About this Recipe

When I was a little girl, I loved anything small. Tiny to be precise. The smaller, it was the cuter it was, and the more I loved it. I had no idea that this was a ‘thing’ with kids until now that I am an adult and am noticing that some little kids seem to really really love little things in the same way that I did. All ages of kids and adults will love this recipe for No Knead Easy Bread knots, but if you want a child-pleaser .. this easy bun recipe will be a kid favorite! With their ‘teeny-tiny’ness, the soft chewy interiors, and the cute little handles to hang on to - the kiddies will be running back for more. My 3 year old niece made up the term ‘handles’ and would choose her next bun by the quality of of the handles available to hold it with while eating. Adorable! And my 1 ½ year old nephew just could not get enough of these cute little knot buns and literally just carried around in his chubby little hands all night just munching away at their doughy deliciousness.

Grandmother's Kitchen Tips for No Knead Bread:

1. Since it is a no-knead bread recipe that can be rolled and formed into all sorts of shapes and sizes, it is actually a very kid friendly recipe that the little ones can also get their hands into the dough and have so much fun creating these little rolls.

2. Serve with any of Grandmother's Soup and Stew Recipes or this Homemade Hummus Recipe.

3. This recipe must rise for about 10 hours, so be sure to prepare the dough early in the day or the evening before.

4. This bread can be added to any meal to enhance it, or it can be eaten on its own as a snack.

One of the biggest culprits to affect bread is mold. Mold can grow very easily on bread that’s getting old, especially fresh homemade bread because you won’t be adding all of the preservatives that factories usually put in the bread to keep mold from growing on bread. The best way to keep mold from growing on your bread is to keep it in a sealed bag and also to use it all within a few days of making it. If you do find that your bread is getting moldy, you may want to toss it in the garbage, so you don’t have to worry about the dangers of mold and their affects on your body. Plus, moldy bread doesn’t taste too great either, and you probably won’t enjoy eating it much anyway.

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Ingredients

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Makes: 28 small bread knots or 1 9x5 loaf

3 1/2 cups all purpose flour - measure exactly in the cup using a knife

2 teaspoons salt

1/4 teaspoon instant yeast or 1/2 teaspoon active dry yeast

1 1/4 cup water - under 110 degrees

3 tablespoons milk with lemon juice for brushing on for baking - Just add 1 teaspoon lemon to the milk and it will curdle

Directions

1. This easy to make bread involves combining the ingredients and leaving for 10 hours overnight in a gallon sized bowl with a lid.

2. Measure the flour into the bowl.

3. Add the salt and the yeast and stir to combine.

4. Make a well in the center, add the water and stir with a wooden spoon to combine.

5. Turn with the spoon until a dough is forming or use a stand up mixer on low, then turn out onto a working surface.

6. Using your hands gently work the dough together. As this is a no knead dough, you are simply working it a short bit to combine the dry into the wet and form a ball.

7. The ball will not be super smooth.

8. Form the dough into a ball and place back into the container.

9. Cover with a lid and let sit for 10 hours at room temperature.

10. If you decide to refrigerate, the dough will last up to 7 days but you must warm it to room temperature before you use it. It takes about an hour to get to about 70 degrees.

11. When you are ready to use the dough if you prefer you can bake one single loaf pan. Just line the baking pan with parchment paper and form a single loaf. Place into preheated oven and bake at 375 degrees F. for 35-40 minutes.

We made dough knots and this is how it is done.

12. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

13. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

14. Put about 3 Tablespoons milk into a small dish and if you are using quick oats, put the same amount into a small dish.

15. Take the lid from the bowl and turn the dough out onto a working surface.

16. Use your hands to work the dough into log that is 16 inches long. Use even pressure to create the same thickness throughout the log.

17. You will be cutting a total of 28 even size slices. Cut a slice and use your hands to roll it into a skinny log 8 inches long then tie it into a knot and set them onto the baking sheet.

18. Use a pastry brush to paint the milk with lemon onto the knots and sprinkle a tiny portion of quick oats on each.

19. The quick oats are optional but they make the bun knots very attractive to serve.

20. Continue working and placing them evenly spaced on the baking sheet making the knots and brushing them with milk and sprinkling on the rolled oats until you have used up all the dough.

21. Once have completed the process, use the pastry brush and paint more milk over the buns and the quick oats. This is going to give the tops a nice golden brown color when baked.

22. Place into the oven and bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.

23. Remove from the oven and place to cool.

24. Transfer the bun knots onto a cooling rack.

25. Eat warm right away or delicious later.

ENJOY!

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Thinking about making bread can seem like a huge undertaking and many homemade bread recipes are quite complex. Thank goodness there is an easy bread recipe that makes baking bread so much simpler. This bread doesn't even require any kneading, that's how easy it is to make.

Bread recipes date thousands of years back in time to proto-Natufian hunter-gatherers who made flatbread as one of their staples. Over the centuries bread recipes have evolved and so have bread ingredients.

There are many different grains that can be used as bread ingredients including wheat, Kamut, rice, and barley. The most typical flour used to make bread is wheat flour or all purpose flour which is what you'll be using to make this easy bread recipe. The main ingredient in bread that took it from flatbread to a fluffy aerated bread is yeast which is said to have been introduced to bread recipes in ancient Egypt. The yeast is what causes the bread to rise, and it incorporates thousands of tiny air pockets into the bread which give it that fluffiness. It also enhances the flavour too. Instead of kneading the bread which works to give the dough its strength and structure, the dough in this recipe is left to sit overnight instead.

This causes it to be in a long slow fermentation process which will develop the gluten structure all the same without all of the hard work on your part. If your home is colder, this process will take longer though so keep that in mind. You can also make this homemade bread dough into rolls, cinnamon rolls, and even pizza crust.

You will also need to know how to clean kitchen countertops after making bread since you’re going to be kneading it a lot on the countertops. After kneading your bread, it can leave a sticky mess on your countertops which can sometimes be difficult to remove. The best way to remove it is to just use some hot water and dish soap with a sponge or a cloth.

You can lay the cloth out over the sticky area and let it sit for a few minutes to loosen up the stuck on flour. Then spray with some natural kitchen cleaner that you usually use on your countertops and wipe away. You may have to wipe the area down a few times to get all of the stuck on flour off, but it should come off easily with some warm water and some light scrubbing.