No Knead Cranberry Walnut Bread Recipe | Soft, Chewy, Delicious & Easy | Homemade Artisan Bread

Making fresh bread at home can be a life-changing experience, mainly because you’ll never have to wear pants to buy bread again. In this video, I demonstrate how to make Quality No-Knead Artisan cranberry walnut bread, this bread has a delicious crispy crust and a soft, airy interior that will make you wonder how you ever settled for store-bought bread. This simple recipe is perfect for homemade bread enthusiasts looking to elevate their skills, and it also serves as a versatile base for experimenting with various flavors, herbs, and spices to create unique bread creations that will impress your friends and family, or at the very least, make them tolerate your bread-making obsession.

Recipe: 📝
3 cups bread flour, plus 2 tablespoons
2 teaspoons coarse sea salt
1 ½ cups warm water
1 teaspoon granulated sugar
1 tablespoon honey
½ teaspoon active dry yeast
¾ cup dried cranberries
¾ cup dried walnuts, roughly chopped

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hello everyone I hope you all are well and having a good day so far today we are making the ultimate no need cranberry walnut bread a recipe I’ve been eager to share with you guys after teasing it on Instagram seriously this bread is one of the best and coziest thing to bake during this season when you bake it your house is going to smell like the best bakery in town and this bread has a very nice chewy texture it is filled with sweet and tangy cranberries and some crunchy chopped walnuts it is such a treat and don’t worry if it looks intimidating because the no need method makes it surprisingly so easy to make just be prepared to wait as patience is key when it comes to rise in time but the end result is totally worth it so before we get started on today’s video please be sure to subscribe to my Channel Down Below hit that thumbs up and with all of that said let’s get to it now I was buying this bread from Costco but I was shocked at the list of ingredients they use however when you start making bread at home you will find that actually you don’t need a lot of ingredients to make homemade bread and they all are very basic which I love so here what you need we need some bread flour I like to use bread flour in this recipe because it has more gluten content than allpurpose of flour this will help your bread rise taller have a better structure and chewy texture if you don’t have it old purpose flour will do just the texture won’t be the same but you can try it I’ve done it before now for salt I like to use coarse sea salt I find it has more flavor than table salt and you can use instant chees or active dry yeast I highly recommend use active dry yeast since we need to bloom it in water you will know immediately if your yeast is good or bad and to add a naughty flavor and some crunch we’re going to add some chopped walnut you can feel free to add beacons almonds pistachios whichever you prefer and if you want to make it nutree you can leave it all out and your bread will still taste delicious and we need some dried cranberries I love the tarte sweetness and the chewy texture they add to the bread they’re like nature’s candy but you can also use raisins apra DS which whatever you like and we need some honey to add a little touch of sweetness and this will also enhance the flavor of the cranberries and we need some sugar and water to activate the yeast and lastly you need 5 to six core Dutch oven this helps trap Steam from the dough and that what creates that beautiful crispy crust that we all love but any oven save heavy duty bot with lid will work all right guys now have your water slightly warm you want it to be about 95° fhe because we are encouraging a nice slow rise to build the flavor and in my water I’m going to dissolve my sugar and honey [Music] and now I’m going to sprinkle my yeast on top we don’t need a lot of yeast just about half a teaspoon because the long rice time and now I’m just going to let it sit for 4 to 5 minutes or until it Foams up while that happens we can work on our dry ingredients so in my large bowl I can’t stop gigling when I say a large bowl because Bon brings so many memories of my mom and Grandma’s when they used to bake my grandma’s ancient mixing Bowl was enormous the kind that could easily serve as a Kitty bow for two to so when I say a large bowl I’m sure if my Grandma’s watching right now she’ll be just laughing and saying isn’t that adorable anyways we’re going to add my flour to my bowl two teaspoons of salt the walnuts and the cranberries and just toss everything together [Music] thoroughly if your yeast mixture doesn’t look like this discard it and start over that means your yeast is expired or not active but mine looks good so now I’m going to add my honey and yeast mixture to my dry ingredients mix everything to combine and make sure no pockets of flour left behind and don’t worry about the dough being too sticky that’s completely normal don’t be tempted to add more flour because that will give you a very dense spread at the end and since this dough does not require any kneading don’t worry about its appearance at this stage just make sure everything is well combined and now I’m going to cover it up and let it sit to rest and rise for about 12 to 18 hours and yes I did say 18 hours but this is the part where you get to be lazy just leave the dough on your countertop and forget about it until the next day it is like magic minus the wand and hat but the best part this slow rise is what gives this bread is ridiculously delicious flavor and texture so I prepared this dough last night and as you can see it’s risen beautifully it’s about doubled in size and it has some lovely air bubbles on top which is perfect so now I’m going to transfer the dough to a flower service and shape it into a ball I know what you’re thinking why is it super sticky well let me tell you that’s completely normal in fact it is exactly what you want to have a perfect loaf of bread this wet dough is what creates that steam we talked about inside the Dutch oven and that what gives you the nice crispy crust so I’m going to gently fold the dough over from the edges to the center to form a round shape this will help the loaf bake evenly now I’m going to place it on a flowered parment paper and use a sharp knife to score an x on top or any pattern you would like and I like to dust the tub with a flour to create that gorgeous Bakery sty style appearance that everyone loves now BL the dough in a bowl cover it Loosely with a plastic wrap and let it rest for 30 minutes in this time you can start to preheating your oven to 475° F and because preheating your B before baking will help create a crispy and golden brown crust you’re going to blaz your Dutch oven with the lid on in the cold oven and let it heat up with the oven for at least 30 minutes before baking your bread after 30 minutes remove the hot DCH oven and transfer the dough into the pot as carefully as possible you can trim the parchment paper if you need to and now cover it with the lid and return it to the oven bake it at 475° F for 25 minutes and then remove the lid and continue baking for another 8 to 10 minutes or until it is golden brown now the real challenge is to resist cutting into this gorgeous loaf of a bread before it has completely cooled down I know much like resisting the temptation to Devour the entire thing by herself but seriously cutting into this warmer bread right now can result in a gummy rubbery texture which is undesirable so fortunately I got another loaf that I allow to cool down completely and now we can slice into it and try it this bread is ridiculously delicious I am obsessed with every aspect of it the flavor explosion in each bite is just insane you need to try it and what I love most about this bread is that we use basic ingredients and it was very easy to make requiring hardly any Hands-On time and the textures are perfect it’s crispy on the outside soft and chewy on the inside and it is loaded with the cranberries and Walnut it is just so delicious you can enjoy it for breakfast toast it with water or you can serve it on your Shou board with a soft cheese for the holidays and don’t worry about left over because you can just cover it and store it at room temperature for a week or you can also freeze it for like 3 to 4 months to freeze it I usually like to wrap it in aluminum foil stick it in a z bag and just BP it into the freezer right now I have two of them in my freezer and that just makes me so happy but that’s all I got for you guys today I really hope that you all enjoyed this video and found it helpful if you did please thumbs it up consider subscribing thank you so much for watching and I’ll see you next time bye