Written for Links Beat: the essentials, without the noise.
No-knead bread asks for five minutes of effort and a lot of patience. Stir flour, salt, a little yeast and water into a shaggy dough before bed, cover it and leave it on the counter. In the morning it has risen and developed flavour on its own. Shape it roughly, let it rest while the oven and a lidded pot heat up, and bake it covered, then uncovered.