My Almost No-Knead Bread Recipe

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Posted by: christao408 Original: 3/20/2011 5:55 PM Views: 253 Comments: 17 eProps: 18 Read Comments Post a Comment Back to Your Xanga Site

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Sunday, March 20, 2011

My Almost No-Knead Bread Recipe

My cousin Jane recently asked me to share my recipe for almost no-knead bread, which I've adapted from a recipe in Nancy Baggett's "Kneadlessly Simple" cookbook and techniques from Cooks Illustrated. This weekend I completed a video showing the recipe. For your enjoyment:

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hahaha that is really weird timing, i had some beer to use up so i am trying out your bread recipe this weekend! it's in the middle of the first rise now.

Posted 3/20/2011 7:23 PM by kunhuo42 - - reply

@kunhuo42 - Spooky coincidence! Happy baking!

Posted 3/20/2011 8:47 PM by christao408

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nice!!!

Posted 3/20/2011 9:19 PM by yang1815

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Very professional looking, a success! I'd like to order some bread.

Posted 3/20/2011 10:15 PM by CurryPuffy

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I'm thinking that would be so tasty with a little garlic hummus and some shaved turkey and shredded parmesan cheese... or maybe pesto and cubed chicken with gouda... it makes my imagination go wild! Yum.

Posted 3/21/2011 2:41 AM by murisopsis

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Well, done I have had that at my sister's place - she does the real baking

Posted 3/21/2011 3:30 AM by Fatcat723 - - reply

@christao408 - so i think i've been foiled by the weather again... it was much colder today than yesterday, and my yeast is not happy. i gave up on the first rise, and now the second rise is taking a really long time... i really should just wait until august when it's 100 degrees outside hahaha.

Posted 3/21/2011 7:35 AM by kunhuo42 - - reply

i like that!! ^___^

Posted 3/21/2011 10:02 AM by iskrak

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@kunhuo42 - But then that's too fast. This is the biggest challenge with baking bread at home - no effective temperature control. I tell you, one of these days when I build my dream home it is going to have a climate-controlled kitchen with a proofing oven.

Posted 3/21/2011 1:07 PM by christao408

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@christao408 - that sounds wonderful! i'm in!

Posted 3/21/2011 6:38 PM by kunhuo42 - - reply

mmmm

Posted 3/21/2011 10:23 PM by portiajules

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@christao408 - so i gave up at 9pm last night and baked my bread anyway even though it didn't rise much. it didn't come out too badly -- not quite the right consistency, but decent flavor and not impossible to eat. i picked up more yeast at the store and will try again in a few weeks!

Posted 3/22/2011 7:39 AM by kunhuo42 - - reply

@kunhuo42 - Aaron, I probably would have looked at the beer, looked at the recipe and just drink the beer instead.

Posted 3/22/2011 12:06 PM by ElusiveWords

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I enjoyed the video. This is gonna be tricky for me to make the bread. I will have to plan it over a couple of days. I noticed you also made granola and brownies too!

Posted 3/22/2011 12:18 PM by ElusiveWords

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@ElusiveWords - Yes, the video actually originally included mention of those items but I wanted to keep it to a single video and YouTube has a 10-minute limit. You don't have to refrigerate so long, as little as an hour or two is fine. Also, the first rise doesn't necessarily have to be overnight, either. Just depends on temperature. In general, more time is better than less in term of flavor development. If you increase the time in the fridge, you can decrease the time for the first rise.

@kunhuo42 - Keep at it!

@murisopsis - Cubed chicken, pesto, and pasta sounds great.

Posted 3/22/2011 1:13 PM by christao408

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@ElusiveWords - hahaha i don't like drinking beer, so in my case it was "look at the beer taking up space in the fridge, dig out a recipe to use it up."

Posted 3/22/2011 6:03 PM by kunhuo42 - - reply