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no knead cheese bread held in Andy's hand'

No Knead Market Style Cheese & Herb Bread

Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Servings 1 loaf

Ingredients:  

  • 3 cups all purpose flour, plus 1/4 cup for dusting
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp dry active yeast
  • 1 1/2 cup warm water 95F-105F
  • 1 1/2 cups cheddar cheese
  • 1 cup chives, thinly sliced
  • 3 tbs fresh thyme

Instructions: 

  • In a large bowl whisk together flour, salt, yeast. Pour in warm water and throughly mix using your hands or a wooden spoon. Dough should be sticky.
  • Cover bowl with plastic wrap and let the dough rest for 3-5 hours. You want the mixture to double in size and start to have small bubbles on the top. You can let this sit on the counter for up to 18 hours.
  • Once you are ready to start baking, place a dutch oven in an oven preheated to 450F. Let the dutch oven pre heat for 30-40 minutes.
  • While the oven is heating, flour a flat surface and your hands and then remove the dough from the bowl.
  • Fold the dough over itself 4 times. Layer the cheese and herbs into each fold. From there, use your hands to form into a tight ball.
  • Place a piece of parchment paper into your bowl and then gently drop in the dough ball. Cover with a kitchen towel and allow to rest for 20 minutes.
  • Once your dutch oven is screaming hot, carefully remove it from the oven, remove the lid and drop the parchment paper and dough ball into the dutch oven.
  • Using a sharpe knife, slice the top of the dough to allow steam to release. Place cover back onto the dutch oven and bake for 30 minutes.
  • After 30 minutes of baking, remove top of the dutch oven and allow bread to bake for an additional 15 minutes or until the loaf is a beautiful golden brown.
  • Remove from oven, allow to cool for 10 minutes, then slice and enjoy!