Easy No Knead Bread Recipe | Dutch Oven Bread | No Knead Cranberry Walnut Bread Recipe

walnuts

🥗Healthier: pecans

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Pecans are a healthier nut option, while sunflower seeds are often less expensive.

dried cranberries

🥗Healthier: dried cherries

💰Cheaper: raisins

Dried cherries offer a similar tartness, while raisins are typically cheaper.

Add 1 cup of lukewarm water to a mixing bowl.

Dissolve 1 teaspoon of salt and 1 tablespoon of honey in the water.

Add 1 teaspoon of yeast and mix until dissolved.

Add 2 cups of all-purpose flour and mix until a shaggy dough forms, ensuring no dry patches remain.

Incorporate chopped walnuts and dried cranberries into the dough after forming it.

Cover the dough and let it proof for 1 hour.

After 1 hour, wet your hands and perform the first folding of the dough.

Cover the dough again and let it rise for another 30 minutes.

After 30 minutes, perform the second folding of the dough.

Cover and let it rise for another 30 minutes.

Perform the third and final folding of the dough.

Transfer the dough to a parchment-lined bowl and sprinkle the top with chopped walnuts.

Cover and let it proof for 30 minutes while preheating the oven.

Preheat the oven to 450°F with a cast iron pot inside.

After 30 minutes, transfer the dough to the hot cast iron pot and make a slash on top.

Cover with a lid and bake for 25 minutes at 450°F.

Reduce the temperature to 350°F and bake for an additional 10 minutes without the lid.

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