Crusty Cranberry Nut No Knead Bread

August 28, 2024

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Yeasted bread has by no means been simpler. This straightforward technique produces probably the most stunning and crusty cranberry nut no-knead bread with little or no hands-on work! In case you’re new to working with yeast, reference my Baking with Yeast Information for solutions to widespread yeast FAQs.

I initially printed this recipe in 2017 and have since added new pictures and some extra success suggestions.

cranberry nut bread slices with butter on plate and marble tray.

“Home made bread” and “simple” are phrases that don’t sometimes go hand-in-hand. Whenever you consider home made bread, you assume troublesome, proper? This recipe, nevertheless, will fully change that thought. I notice that’s a fairly large promise, however I’m assured your notion of home made bread will change from “nope! an excessive amount of work” to “wow, I CAN do that.”

One reader, Kris, commented: “This is a wonderful recipe—bread made simple. Scrumptious bites stuffed with taste from the cranberries and walnuts. Will preserve this eternally. ★★★★★”

One other reader, Linda, commented: “This recipe is unbelievable. The bread had a beautiful crust and nice taste. The directions had been tremendous thorough at explaining every part for a novice bread maker. ★★★★★”

Why You’ll Love This Cranberry Nut No-Knead Bread:

Simply 7 easy substances
Hardly any hands-on time
Number of textures: crispy crusty exterior, comfortable and chewy inside, and loads of dried cranberries and nuts in each slice
An egg-free baking recipe and dairy-free recipe
Tastes unimaginable heat with a swipe of honey butter.

slices and round boule loaf of cranberry nut bread with honey butter on marble serving tray.

This bread, like my home made artisan bread, seeded oat bread, and olive bread, has all of the bells and whistles of a fresh-from-the-bakery cranberry nut bread, and takes little or no effort. In case you are new to working with yeast, or just feeling a bit of lazy, this recipe is for you.

Making this loaf will depart you loads of time to hang around. 😉

Simply 7 Substances for This Cranberry Nut Bread

You don’t want numerous substances to make home made bread, and also you would possibly already know that when you’ve tried this sandwich bread recipe. You solely want 7 substances to make this bread:

Flour: Flour provides the bread its construction. You need to use all-purpose or bread flour. I sometimes attain for bread flour as a result of it yields a barely chewier bread.
Salt: Choose up some coarse sea salt; I discover the flavour is missing with common desk salt.
Yeast: You need to use immediate or energetic dry yeast, however I extremely advocate an immediate (aka “speedy rise” or “fast rise” yeast). I at all times use Platinum Yeast by Purple Star, which is an immediate yeast with dough improvers. You don’t want a lot right here—only one/2 teaspoon—due to the lengthy rise time.
Nuts: Walnuts or pecans—baker’s alternative!
Dried Cranberries: I like the chewy texture of dried cranberries right here. Don’t use contemporary or frozen cranberries, as a result of this dough is simply too moist. Raisins would work too, or attempt chopping up dried apricots or dates.
Water: I usually encourage you to make use of heat liquid with yeast as a result of it helps the yeast work quicker. For this recipe, you need the water to be about 95ºF (35ºC), as a result of we’re encouraging a pleasant sluggish rise to construct taste. An instant-read thermometer takes the guesswork out of this.
Honey: Honey provides taste and helps give the bread its springy, sponge-like texture.

ingredients on wooden surface including flour, water, honey, salt, walnuts, and yeast.

By the best way, when you get pleasure from honey in your home made bread, you’ll love this no-knead honey oat bread as a result of the flavour actually stands out. The method can also be similar to at present’s simple bread recipe. And each breads are scrumptious heat or toasted and topped with this simple home made honey butter.

Overview: 5 Steps to Make No-Knead Bread

This no-work, no-knead, professional-bread-at-home idea originated with Jim Lahey of Sullivan Road Bakery in NYC. It’s all very fundamental substances, however his technique is exclusive, which incorporates an 18-hour rise time. 18 hours?! Sure! Don’t be nervous, this 18 hours provides the dough an opportunity to ferment. And the fermentation time requires completely nothing from you. Simply set it in your counter and overlook about it till the following day. We use this identical technique for home made English muffins. In each recipes, the magic occurs while you’re not trying!

Step 1: Stir substances collectively. Don’t even get away your mixer.

This will probably be a brilliant sticky dough. Bear in mind, do NOT be tempted so as to add extra flour. It is going to keep on with your arms. That’s nothing a fast wash can’t repair!

dry ingredients in bowl and shown again pouring honey and water in.

mixing flour and dough in glass bowl with blue spatula.

Step 2: Cowl the dough and ignore it.

Let the dough rise at room temperature for 12–18 hours. This recipe could be very forgiving. Any normal-ish room temperature is okay. You’ll know that the dough is completed rising when it has about doubled in dimension and air bubbles have fashioned on high. Like this:

bubbly cranberry nut dough in glass bowl.

Step 3: The dough will nonetheless be tremendous sticky after rising. That’s okay! Utilizing flippantly floured arms, kind the sticky dough right into a ball and place on a big piece of parchment paper. Rating the highest with a pointy knife, kitchen shears, or bread lame, then enable to relaxation for half-hour.

hands shaping cranberry walnut bread dough.

Step 4: Preheat a 5- to 6-quart Dutch oven. You’ll bake the bread in a pre-heated (super-hot!) Dutch oven, which helps kind a crusty exterior. In case you don’t have a Dutch oven, you should use any oven-safe heavy-duty pot with a lid.

Step 5: Bake for about 35 minutes. For an correct doneness check, the bread is finished when an instant-read thermometer reads the middle of the loaf as 195°F (90°C).

cranberry nut bread in a dutch oven after baking

FAQ: Why Bake No-Knead Bread in a Dutch Oven?

Baking the bread with the lid on traps steam contained in the pot, creating that completely crisp crust. A lid is the key to this bread recipe’s success! You received’t remorse selecting up a Dutch oven.

No Dutch oven? No drawback.

Whereas baking the bread in a Dutch oven is vital to this bread’s texture, you will get round it. As an alternative, place the rounded dough on a parchment paper-lined or generously floured nonstick baking pan. No have to pre-heat the pan such as you do the Dutch oven. Whereas the oven preheats and the scored loaf is resting, boil a kettle of water. After the oven is preheated, place scored dough/baking pan on the middle rack. Then place a shallow metallic baking/roasting pan or cast-iron skillet (I often use a metallic 9×13-inch baking pan; don’t use glass) on the underside oven rack. Fastidiously and shortly pour 3–4 cups of boiling water into it, after which shortly shut the oven door to entice the steam inside. The steam helps create a crispier crust. That is precisely how I bake 4-ingredient artisan bread.

Step 6: Get pleasure from a slice of heat, contemporary bread you received’t consider you created from scratch.

round boule loaf of cranberry nut bread on marble serving tray.

hand grabbing slice of buttered cranberry nut bread.

This flippantly honey-sweetened cranberry nut bread is fabulous for breakfast, toasted with butter or honey butter. Or serve it alongside a charcuterie board with a comfortable cheese like brie or goat cheese, or this white cheddar cranberry pecan cheese ball (yum!).

This recipe is dropped at you in partnership with Purple Star Yeast.

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