No Knead Bread is a fool proof way to start off your bread baking adventure! It's easy, straightforward and plain delicious! This No Knead Bread Recipe is my go to recipe for homemade bread has a video too!
1.Prepare the Pre-ferment preferably overnight. Mix all ingredients in a bowl using a wooden spoon until just combined. Cover with plastic wrap and let it sit at room temperature.
2. Next morning (8-12 hours later), in a large bowl add the dough ingredients and dump in the pre-ferment from last night.
3. Use a wooden spoon, spatula or your hands to just blend all the ingredients in to one sticky mess. The dough has to be sticky, it will stick to your hands and that's okay. Just make sure the flours, water and pre-ferment are all blended in. The dough shouldn't look perfect or smooth or anything.
4. Cover the dough and let it rise until double-triple in size.
5. Add the toppings to the dough and use your hands to gently fold them in the dough. It doesn't have to be perfect.
6.Flour the surface lightly, dump the dough into the surface and you may need to flour your hands. You don't want the dough to stick to your hands while you shape it.
7. Gather the dough to form a rough ball or oval. Place it on a parchment paper on a baking sheet.
8. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
9. Once the oven is hot, dust the surface of the bread with flour and take a sharp knife to slash the middle of the bread about half an inch deep.
10. Bake the bread for 15 minutes and then drop the oven temperature to 400 degrees F and continue baking the bread for an extra 25-30 minutes until golden. If you tap the bread at the bottom, it will sound hollow like a drum.
11. Cool the bread loaf for 15-30 minutes before slicing.
12. ENJOY!