No Knead Ciabatta

This no knead chiabatta bread, with its crunchy crust and soft and airy interior, is super tasty and so easy to make. 

This bread is wonderful for sandwiches, croutons, and simply as a side for dipping in sauces, stews, and soups. It also makes amazing garlic bread. 

Stirato | Italian Baguettes

This stirato, or Italian baguettes, is a super flavorful and airy bread that is so easy to make. 

Stirato is a form of ciabatta that is cut into lengths and then stretched just before baking. The term stirato actually means "ironed" in English. 

No Knead Rustic Dinner Rolls

This no knead rustic dinner roll recipe is just about the easiest way to get fresh whole wheat rolls on the dinner table. 

Would you like to have fresh rolls for dinner that require very little hands on time? 

Easy No Knead German Crusty Rolls

Whip up these easy no knead German rolls, with their crunchy crust and their airy crumb, with almost no effort. 

 

In fact, my friend Ralph of Breadworks Workshops, and the creator of this recipe, dubs these rolls "Do Nothing German Crusty Rolls." I am sharing this recipe with Ralph's permission. 

No Knead Rye Bread

This no knead rye bread is a great way to try your hand at baking with rye. It can be a tricky flour to work with, but this no knead recipe for rye bread is easy. 

This bread is hearty and delicious, but still light enough for sandwiches. You can make this bread with or without caraway seeds, which give this bread a more "deli rye" flavor. 

No Knead Whole Wheat Bread

This whole wheat no knead bread is hearty and delicious and it's an easy bread for beginners. 

 This bread is 1/3 whole wheat and 2/3 bread flour. Plus, there's some lager beer in there to add some extra oomph to the yeast and vinegar to add some extra sour flavor to the dough.

No Knead Herb Bread

This no knead herb bread is a delicious way to use up leftover herbs that might be languishing in your veggie bin.

This herb bread is super easy to make, and you can use any herbs you have on hand. All you need is some flour, salt, water, and a teeny tiny bit of yeast. Throw in a mixture of herbs, mix everything up by hand, and walk away for 12 to 18 hours.

Oatmeal Maple Bread

This oatmeal maple bread is hearty, full of fiber, and delicious slathered with butter.

The dough for this oatmeal maple bread is loaded with whole grains, including rolled oats, whole wheat flour, and wheat bran. It's sweetened with just the right amount of pure maple syrup.

Asian Pear and Smoked Sausage Flatbread Pizza

This Asian Pear and Smoked Sausage Flatbread Pizza is both sweet and savory. The no knead dough is so easy to make as well. 

This Asian Pear and Smoked Sausage Flatbread Pizza also includes red onions tossed in fresh thyme and olive oil, all baked on a bed of Fontina cheese.

After making this apple and ham pizza, which was so delicious, I thought I'd play around with Asian pears on pizza! Way better than pineapple.

No Knead Apple Bread

This No Knead Apple Bread is filled with both fresh and dried apples, as well as apple juice instead of water. 

This no knead apple bread is so easy to make. All you need is a little bit of patience for the long, slow rise, which is essential for developing flavor and structure in the dough.

No Knead Light Wheat Sandwich Bread

This no-knead light wheat sandwich bread has a super soft crumb, and it's perfect for sandwiches and toast.

This no-knead bran encrusted light wheat sandwich bread is both hearty and light at the same time. It's a versatile bread, with a light crumb and a "crusty" crust.

No Knead Bread

Making no knead bread is a relatively easy way to achieve a crusty loaf. All you need is flour, water, salt, yeast... and time. 

One of my favorite ways to blow off steam is to bake bread. In fact, a few weekends ago, after a long five weeks of creating an on line class in the evenings for my teaching job, I cranked out three bread recipes over the two days, and it didn't feel like work at all.

No Knead Ksra (Moroccan Anise and Barley Flatbread)

Ksra  (pronounced Kesra) is a Moroccan flatbread, often flavored with anise, nigella, fennel, or sesame seeds. 

In this case, this Ksra is flavored with anise seeds, and includes barley flour, which I happened to have on hand. If you don't have barley flour, you can substitute another whole ancient grain such as spelt, kamut, or buckwheat, semolina, or even some rye.

Blueberry Brioche Coffee Cake

This Blueberry Brioche Coffee Cake is made with layers of no knead brioche dough and homemade blueberry jam.

The brioche dough for this coffee cake is so easy to make. You mix it in a three quart container with a dough whisk or a large spoon and then let it rise in the refrigerator for up to five days. This recipe will make one coffee cake plus a small loaf of bread.

Strawberry Swirl No-Knead Brioche with Strawberry Lime Jam | Strawberry Shortcake Bread

I am loving this strawberry swirl no-knead brioche bread. It's just slightly sweet and slightly buttery, and very soft and airy. To make it even tastier, it is filled with a swirl of homemade strawberry lime jam. 

This strawberry swirl bread is actually pretty easy to make, as long as you are comfortable with very sticky dough. It's very similar to working with a sticky ciabatta dough, except that this dough is enriched with some sugar, butter, and milk, resulting in a very tender bread.

No Knead English Muffins

These English muffins are soft and airy on the inside and crisp and crusty on the outside. When split with a fork, they are loaded with "nooks and crannies."

These English muffins are "baked" on a griddle rather than in the oven, and the dough is one-third whole wheat flour, which gives them a slightly sweet hearty flavor.

Potato and Leek Pizza

This potato and leek pizza reminds me of the crusty top of a scalloped potato casserole placed on a thin crispy pizza crust.

This potato and leek pizza starts with an easy no knead crust. I mixed the dough around eight o'clock at night, and made the pizzas around noon the next day. It's a totally flexible dough. Once your dough has risen, you can shape it into rounds, wrap it, and refrigerate it for up to three days.

Ten Grain No Knead Bread

This Ten-Grain No Knead Bread is loaded with fiber, protein, and nutrition.

This 10-grain bread is full of all kinds of goodness. To add to the nutritiousness, I topped the loaf with a mixture of flax, sesame, sunflower, caraway, poppy, and anise seeds.

Pizza Zucchine | Zucchini Pizza with Gruyère Cheese

This zucchini pizza with Gruyère is a crispy and crunchy treat, and is a delicious way to use up all of the zucchini bounty available this time of year.

The crust of this pizza is very thin, more like a flatbread than a traditional pizza crust. The dough is "no knead," in that all it requires is a little bit of mixing with your hands and a two hour rest on the counter, and then you have pizza dough!

No Knead Brioche Hamburger Buns

I've always been curious about brioche hamburger buns. The idea of serving a juicy hamburger in a rich and buttery bun sounds totally decadent.