Absolutely No-Knead Crusty-Chewy Bread

Name: Absolutely No-Knead Crusty-Chewy Bread
Yield: 1 large loaf
Ingredients: 600 g Bread Flour; 0.25 tsp Instant yeast; 14 g Table salt; 605 g Water; as needed Cornmeal

A crisp, rustic loaf without kneading.

12 hours 35 minutes1 large loaf

Ingredients

Ingredients for1 large loaf
Ingredient	Amount
Ingredients
Bread Flour	600 g
Instant yeast	0.25 tsp
Table salt	14 g
Water	605 g
Finish
CornmealOptional; use only as needed.	as needed

Method

1
Stir flour, yeast, salt and water until hydrated. Cover at about 20–21°C for 10–12 hours.
2
Grease a lidded oven-safe baker and dust with cornmeal. Gently transfer the dough, cover and proof 1½–2 hours.
3
Preheat the oven to 230°C/450°F and load the covered baker.
4
Bake 45 minutes covered, then another 5–10 minutes uncovered until well browned. Turn out and cool fully.