No Knead Bread, I Need You

Last night I baked three loaves of bread. This was no ordinary bread. It was the greatest bread I have ever made. Well, maybe I am not the greatest baker in the world, but this bread is fantastic and simple.

It was my search for simple bread that led me to this recipe. The bread contains only flour, salt, water and yeast. It takes a about a day to rise and no kneading is necessary. This bread is resilient, light, and wonderful. It can be eaten warm, cold, and with our without condiments such as butter and honey.

This was actually my fourth baking of this recipe so I decided to add a few twists. I prepared three loaves of dough and added some extras to each. In the first I added some pesto I had made previously. The second received a few jalapeños, sliced. And the last, by request, had three diced habaneros added. This request came as a friend has become fond of my bread and has yet to find habanero bread.

All three rose nicely and baked up with an excellent crust; not too hard and not too soft. This is the kind of bread that coerces you to devour an entire loaf if you are not careful, which I have evaluated to contain about 1440 calories. That was simple since I know that there are 120 calories per quarter cup of the unbromated flour I purchase from Bob’s Red Mill.

Anyhow, the jalapeño was the stand out bread of excellence, but all three only opened the door to further want and possibilities. I just cannot get enough of this bread. And it is so simple. You just have to try it and you will understand. Over the holiday weekend I impressed family with such simple delectable bread that, needless to say, goes fast on any occasion.

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