This homemade no knead bread will wow everyone! It’s so easy to make and has the best flavor, crispy crust, and chewy interior. Great for beginners! Want to bake easy homemade bread, but not sure where to start? Try this best no knead bread recipe! Your friends and family will sing your praises. Neighbors following the wafting smell will come flocking. You’ll get multiple marriage proposals. Yes, this bread is life changing! It’s got the best flavor: lightly tangy and robust. The exterior is the perfect crisp crust, and the interior has the perfect moist chewiness. Even better: it’s our easiest bread recipe yet. If you’re a bread baking beginner, this is the place to start. Want an even quicker loaf bread? Try our Easy Homemade Bread or Easy Whole Wheat Bread, which are made with a loaf pan and take just 2.5 hours.How to make no knead bread: an overview!Here’s the basic outline of what you’re getting yourself into with no knead bread. The process takes 5 minutes the night before, and then about 2 hours the day of. Compared to our sourdough bread and even our artisan bread, it’s the quickest and easiest bread recipe we have. (But if you want to make a bread recipe in one day, the artisan bread is your best option.) Here’s an outline of what you’ll have to do:Mix, Rest overnight5 minutes active, 12 to 18 hours hands offShape & Proof5 minutes active, 1 hour hands offBake40 minutes, hands offCool45 minutes, hands offEquipment list for no knead breadMaking no knead bread requires a few tools. It’s easiest to make with a Dutch oven, but you can also use a pizza stone. There are several optional tools as well that make things easier, but are not required. Here’s what you need!Required tools for this artisan no knead bread recipeLarge dutch oven OR pizza stone with steam (see below)Plastic bag for proofing (reuse it every time you make bread) or plastic wrapParchment paperLame OR sharp knife for scoring the breadKitchen scale for measuring (optional)The flours you’ll useThis best easy no knead bread recipe uses a mix of just two flours you’ll probably already have in your pantry. Unlike some of our other bread recipes, there’s no need for bread flour. Here’s what you’ll need:All-purpose flour (for textureWhole wheat flour (for flavor)Think ahead! No knead bread rests overnightThis bread requires thinking ahead 1 day. You’ll need to rest the bread dough overnight. Why? Well, the answer has to do with proofing.No knead bread requires only 1 proof. Proofing is simply letting the bread stand at room temperature while the leavener (yeast or sourdough) does its magic to help the bread rise. Usually a proof is about 45 minutes to 1 hour. Both our sourdough bread and artisan bread require folding and “proofing” the bread m
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