No Knead Bread - Little Sunny Kitchen

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 45

Resting Time 9

Total Time 9 50

In a large bowl, combine flour with salt, and instant yeast. Stir to combine, then add the water and mix with a spatula or wooden spoon. The dough will be sticky, loose and shaggy.
Cover the bowl with a clean towel, and allow to rise for 8 hours preferably in a warm place.
8 hours later, uncover and turn the dough onto a lightly floured parchment paper. And shape into a ball/loaf, cover with a bowl or a towel and allow to rise for one hour.
As the dough is rising, preheat the oven with a dutch oven inside (without the lid) for 30 minutes at 430°F/220°C.
Carefully remove the dutch oven from the oven, and place the dough with the parchment paper inside it. Cover with a lid, and bake for 30 minutes.
Remove the lid, and bake for 15 more minutes.
Allow to cool before slicing.

Use active dry yeast instead: The recipe here is for instant yeast, but you can replace it with active dry yeast by just doubling the amount. So instead of ¾ teaspoon instant yeast, use 1 ½ teaspoons of active dry yeast.
1 hour rise variation: Don’t have 8 hours to wait for the dough to ferment? Make the recipe as directed, but add 1 teaspoon of honey or granulated sugar to the dough. Rather than 8 hours for the initial rise, you should only need 1 hour now!
Baking bread in a dutch oven creates a hot, steamy environment that creates the most wonderful crust!
Instead of a dutch oven, you can bake this bread on a sheet pan. The crust will not be as brown and thick, but the bread will still be delicious.
Make sure the water is at the correct temperature. I suggest that you use a kitchen thermometer to be sure. If the water is too cold, the yeast won't activate, and if the water is too hot, you risk killing the yeast.
To Store: Enjoy your homemade bread as soon as possible after baking. Store it unsliced in an airtight container for up to 2 days if needed. I suggest freezing individual slices of bread if you aren’t going to eat the loaf right away. They can go from the freezer directly to the toaster.