No-Kneed Bread

The no-kneed bread phenomenon all started with a New York baker named Jim Lahey from the Sullivan Street Bakery. He was discovered by Mark Bittman (the Minimalist) of the New York times and the famous article appeared:

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/08/dining/081mrex.html

I wish I could say I found this article on my own, but I had two friends (HangerMike & DragonCoder) send me links to it because they knew my passion for baking.

This requires a 5 quart dutch oven, but a quick search of eBay for "Cast Iron Enamel Dutch Oven" will yield several in the $30-$50 range.

Here is a video of his technique: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13Ah9ES2yTU



-Matt the Weekend Baker