Comments on: no-knead bread

By: Radish

Radish — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:00:37 +0000

Mikey – completely agree on everything you wrote. I plan on working on some bread this winter – I feel like it’s the perfect time to bake homey goods.

By: Mikey

Mikey — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 01:11:46 +0000

I very much enjoyed the no-knead bread from Lahey’s book. However, I fully understand your feeling of wanting more out of the experience. Yes, it makes really good bread. And yes, it is so easy a child could do it. And I had fun doing it, and loved seeing that beautiful load come out of the oven. But it’s so effortless that the experience feels somewhat hollow. I didn’t put any of myself into the bread, I didn’t utilize any special skill or technique. I just followed the paint-by-numbers directions and turned out a really good loaf of bread. So you have to ask yourself — do you want a good loaf of bread made easy? If so, this is your ticket. If, however, you want to be involved in the process — the art even — then you’ll want something that allows more hands-on involvement. Or perhaps you can use this recipe as a model and find ways to make it your own.

-Mikey

By: Marie

Marie — Wed, 27 May 2009 20:43:31 +0000

I have tried this recipe twice now and as a person with no talent for bread making it has actually turned out to resemble a loaf of bread! I tweaked it the second time by substituting 1 cup of bread flour with whole wheat flour, wheat germ, and ground flax. I also added honey to the starter. This helped to give the bread more flavor. I also reduced the oven temp to 410, took the cover off for the last 15 minutes, baked it for only 40 minutes and Yum! Good crust and moist interior. Love the ease of it all.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sat, 23 May 2009 20:07:00 +0000

Thanks for this recipe, it looks fantastic, I’m always sure that my kneading lets my bread down. I’ll certainly try this next time!

By: Jennifer Galatioto

Jennifer Galatioto — Thu, 21 May 2009 23:25:55 +0000

I saw Alton Brown do this on Good Eats! It was magical. Looks delicioso!

By: Scott at Realepicurean

Scott at Realepicurean — Sat, 02 May 2009 19:20:07 +0000

I saw a lot of posts about no knead bread a while back but never tried it. If it works, I’ll give it a go though.

By: Irene

Irene — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 09:53:51 +0000

I love these photos. And you are not the only person who has not tried no-knead bread — I think the last person is me (I don’t have the proper vessel to bake it in, sadly). Maybe it’s just me, but I really enjoy kneading bread. My mind works so fast sometimes, so I try to make it stop and work only in the necessities of the moment. Kneading bread is always therapeutic for me, like running or painting or playing music. Sending out a little prayer for everything to be ok with you.

By: Carey

Carey — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 04:14:21 +0000

Sorry to hear about the health troubles. Have you tried bread from the Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a day book? I tried the No Knead bread last year and I had the same reaction, but when I started the 5 minute breads, it changed me. I haven’t bought a loaf of bread since the new year. AWESOME bread!
Try it.

By: maris

maris — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 18:17:03 +0000

I’ve been wanting to try this recipe for ages! I’ve made no knead English muffin bread and it was great so I imagine this would be even more amazing!

By: Jennifer @ MaplenCornbread

Jennifer @ MaplenCornbread — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 03:26:51 +0000

Now thats my kind of home made bread!