Rice Free Vegan No-Knead Bread

There is something deeply satisfying about pulling a crackling, golden loaf out of a screaming-hot Dutch oven, especially when the ingredient list is this short. Four pantry staples — flour, yeast, salt, and warm water — come together into a dough that practically builds itself overnight while you sleep. The long, slow fermentation is what makes this method so brilliant: time does all the work that kneading would normally do, developing structure and that signature bubbly, open crumb without any effort on your part. Because the recipe relies entirely on all-purpose flour, there is zero rice flour, rice starch, or any grain-based filler to worry about — just a clean, straightforward loaf that happens to be completely plant-based too. The Dutch oven traps steam during the first bake, giving you that bakery-style crust that shatters when you slice into it. Patience is the only real skill required here — let the dough rest its full time and resist cutting into the loaf before it has cooled, and you will be rewarded with a beautifully set crumb that holds up for sandwiches, toast, or tearing straight from the loaf.

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