How to Bake Bread in Clay Flower Pots

“How to Bake Bread Clay Flower Pots” recipe. You are going to love this pretty to eat show-stopping yeast bread.

How to Bake Bread in Clay Flower Pots

Flower Pot Bread Inspiration

With every move we enjoy a coffee date with google, a good sharpie, a mason jar, and a bag of popsicle sticks. We research everything we can find to visit and explore in the area that sounds fun, we then jot it on a popsicle stick, and add it to our date jar. 

One of our first dates “pulled” while we were in DC was to explore the town of Bethesda, MD and its history. WELL FRIENDS! …WE DID NOT GET FAR! Just as we were entering the city…

My eyes glazed over and my heart skipped a beat…
THE BIGGEST ANTHROPOLOGIE I HAVE EVER SEEN WAS GLORIOUSLY TAKING UP WHAT SEEMED AN ENTIRE CITY BLOCK! HUGE!
3 stories! …with a Terrain, a BHLDN, and a Bistro inside.

Needless to say, that was our first stop. My dear husband followed me in and headed straight to a cushy sofa while I floated around in a blissful state. When I finished shopping, we enjoyed lunch in the Terrain Bistro together. DELICIOUS!

Guess what they served? Flower Pot Bread! SO CUTE! Hello Sparkling Charm Inspiration!

Let’s make flower pot bread friends! Grab your aprons.

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Flower Pot Bread Cheese & Herb Additions

MIX & Match

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How to Bake Fleur de Sel Bread in Terracotta Clay Flower Pots Recipe

Makes 6-8 Terracotta Clay Flower Pot Loaves

Ingredients

• 2 cups warm water
• 2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast (1 packet)
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 4 cups all purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• flaked sea salt (… I use this one.)

I think flaked salt Is lovely sprinkled on fresh bread. I always keep a bag just for bread making hidden in an unmarked jar. ??

Flower Pot Bread Instructions

Prepare the Pots

Wash the clay pots with hot soapy water and rinse well. Place them in a 350°F oven for 30 minutes to dry. Cool completely.

Make The Dough

Grease a large bowl with butter and set aside.

In a small mixing bowl, dissolve the sugar in the warm water. Sprinkle the dry yeast on top of the water. There is no need to stir. Leave it for 5 minutes. The flower pot bread recipe mixture will become foamy.

In a large mixing bowl, whisk the flour and the 2 teaspoons of salt together. If you are using the optional herb or hard cheese, stir them in.

Give the yeast mixture a stir. Next, pour it into the flour mixture and GENTLY mix until the flour is absorbed with a rubber spatula.

Sprinkle a tiny bit of flour on top of the dough. With clean hands, knead the dough just until it comes together. Avoid over kneading. This only takes 5 to 10 turns.

Then, lightly flour your hands and lift the dough from the mixing bowl and place it in the prepared bowl.

Rest the Bread Dough

Cover the bowl with a tea towel and set in a warm dry place to rise. Depending on the temperature, this can take up to two hours. The dough is ready when it has almost doubled in size.

Prepare the Clay Pots

Meanwhile, grease the terracotta pots with a generous dollop of butter. Place the pots onto a rimmed baking sheet.

Punch the Bread Dough

Punch down the risen dough to release it from the sides of the bowl. Gently pull it towards the center of the bowl. Carefully lift the dough onto a floured surface.

Use a sharp knife and cut the dough into 6 equal pieces. Turn the dough under creating a rounded cylinder, and drop into a prepared clay pot. Repeat to fill the rest of the pots.

Rest The Dough Again

Cover the dough filled pots and place the pan in a warm place. Let the dough rise just below the rim of each pot.

Prep the Oven

Position the oven rack one below the middle rack and preheat to 425°F.

Time To Bake The Bread

Very gently brush the risen dough with butter and sprinkle with Fleur de Sel (flaked salt).

Bake the “Fleur de Sel Flower Pot Bread” for 15 minutes in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Reduce the heat to 375°F and bake for another 10 to 15 minutes more. Keep an eye on the flower pot bread. They are done when they turn golden brown.

Remove the pan from the oven. Carefully run a knife around the edge of each loaf to loosen. Remove each loaf from the clay pot and cool on a baking rack.

Place each Flower Pot Bread loaf back inside the pot and serve warm or at room temperature.

Recipe Notes

1. Keep an eye on the bread. It is done when it is golden brown.
2. Personalizing the ribbon on the pots: Oh boy do I love this little labeling machine!
3. Terrain sells a cute little flower Flower Pot Bread Kit. This would be a fun gift for an aspiring baker.

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Originally Published August 2020 – Updated February 2024