Make sure that the milk has cooled sufficiently to not kill the yeast then start by adding the milk, butter, Italian seasoning, salt, honey, and yeast to the bowl.
Allow this to sit for about 10 minutes until the yeast softens and the mix begins to foam.
Gently blend in the flour until you can knead it. Knead for around 5 minutes or so until it’s a nice dough ball and place this into a well-oiled bowl.
Oil the top of the dough and place plastic wrap loosely over the top and a warm dishtowel over the top of that.
Allow the dough to rise for about 2 hours.
After the dough has completed the first raising, you can shape your dough into bread, biscuits, or pizza. We’ve included photos of just the bread here in the Dutch oven but you can spread the dough into a pizza pan or put it into biscuit tins if desired.
For the bread, we warm the Dutch oven in the preheated oven. We then place the dough into the Dutch oven, oil the top and sprinkle the rest of the Italian Seasoning over the top of the dough.
Allow the dough to rest inside the warmed Dutch oven with the lid on, on top of the stove for about 20 minutes. If making biscuits, pizza or rolls you would also leave for around 15 -20 minutes for the second raising to take place.
Place the Dutch oven into the oven at 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
Allow the bread to bake for around 30 minutes then remove the lid to the Dutch oven and continue baking for another 15 minutes or so until the bread is well browned. At this stage stay keep an eye on the bread in the oven to ensure the top doesn’t burn.
