An easy homemade rustic bread recipe that requires no kneading or special equipment.
Prep Time5 minutesmins
Cook Time45 minutesmins
Rising time20 hourshrs
Total Time20 hourshrs50 minutesmins
Course: Bread
Cuisine: American
Keyword: easy homemade bread, how to make no knead bread, new york times no knead bread, no knead bread, nyt no knead bread, overnight bread recipe
Servings: 1rustic loaf
Ingredients
3 ⅓cupsall purpose flour
2tspkosher saltor 1 ½ tsp if using table salt
¼tspactive dry yeast
1 ½cupswarm water
Instructions
Mix all ingredients together until a sticky dough forms.
Cover with plastic wrap and a towel and leave to rise in a warm place away from drafts. Let rise for a minimum of 12 hours up to 20 hours.
Flour a clean dry surface. Dump dough out and press out bubbles. Knead a few times by pressing down, folding over, turning and repeating. Form into a ball and dust with flour.
Leave to rise a minimum of 2 hours until doubled in size.
When bread is nearly finished rising, preheat oven to 450 degrees. Place heavy lidded pot such as a Dutch oven in the oven to preheat on a rack between the middle and bottom.
Carefully place dough into the heated pot, cover and cook for 30 minutes.
Remove lid and cook another 15 - 20 minutes or so until the dough is nicely browned and a good crust is formed.