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Hearty no-knead crusty bread

Name: Hearty no-knead crusty bread
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 60 min
Ingredients: 3 cups bread flour; ¼ tsp yeast; 1½ tsp salt; 1½ cups water

Serves 4 servings

Isaac Ford2 min readNov 10, 2026

Ready in ~60 min · around 1:52 PM

A home-cook take on no-knead crusty bread — the version that sticks around our table.

Story

Loaf 13: long fermentation builds flavor without kneading — plan ahead.

Recipe

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3 cups bread flour
¼ tsp yeast
1½ tsp salt
1½ cups water

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Pot or saucepan

Ingredients

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Isaac Ford

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Hana Sato
Oct 8
Swapped in what I had in the fridge and it still sang.

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Instructions

Step 1Technique
Mix ingredients until shaggy; rest covered 12–18 hours.
Step 2Technique
Shape into a round; proof 2 hours on parchment.
Step 3Technique
Bake in a preheated Dutch oven at 450°F covered 30 minutes, uncovered 15 minutes.
Step 4Technique
Cool completely before slicing.