no need to knead bread

Name: No Need to Knead Bread
Prep time: 20 h
Cook time: 45 min
Ingredients: 4 cup(s) all purpose flour (i use unbleached); 1/2 teaspoon(s) instant yeast; 2 cup(s) warm water; 2 teaspoon(s) salt

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Heather Haddo

Burlington, KY

Updated on Oct 23, 2012

I love bread with crunchy crust and a chewy crumb. It's divine alone or slathered with butter. This is so easy to do. Jim Lahey is a genius, I'm glad he's made this type of bread so public. It's only four ingredients, I changed the amounts to fit our taste. Try it out! You'll be very impressed!

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prep time 20 Hr

cook time 45 Min

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Ingredients

4 cups all purpose flour (i use unbleached)
1/2 teaspoon instant yeast
2 cups warm water
2 teaspoons salt

How To Make no need to knead bread

Step 1

Add all ingredients together and give is a good stir.

Step 2

Cover, let rise anywhere from 12 to 20 hours.
Step 3

Scrape dough out of bowl onto a very floured surface, fold all sides in (it will look a little like a box) and place in a dutch oven. If you don't have one then a 3 quart casserole dish will work. Whatever you use should be at least 4 inches deep. However, it cannot be anything plastic. Let rise another 2 hours covered.
Step 4

Pre-heat oven to 450, cook bread covered with the lid for 30 minutes. Then uncovered anywhere from 15-30 more minutes (depends on how dark you like your crust)
Step 5

Let it cool on a rack. Ready for cutting when it's reached room temperature.
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