Almost No-Knead Bread

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A no-fuss recipe that is revolutionizing home baking trades flavor and reliability for ease. Could we improve the bread's bland taste and make it rise high every time?

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SERVES Makes 1 large round loaf

Almost No-Knead Bread
Cook It In Your Dutch Oven

A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from Cook It In Your Dutch Oven

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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