Easy No-Knead Bread

This is as simple as can be!  There's no kneading necessary and you only need a large bowl, a small bowl, and a cookie sheet.
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Makes 1  loaf -  Use a cookie sheet or baking pan.  No loaf pan needed.

Ingredients

3 cups flour

2 teaspoons yeast

1 cup oats

1/4 - 1/2 cup of seeds and/or nuts (optional)

2 teaspoons salt

2 Tablespoons honey

1 and 1/2 cups very warm water

Steps

  1. Whisk together flour and yeast in a large bowl. 
  2. Add oats, salt, seeds, and nuts and stir all together.
  3. In a small bowl or large measuring cup, stir together the honey and warm water, then slowly pour it over the flour mixture and stir together.  It may seem dry, but it’s OK.  Don’t add more water.
  4. Leave in a ball in the bowl for 3 hours, covered with plastic wrap or a towel.  After the dough rises, you can either go on to STEP 5.  (OR   you can put the bowl of dough in the refrigerator for up to 12 hours, before putting it on a pan for the 2nd rise. If you do this, make sure to let it rise 45 minutes at room temperature, before you bake.)
  5. Put buttter and a little flour on a cookie sheet / baking pan.  Put the dough on the pan in a ball and let it rest for 45 more minutes.  (Mine went a bit flat one time, so I just squished it back into a ball!)
  6. Bake in a preheated oven at 425 degrees for 40 minutes.  Check it and if it needs to cook more, lower heat to 190 degrees and cook for about 10 more minutes. 
  7. Let it cool for at least 30 minutes before cutting.