No-Knead Bread

[45nut]

Been making my own bread with this recipe for a few months, even the worst bread can make great French toast btw...

5 cups flour
2 1/2 Cups water
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp yeast
that's it, now, so you don't get the idea I came up with this on my own,, watch this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1CKVcXe06A

As I simply cannot stand at the counter and knead traditional bread this gives me a great bread loaf with minimal work, actually the less you work it the better it turns out.
My recipe give me two full loaf pans. I have been subbing in a cup of whole wheat flour for a cup of white lately. Enjoy.

[AlaskanGuy]

My wife is a bread making fool.... I should try this just to blow her away....

He he..

AG

[Artful]

Interesting - I'll have to try this out

[waksupi]

I've been using that recipe, and even I have been having success!

[Artful]

I'm going with this one and baking it off tomorrow afternoon

[Bullshop Junior]

Sounds like a neat idea. Ill have to try it.

[gbrown]

I gotta try that--looks easy, almost foolproof--just what I need!. Thanks for the tip!

[Artful]

turned out pretty good.

[45 2.1]

That basic recipe (with those four ingredients) is like several others on the web. I ran into it 5 years ago on Frugal Squirrels. You can also bake the bread in a slow cooker. Good stuff.

[Artful]

Wife liked it better than my plain bread machine recipe and requested I do beer bread again
- I should have thought about this before doing the first loaf
- and made the water dough for the first one
- I've just cut into my beer supply

[MaryB]

I will have to try this when my new flour mill arrives

[Artful]

Changing beer to Newcastle Brown Ale -

[Artful]

Again turned out well - did this one with whole wheat 2 cups and 1 cup white flour - I may just give the bread machine away.

[hoosierlogger]

Going to try the beer bread tonight. I think I'll add some jalapeños.

[Artful]

The mix for tomorrow is Spelt flour with water - hopefully the wife likes it as well as my beer bread

[hoosierlogger]

Ok so I have made the plain beer bread, beer bread with jalapeños and cheese, and 2 loaves of soft white bread with jalapeños and cheddar cheese. This is as fun as shooting.

[Artful]

Well , at least after your done your guaranteed to have bagged something for your efforts.

Many a walk in the woods with just deer track soup to show for it.

[TheCelt]

Changing beer to Newcastle Brown Ale -

Do you substitute the water with beer? Sounds like it ought to be good!!

[armedmoose]

I also make a version of no knead bread.. from this cookbook. http://www.artisanbreadinfive.com/ Their theory is to have a wetter dough, that can live in a "cambro" bucket in the fridge, when you want to bake... you cut, proof then bake.. fresh bread daily.

One advice for no knead bread makers.. buy a danish dough hook.. Fastest, cleanest way to mix the dough.

[45nut]

I also make a version of no knead bread.. from this cookbook. http://www.artisanbreadinfive.com/ Their theory is to have a wetter dough, that can live in a "cambro" bucket in the fridge, when you want to bake... you cut, proof then bake.. fresh bread daily.

One advice for no knead bread makers.. buy a danish dough hook.. Fastest, cleanest way to mix the dough.

While I can easily see the utility in such a tool, and who doesn't like more tools anyway, my own mixing tool is a 1' long piece of 1x2. a clean plain stick that won't snap in my hand like a wooden spoon.
The stick never can outlive it's built in utility, and they are all affordable.