This No-Knead Artisan Bread is crusty on the outside, soft on the inside, and incredibly easy to make. With minimal effort and just a few ingredients, this rustic loaf develops deep flavor and texture, making it perfect for serving with soups, cheese boards, or simply slathered with butter.

Prep

10 mins

Bake

30 mins

Total

40 mins

Yield

16 servings

Ingredients

• Bread Flour | 1207 | 3 cups
• Warm Water | - | 1 ½ cups
• Salt | - | 2 tsp
• Active Dry Yeast or Instant Yeast | 12294 | ½ tsp

Instructions

1. In a large bowl, combine flour, salt and yeast. Add water and stir until a shaggy dough forms. Cover bowl with plastic wrap. Let dough rise at room temperature for 10 hours.
2. Preheat oven to 450ºF. Place a 4 quart Dutch oven into the preheated oven, without lid, for 30 minutes.
3. While Dutch oven heats, turn dough onto a well-floured surface and form into a ball with floured hands. Cover dough loosely with plastic and let rest for 30 minutes. With floured hands, place the dough into heated Dutch oven.
4. Cover Dutch oven with its lid and bake for 30 minutes. Remove cover and bake for 12 minutes more.
5. Remove loaf from Dutch oven and cool completely before slicing.