Here’s an easy No-Knead Bread recipe—crusty on the outside, soft and airy inside, with almost no effort 🍞
🍞 No-Knead Bread Recipe
🧂 Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour (or bread flour for better texture)
- 1½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp instant yeast
- 1½ cups warm water
🍳 Instructions
1. Mix dough (no kneading!)
- In a large bowl, mix flour, salt, and yeast
- Add warm water
- Stir until a sticky dough forms
- Cover with plastic wrap or a towel
2. Let it rise
- Leave at room temperature for 12–18 hours
- Dough will become bubbly and doubled in size
3. Preheat oven
- Heat oven to 230°C (450°F)
- Place a heavy pot (Dutch oven) inside to heat for 30 minutes
4. Shape dough
- Lightly flour your hands
- Turn dough onto floured surface
- Shape into a rough ball (don’t overwork it)
5. Bake
- Carefully place dough into hot pot
- Cover with lid
- Bake 30 minutes covered
- Remove lid and bake another 10–15 minutes until golden brown
6. Cool
- Let bread cool for at least 30 minutes before slicing
🔥 Tips for best bread
- Longer fermentation = better flavor
- Dough should be sticky (don’t add too much flour)
- Dutch oven creates crispy crust (important step!)
😋 Result
Rustic artisan-style bread with a crunchy crust and soft, airy inside—no kneading needed.
If you want, I can also give you:
- Whole wheat no-knead bread 🍞
- Garlic herb version 🧄
- Or no-oven stovetop bread version 👍
