Easy No-Knead Crusty Bread
Easiest way to make delicious crusty bread and no kneading required! All you need is 4 simple ingredients and 10 minutes of prep time. Then let the bread rise and bake to perfection. It's soft and chewy on the inside and crusty on the outside. So good!
Ingredients
- 4 cups bread flour (or all-purpose)
- 2 ¼ teaspoons instant yeast (1 packet)
- 2 ½ teaspoons salt
- 2 cups warm water (about 110 - 120 degrees F)
Instructions
- In a large bowl, mix together the flour, yeast and salt.
- Pour in the warm water and use a sturdy spoon to mix together until fully combined. The dough should be wet and shaggy but not runny.
- Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let rise for about 2-3 hours, or until doubled in size (overnight version in notes).
- Optional: once the dough has doubled in size you can store it covered in the refrigerator for up to 12 hours for enhanced flavor development, or you can bake it right away.
- When you're ready to bake, put the dutch oven with the lid on in the oven and preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
- Lighlty sprinkle a work surface with about a tablespoon of flour. Scrape the dough out of the bowl onto your floured surface and roughly form into a ball. No need for it to be anywhere near perfect. It'll look nice once it bakes. Place the dough ball seam side down on a sheet of parchment paper.
- Once the oven is preheated, remove the hot dutch oven and transfer the parchment paper with the dough to the dutch oven. Cover with the lid and bake for 35 minutes. Remove the lid and bake an additional 10-15 minutes until golden and crispy on top.
- Lift the parchment paper with the bread from the dutch oven and let cool for 10-15 minutes, then slice and enjoy!
Notes
Overnight version (no refrigeration):
Ingredients:
- 4 cups bread flour (or all-purpose)
- ¾ teaspoon active dry yeast
- 2 ½ teaspoons salt
- 2 cups warm water
- Follow instructions above through step 2.
- Cover the bowl and place in a warm spot. Let rise overnight, about 12-18 hours.
- Resume with step 5 above.
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