Easy No Knead Bread Recipe (Best Flavor!)

This homemade no-knead bread will amaze everyone! It’s so easy to make and has the best flavor, crispy crust and soft interior. Ideal for beginners!

Want to bake easy homemade bread but don’t know where to start? try that best bread without kneading Recipe! Your friends and family will sing your praises. Neighbors following the lingering scent will flock. You receive several marriage proposals. Yes, this bread will change your life! It has the best taste: slightly spicy and robust. The outside is the perfect crunchy crust and the inside has the perfect moist chew. Even better, it’s our easiest bread recipe Once again. If you are new to baking this is the right place to start.

Want an even faster bread? Try our Easy Homemade Bread or Easy Whole Wheat Bread, which are made with a loaf pan and only take 2.5 hours to make.

How to bake crusty bread: an overview!

Here’s the rundown of what you’re getting yourself into without kneading bread. The process takes 5 minutes the day before and about 2 hours the day after. Compared to our sourdough bread and even our artisanal bread, this is the quickest and easiest bread recipe we have. (But if you want to make a bread recipe in a day, artisan bread is your best bet.) Here’s a rundown of what you need to do:

Mix, leave overnight	5 minutes of activity, 12 to 18 hours of battery life
form and proof	5 minutes activity, 1 hour battery life
Bake	40 minutes, hands-free
Cool	45 minutes, hands-free

Equipment list for bread without kneading

Baking bread without kneading requires a few tools. The easiest way to do this is with a Dutch oven, but you can also use a pizza stone. There are also several optional tools that make the job easier but are not required. Here’s what you need!

Tools needed for this no-knead artisanal bread recipe

1. Large Dutch Oven OR Pizza stone with steam (see below)
2. Plastic rising bags (reuse each time you make bread) or plastic wrap
3. parchment
4. Lame OR sharp knife to mark the bread
5. Kitchen scales for measuring (optional)

The flours you will be using

This best easy no knead bread recipe uses a mixture of just two flours that you probably already have in your pantry. Unlike some of our other bread recipes, no bread flour is required. Here’s what you need:

• All-purpose flour (for texture
• whole wheat flour (for flavor)

Think ahead! No kneading of bread rests overnight

This bread requires 1 day of thinking ahead. You need to let the bread dough rest overnight. Why? Well, the answer has to do with proofing.

• Bread without kneading requires only one proof. Fermentation is simply letting the bread sit at room temperature while the leaven (yeast or sourdough) works its magic to help the bread rise. Usually a proof takes about 45 minutes to 1 hour. Our sourdough bread and our artisanal bread require the bread to be folded and “rised” several times. So it’s almost unheard of to do only 1 proof!
• The compromise? Rest overnight. Proofing is easy, but it takes a long time to fold and proof many times. The trade-off: you need to let the bread rest at room temperature overnight. For us, this is a very valid compromise! You’ll save hours baking bread on baking day.

How to shape the ball

The main part of making bread without kneading that requires technique is shape the dough. They will shape it into a ball, called ball. It’s easier to learn how to shape the dough by watching. Here is an instructional video on how to shape the ball.

How to score bread

See those beautiful lines on the top of artisanal bread? These are called score lines. Pointing involves cutting off the top of the dough with a sharp knife to allow it to expand as it bakes. You can also make some kind of decorative pattern on the bread. Here are some tips for slicing no-kneed bread:

• Use your sharpest knife or a lame one. You want the knife to be ultra sharp. We bought a lame for this as we make a lot of bread recipes.
• Make shallow slits in the top of the dough. You only want to cut the surface – if it’s too deep it will crumble, if it’s too shallow it will crack. Alex made this cross pattern for the bread notation in this photo!

What is a dutch oven? do i need it

This easy-to-knead bread tastes best when baked in a Dutch oven. Why? Baking bread in a covered dutch oven holds in the steam that the bread releases as it bakes. This results in an extra crispy crust and a perfect rise. If you don’t have a Dutch oven, you can use a pizza stone (see below).

What is a dutch oven? It is a heavy, covered pot used for braising meat and preparing soups and stews. You can use it on the stovetop or in the oven. All Dutch stoves are cast iron; Some have an enamel coating that makes cleaning easier.

Or use a pizza stone to bake bread without kneading!

You can also bake this no-knead bread with a pizza stone! The best way is to use a Dutch Oven, but if you don’t have one you can use a pizza stone. You also need to generate extra steam in your oven. To do this, use a baking sheet and pour boiling water on it while adding the bread. This creates steam that crisps the crust.

Store bread without kneading

This no-knead bread contains no preservatives, so storage recommendations are different than for a bread you might buy at the store. Here’s what to do:

• Storage at room temperature (2 days): The homemade bread should ideally be eaten within 48 hours. We store ours wrapped in cloth at room temperature. Use a clean kitchen towel or bread bag.
• Frozen (3 months): Or you can freeze it! It’s easy to cut your bread in half and freeze half! Allow to cool to room temperature, then slice and place in a sealed bag or container.

Get up! Spread with herb butter.

This no-knead bread recipe is…

Vegetarian, vegan, plant-based and dairy-free.