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No-Knead Bread

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No-knead bread is a method of bread baking that uses a very long fermentation time instead of kneading to develop the gluten strands that give the bread its texture, and is characterized by a low yeast content and a very wet dough. The method itself is ancient, but since the rise of kneading it has been rediscovered and popularized multiple times, often treated each time as a revolutionary new discovery. Some recipes bake the loaf in a Dutch oven or a baker's cloche to improve the crust, a related traditional method known as baking en cloche.

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