Easy No-Knead Bread
If you are looking for a homemade bread recipe that requires minimal effort, this is your girl. With household staple ingredients, no crazy equipment and no advanced baking techniques, this No-Knead Bread recipe will be your new best friend.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Total Time: 12 hours
- Yield: 1 Large Loaf 1x
- Category: Bread
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
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3 c all purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp sea salt
1 1/2 c lukewarm water
3/4 tsp active dry yeast
1 tsp sugar
Instructions
- Prepare the Dough: In a large bowl, mix together flour and sea salt. In a small bowl or 2-cup measuring cup, mix together water, yeast and sugar. Allow this mixture to sit for 10 minutes. If it does not appear slightly frothy/foamy by the end of this window, your yeast is dead or expired and you should start again with fresh. Stir wet into dry with wooden spoon until dough comes together. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and place in a warm, dry place to rise for 8-12 hours or overnight. Dough should double to triple in size.
- Coat the Dough in Flour: Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 C) and place a large dutch oven with lid inside to warm up with the oven. While oven and dutch oven are preheating, spread a piece of parchment paper across a clean, dry surface and sprinkle with all purpose flour. Scoop dough onto parchment paper and roll around in the flour so that all sides are slightly coated. No kneading necessary!
- Bake: Once oven is preheated, remove dutch oven. Uncover the dish and place dough along with the parchment paper it is resting on inside. Recover and bake for 30 minutes. Remove from oven, uncover, and bake for an additional 10 minutes. Allow bread to cool slightly before slicing.
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Notes
*Always check to make sure your yeast is FRESH! Keeping close tabs on your yeast expiration dates is paramount if you wish to avoid dense, sad baked goods.
*Bread will keep in an airtight container at room temperature for 2-3 days. It can also be frozen for up to 1 month.
*Recipe adapted from No Knead Bread published in the New York Times.
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