Grammy's Kitchen · No-Knead Bread · Cook’s Illustrated Almost No Knead Bread

One of 37 no-knead bread recipes we measured

Cook’s Illustrated Almost No Knead Bread

from breadtopia.com

It ranks #1 of 37 for crust crispness among the no-knead bread recipes we compared.

hands-on12m
waiting1.2 hr
makes8
each$0.26
levelintermediate
Needs:Lodge 6-qt Dutch ovenAs an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 37.

this recipe typical
liquid47%99%
salt2%2%
yeast0%1%
total sugar5%0%
flour strength2.01.0
acid4%0%

Where it stands out

  • #1 of 37 for crust crispness
  • #1 of 37 for rise
  • #35 of 37 for crumb openness
  • #37 of 37 for char depth

Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

White Flour Recipe
425 g3 cups (15 ounces) all purpose or bread flour
1 g1/4 tsp. instant or rapid-rise yeast
9 g1 1/2 tsp. salt
198 g3/4 cup plus 2 Tbs. (7 ounces) water at room temp
85 g1/4 cup plus 2 Tbs. (3 ounces) mild flavored lager
15 g1 Tbs. white vinegar
Whole Wheat Recipe
284 g2 cups (10 ounces) all purpose or bread flour
142 g1 cup (5 ounces) whole wheat flour
1 g1/4 tsp. instant or rapid-rise yeast
9 g1 1/2 tsp. salt
42 g2 Tbs. honey (I used 2 Tbs. raw sugar)
198 g3/4 cup plus 2 Tbs. (7 ounces) water at room temp
85 g1/4 cup plus 2 Tbs. (3 ounces) mild flavored lager
15 g1 Tbs. white vinegar

Method: 2 steps, published by breadtopia.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

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