No-Knead Sesame Encrusted Peasant Bread Baked in an Oven-Safe Glass Bowl — No Dutch Oven Needed!

sesame seeds

🥗Healthier: flaxseeds

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Flaxseeds provide similar texture and health benefits.

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: bread flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber while bread flour enhances texture.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Canola oil is a cost-effective substitute with a neutral flavor.

honey

🥗Healthier: maple syrup

💰Cheaper: sugar

Sugar is a more economical sweetener that works well in bread.

Add 2 cups of bread flour to a large bowl.

Add 1 teaspoon of salt and 1 teaspoon of sugar on top of the flour.

Add 1 teaspoon of active dry yeast on top of the other dry ingredients.

Warm 1 cup of water in the microwave for about 40 seconds until warm, then pour it over the dry ingredients.

Use a dough whisk or a serving fork to mix the ingredients together until a shaggy dough forms.

Scrape the sides of the bowl to incorporate any dry flour, mixing for about a minute until the dough ball comes together.

Cover the bowl with a dough cover, kitchen towel, or plastic wrap and let it rise in a turned-off oven for 2 hours.

After 2 hours, uncover the dough and check that it has risen and looks bubbly.

Grease the inside of a 1 quart oven-safe glass bowl with 1 tablespoon of softened butter or parv margarine.

Sprinkle 2 tablespoons plus 1/2 teaspoon of tri-color sesame seeds around the inside of the greased bowl, turning the bowl to ensure even coverage.

Gently release the dough from the mixing bowl using fingertips without punching it down to keep air bubbles intact.

Transfer the dough into the prepared oven-safe glass bowl, allowing it to fall in gently.

Let the dough sit in the bowl to rise a bit more before baking.

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