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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SERVESMakes 1 large round loaf

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

To avoid lengthy and tiresome kneading, we let our bread dough sit for 8 to 18 hours, during which a process called autolysis develops gluten—the protein that gives baked breads their bubbly, chewy crumb structure. After that, just 15 secon...

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