Serve a slice with this hearty Pasta Fagioli recipe, this easy Cheeseburger Soup, or alongside these Baked Tuscan Chicken Breasts! I’m obsessed with this no knead bread. There is no better smell in the world than freshly baked bread. Warm aromas circulate the house so beautifully! Sometimes I wish I lived in a bakery. This artisan bread recipe makes it so easy to enjoy fresh, homemade bread anytime you want. The dough has a long, overnight rise time (and a short second rise), but it is a great way of making bread with little effort, since the hands-on time is very little. No knead bread is great for a beginner breadmaker, as it isn’t complicated. The trick to making this bread well is to let it rise for long enough and let the yeast do its thing! I usually make mine at 10:00 p.m. before I go to bed if I’m going to eat it for supper the next day. No need to rush around before dinnertime! I love serving it with something to dip it into: whether it’s this Slow Cooker Chicken Gnocchi Soup, this Cheeseburger Soup or this White Chicken Chili. Or try slicing it and serving with this Creamy Spinach Dip on appetizer night!
Ingredients Needed:
Flour: all-purpose flour is fine for this bread. You can use whole wheat flour or bread flour if you have it to hand instead. Salt: kosher salt or sea salt will enhance those warm bread flavors! Yeast: using active dry yeast is best to make the dough rise. Water: you want lukewarm-warm water, not cold but not hot.
How to Make No Knead Bread
This no knead artisan bread is easy to make! Full instructions are included in the recipe card below.
Tips and Notes
I use a glass bowl to mix the bread dough so that the plastic wrap will cling easily. You can use all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, or a combination of the two (or bread flour). Using 100% whole wheat flour will result in a heavier loaf. Making the bread in a hot oven in a hot pot will make the crust sturdier. For a softer crust, reduce the oven temperature to 400 degrees F (although you may need to bake it a little longer), and do not preheat the dutch oven. If you have already baked it and you would like the crust to soften, place it in a plastic bag, sealed, overnight.
No Knead Bread Variations
Seeds. Add poppy seeds, sesame seeds, or pumpkin seeds to the top of the dough, or stir them into the dough before baking for added texture. Herbs. Add herbs into the dough, and/or top the dough with herbs before baking it for a different flavor.
Pattern. Make a pattern on top of the bread by scoring the top of the dough with a sharp knife before baking it.
Serving Suggestions
This crusty artisan bread is perfect for dunking. Enjoy it as a side with this Sausage & Potato Soup, this Easy Minestrone Soup, or even this delicious Lasagna Soup. You can also cut it into big slices for making Grilled Cheese Sandwiches. Cut it into smaller pieces to dip it in olive oil and vinaigrette, or serve it with this Chicken Alfredo Dip or my Buffalo Dip for an amazing appetizer.
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