No Knead Artisan Bread

        In a recent search for a crusty bread recipe I saw many recipes for a "No Knead Artisan Bread". They all sounded good and looked really yummy, but they required 8-12 hours to rise.

 

  I only had a few hours to make the bread so I made a minor adjustment...

 

    (Look at that crust!)     

 

I added about 1 teaspoon more of yeast and it resulted in a 2 hour rise instead of 8-12 hours. :)

 

 

This bread tastes great still warm from the oven with honey and butter... mmm! Or if you just like it plain - your choice!

 

 

Bread:

This loaf serves 6

 

3c. flour

1-2 tsp. salt*

1 1/2 tsp. yeast

1 1/2c. lukewarm water

1 Tbsp. honey

 

1. Combine all of the ingredients and stir with a spatula until completely mixed together.

2. Let the dough rise in a slightly warm place for 2 hours or until doubled in size.

3. Preheat the oven to 450F and grease a cookie sheet.

4. Wet or grease your hands to prevent the dough sticking to them and then gather the dough into a ball and bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.

 

 

*add the salt to your own taste, for some 2 tsp. of salt is just right but slightly too salty for others