch oven inside to 250C 30 min before it's ready to bake (when you put it in the fridge)
Tip it out onto a floured parchment paper, score the top and place in your hot Dutch oven. Bake for 20 min with lid on. Turn oven down to 220C and take lid off, bake for another 20 -25min
For best results cool before eating