What's the easiest way to make bread at home?



The easiest way to make bread at home takes less than ten minutes of effort in total, and requires no kneading at all. The catch: after mixing the dough, you need to let it sit for 18 hours before baking. This technique, known as 'No-Knead Bread' was created by Jim Lahey of the Sullivan Street Bakery. It now has many fans, and has inspired countless variations, because with very little effort or skill, you're able to create flavoursome, crusty, bakery-style loaves at home.

What you need

Ingredients

  • Flour
  • Salt
  • Instant yeast
  • Water

Equipment

  • Large bowl
  • Digital scales
  • Oven
  • Dutch oven
  • Baking Paper
  • Scissors

Recipe

Ingredients

400 g all-purpose or bread flour, plus extra for dusting
8 g salt
¼ tsp instant yeast
320 mL water

Method

  1. In a large bowl, add flour, salt and yeast, and give a few stirs to combine. Add water and stir until no dry spots remain. Cover bowl with plastic wrap or a plate and let dough rest at least 12 hours, preferably about 18, at room temperature.
  2. After the rise, set your oven to 220°C (fan-forced/convection) and place an empty, lidded dutch oven (pot) in the oven to come up to temperature for 30 minutes.
  3. Meanwhile, gently scrape the dough out of the bowl onto a piece of baking paper (approx. 30cm square), dust the top with a little flour, and let rest while the oven heats up. You can place the dough and paper into a bowl similar in size to your dutch oven to prevent it from spreading out while it's resting.
  4. After the 30 minute preheat, carefully remove the pot from the oven and transfer the dough and baking paper into the pot. Using scissors, snip the top to allow it to open up in the oven (experiment with different cuts to see which you like the most).
  5. Cover with lid and bake 30 minutes, then remove lid and bake another 12 minutes, until loaf is beautifully browned.
  6. Take the loaf out of the pot, remove the baking paper, and let cool on a rack for at least 30 minutes.

Notes

  • You can place your large bowl onto a set of digital scales, and measure your flour, salt and water directly into the bowl, saving on time and washing up

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