No Knead Bread

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No Knead Bread Recipe made with four ingredients, flour, salt, yeast and water bakes up beautifully every single time and there's no kneading involved.

Prep Time10

Cook Time45

Rise Time8

Total Time8 55

Course: Bread

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Dutch Oven Bread Recipe, No Knead Bread Recipe

Servings: loaf of bread

Calories: 114kcal

Author: Lois

Equipment

Ingredients

3 cups all purpose flour
1 ¾ tsp. salt
½ tsp. active dry yeast
1 ½ cup warm water

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Instructions

Add the flour, yeast and salt to a big bowl. Stir to combine.
Pour the warm water on top and using a wooden spoon; stir to combine.
Take a sheet of plastic wrap and spray the back of it with non-stick cooking spray. You could also brush about a teaspoon of oil on the back of the plastic wrap as well. You don't want the dough to stick to the plastic wrap as it rises.
Allow the dough to sit covered with plastic wrap at room temperature for 8 to 12 hours. The longer it sits and rises, the more dense the bread will become.
About 30 minutes before you want to bake the bread, preheat the oven to 450 degrees.
Place the Dutch oven pot inside the oven so it can preheat and get hot as well.
Remove the dough from the bowl onto a lightly floured surface. Make sure you flour your hands as well so the dough doesn't stick to your hands.
The dough will be sticky, but once you work with it for a few minutes, it will start to come together nicely.
Using oven mitts, carefully remove the preheated Dutch oven from the oven. Gently place the dough inside. Cover with the lid and bake for 30 minutes. Then, remove the lid and continue baking for 15-20 minutes, or until the bread is golden brown and sounds hollow when tapped.
The bread is done when it is golden brown.
Remove the bread from the Dutch oven and allow it to cool on a baking rack before slicing.

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Notes

Before baking, use a sharp knife or razor blade edge to score the top of the dough with a shallow slash making a decorative pattern.
Be careful when you remove the Dutch oven pot from the oven as it will be very hot.
Be sure to watch the video in the recipe card where I show how I recently baked the bread using parchment paper—it works beautifully and makes cleanup a breeze!

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