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No-Knead Boule Bread


This tasty no-knead bread can be baked as a traditional boule (ball shape)β€”or shaped with a well in the center to create a bread bowl for your favorite dip (see tip, below). A blend of whole wheat and all-purpose flours hits the sweet spot between wholesome and tender, and cooked potato keeps every slice of this rustic boule bread soft and moist.

Tips

What is boule bread?

A boule is simply a round loaf of bread. The word comes from French and translates to β€œball,” referring to the classic shapeβ€”a gently domed, slightly flattened round loaf you’ll often see in traditional French-style baking.

Bake as a bowl

If you bake this as a bread bowl, before you fill it with dip, use a serrated knife to cut wedge-shape slices into the top (but not all the way through) for easier serving.

For more inspiration, check out these tasty ideas:

Yield: American
Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
  • 1ΒΌ cups unsweetened, unflavored plant-based milk
  • 1 cup steamed potatoes, mashed well
  • 3 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1Β½ cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
  • 1 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1 tablespoon sodium-free baking powder
  • Β½ teaspoon baking soda
  • Β½ teaspoon sea salt
  • Pinch freshly ground black pepper
  • 1Β½ teaspoon sesame seeds

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375Β°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. In a medium bowl stir together 1 cup of the milk, the mashed potatoes, and lemon juice until well combined. In a large bowl stir together the next six ingredients (through pepper). Add milk mixture to flour mixture; stir gently to combine, but do not knead.
  3. Shape dough into a ball and place it on the prepared baking sheet. Flatten ball into a disk that is 1Β½ inches high and 7 inches in diameter. (If you want to make a bread bowl, press the middle of the disk to create a well. Line the well with a piece of parchment paper and fill it with pie weights or dry beans.) Brush the surface of the loaf with the remaining ΒΌ cup milk and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
  4. Bake 60 to 70 minutes or until browned on top. (If baking as a bread bowl, reduce time to 50 to 60 minutes.) Transfer bread to a wire rack. (Remove weights and parchment, if using.)

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