Description
This easy no-knead bread is a rustic artisan loaf with a golden crust and soft airy interior. Made with simple pantry ingredients, it requires no kneading and minimal effort. Perfect for beginners, this bread develops rich flavor through slow fermentation and bakes into a bakery-style loaf at home.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons salt
- ½ teaspoon instant yeast
- 1 ¾ cups warm water
- 1 teaspoon honey (optional)
Instructions
- Mix flour, salt, and yeast in a bowl.
- Add warm water and honey, stir into sticky dough.
- Cover and let rest 12–14 hours.
- Shape dough gently on floured surface.
- Let rest 1 hour on parchment paper.
- Preheat oven with Dutch oven at 230°C.
- Bake covered for 30 minutes.
- Bake uncovered for 15 minutes until golden.
Notes
Allow full rising time for best flavor. Use a Dutch oven for crusty texture. Dough can be refrigerated overnight. Let bread cool before slicing for best structure.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: B
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 0.5g
- Sodium: 230mg
- Fat: 0.5g
- Saturated Fat: 0.1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0.4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Fiber: 1.5g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 0mg