Almost No-Knead Bread

Name: Almost No-Knead Bread
Yield: Makes 1 large round loaf
Ingredients: 3 cups (15 ounces), all-purpose flour; 1 1/2 teaspoons, salt; 1/4 teaspoon, instant or rapid-rise yeast; 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons, water, room temperature; 6 tablespoons, mild-flavored lager; 1 tablespoon, distilled white vinegar; , Vegetable oil spray

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By J. Kenji Lopez-Alt

Appears in Cook's Illustrated January/February 2008, America's Test Kitchen TV

Desserts or Baked Goods

Breads

This revolutionary bread recipe simplifies the process, with only 15 seconds of kneading time, all while keeping maximum flavor.

SERVESMakes 1 large round loaf

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

For a no-knead bread recipe that would produce a loaf with a consistent shape, we strengthened the dough by lowering the hydration and giving it the bare minimum of kneading time (15 seconds). To give the bread more flavor than the standard...

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