Homemade no-knead bread courtesy of the Beekman Boys

I had been wanting to make homemade bread for a few months; this tends to be a theme with me, wanting to try something for a while and after thinking about doing it, I break down and actually do it. I don’t have a bread maker and I am not a fan of kneading and wanted to make bread. I came across Josh’s “Even Lazier Than No-Knead” Bread from the Beekman Boys and decided to make it.

The ingredients

• 3 cups AP (all-purpose) or bread flour
• 1/4 teaspoon instant yeast
• 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
• 1 1/2 cups water

I opted to use bread flour and ended up using a tad more water than 1 1/2 cups. Sadly, I did not take any pictures of process but took a few of the finished product. I was amazed at seeing how the dough bubbled during the process and knew I was on track to making my first successful loaf of homemade bread. For step 10, I used a tad too much flour and cornmeal and know not to use as much the second time. The bottom of the bread had too much flour once it was done baking.

The house smelled amazing and the finished product was delicious! If you want to try making homemade bread and have never done so before, I highly recommend trying Josh’s “Even Lazier Than No-Knead” Bread. I sliced a piece and dipped it in extra-virgin olive oil as a snack.

Here are a few shots of my finished product. There are two more bread recipes I found that I want to try. One is a whole grain no-knead bread and the other one is life-changing loaf bread. After I shared my bread photos on Facebook, I had quite a few people ask for the recipe and even try it. For a loaf of bread like this, or fresh bread from a bakery, a must-have in the kitchen is a bread knife. If I used a bread knife, the loaf wouldn’t have squished down from using a regular kitchen knife.