Several months ago I found myself housebound due to illness. I started feeling better after a while, but I still wasn’t really feeling up for leaving the house. I needed something to do with my time. Maybe baking?
I’d heard about no-knead bread years ago, but I truly didn’t believe it was as easy as the recipe claimed it was. Since I now had extra time on my hands, I figured I’d give it a go. Spoiler: it was as easy as the recipe said, and it was the BEST loaf of bread I’d ever baked by a long shot. Honestly, the only hard part about this bread is remembering to start the dough it a day in advance.
I used this recipe published by Mark Bittman from his book How to Cook Everything, although he gives credit to bakery owner Jim Lahey. Mr. Bittman suggested you could replace up to 30% of the flour with other whole-grain flours, so I used one cup of whole wheat and three cups of all-purpose instead of all white flour. I liked it so much that I’ve done it that way every time.
Any time I’ve shared this bread with friends, they automatically think I’m some kind of master baker or bread magician. Nope. It’s just that easy and that good. Enjoy!
This looks fantastic, Anneliese! I’m going to give it a try.
I see the recipe offered, but can NOT access it to actually READ the recipe. WHY?
I have just keyed into the dutch no-knead bread and I do not seem to be able to find the recipe. I wonder if it is just me and late at night or if the content just missed being listed. It sounds as though it would be fun to try.
The link seems to be okay, but here it is: https://www.markbittman.com/recipes-1/no-knead-bread
The link seems to be okay, but here it is: https://www.markbittman.com/recipes-1/no-knead-bread
Thank you, Noel. for your response. I did click onto the site given in your message and it came up. I must have missed it when reading/looking for it. I plan to give it a try!