Combine the bread flour, yeast, sugar and salt together in a large bowl.

Pour the warm water over the flour, gently stir until combined. The dough will be a little wet.

Cover with a lid or a clean kitchen towel and place in a warm area. Let the dough bubble and rise until doubled in size. This may take up to 2 hours.

Lightly sprinkle flour on a surface and dump the dough out. Stretch or fold the ends of the dough inward to form a ball. Repeat until you have a nice ball of dough. It will be a sticky ball, so you may wish to dampen your hands between folds to make it easier to work with the dough. You can use a scraper to help you flip the dough and work it into a loaf.

Let the dough rise again in a warm area for an additional 45 to 60 minutes until it is doubled in size.

Preheat the oven to 450°, place dutch oven in the oven and let it get hot for at least 30 minutes.

Remove hot dutch oven from the oven, lift the parchment paper with the bread and place it into the hot pan. Put the lid onto the dutch oven.

Place the bread in the oven and bake for 30 minutes with the lid on. Remove the lid and bake for another 12 to 15 minutes. Thump the top of the loaf and if it sounds hollow it is done. You can also use a thermometer. The bread should reach 190° to be done baking.

Remove and let cool for 10 minutes before slicing.