No need to knead! Only five minutes of hands-on time will yield a delicious, crusty, bakery-style loaf of bread. A long, slow rise builds flavor and texture so all you have to do is pop it in your Dutch oven, bake, and enjoy! If you haven’t jumped on the bread bandwagon yet, welcome aboard!
You can absolutely make up to half of the total flour whole wheat, either our Premium or white whole wheat flours. Add an additional 2 teaspoons water per cup of whole wheat flour to prevent the dough from being too dry. Looking for more ways to bake this well-loved bread?
The most basic of all no-knead loaves, this is a wonderful way to get into yeast-bread baking. The easy stir-together dough rests in your refrigerator, developing flavor all the time, till you're ready to bake. About 90 minutes before you want to serve bread, grab a handful of dough, shape it, let it rise, then bake for 30 minutes. The result?
So how does this work with a no-knead bread? The simplest explanation is that in a very wet dough like this no-knead dough, the gluten floats around more, and strands form on their own over time. This is why the rising time is so much longer than typical bread recipes.