Easy No Knead Bread & More
A very simple and delicious no knead overnight bread, using just 5 ingredients from your kitchen pantry.The crumb is soft and even. Reminds me of the sliced bread served at restaurants in Europe.
Equipment
- 4 Quarts or larger Dutch Oven
Ingredients
- 3 cups (360g) All purpose flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp active yeast
- 1¾ cup water
- olive oil, to grease dutch oven
Instructions
- Gather all the ingredients. In a large mixing bowl, whisk to combine flour, salt and yeast thoroughly. Add water. Stir with spoon until well mixed. Cover and let it rest at room temperature for 3 hours.
- Dough should have risen, and the surface is bubbly. Punch down the dough and transfer to a well oiled dutch oven. Or if you prefer, lightly oil the dough and transfer to a parchment lined oven safe pot. Cover and let it rise for at least 3 hours, or overnight.
- When ready, dust lightly on top of dough with flour. Replace lid and bake in preheated oven at 425°F for 30 minutes. Remove lid, and bake for another 30 minutes until the top is nice and crusty golden brown.
- Remove from oven and place trivet. Cool for 15 minutes and then tip the bread out of the pan and onto a cooling rack. Your bread is ready!
Notes
Bread tastes best eaten on the day it's baked. Store uneaten bread in a dry, air-tight container for a few days. For longer storage, wrap well and freeze.
I love to customize the bread and add my favorite dried herbs or other filling to switch things up every now and then. Ideas to consider:
- Rosemary no knead bread: Add 1 Tbs to the dough mixture
- Garlic no knead bread: Add 1 head of roasted garlic, or 1 Tbs of granulated garlic
- Olives no knead bread: Add half a cup of halved olives to mixture. Drain well before adding
- Cheese no knead bread: Add 1 cup of shredded cheddar, mozzarella (or your favorite cheese) to the mixture.
- Spicy cheese no knead bread: Add 1 cup of monteray jack cheese, 1 tsp of chilli powder