Baking & Breads

No-Knead Artisan Loaf

Name: No-Knead Artisan Loaf
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 1 loaf
Ingredients: 3 cups bread flour; 2 tsp salt; 1 1/2 cups warm water; 2 1/4 tsp yeast; 1 tbsp sugar

A simple no-knead artisan loaf baked in a Dutch oven.

By Will & Syd's KitchenOctober 12, 2026

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Recipe

No-Knead Artisan Loaf

Cook: 45 minutes
Total: 45 minutes
Yield: 1 loaf

Oven: 450°F

Instructions

Combine water, yeast, and sugar; let sit about 5 minutes.
Combine flour and salt.
Add yeast mixture to make a shaggy dough, cover, and let sit for 1–2 hours.
Preheat oven to 450°F.
Pull the sides of the dough to get a smooth top and place on parchment paper.
Cover dough and place the Dutch oven in the oven for 30 minutes.
Place parchment paper with dough into the Dutch oven.
Cover and bake for 30 minutes.
Remove cover and bake about 13–15 minutes.
Remove bread and place on a cooling rack.

Notes

The notebook lists prep as 5 minutes plus 2 hours.

Notebook details

Step 6 appears to preheat the covered Dutch oven; wording was preserved from the notebook.
The header lists 45 minutes cook time, while the written stages total 43–45 minutes after preheating.