Canned White Yeast Bread That Needs No Kneading Recipes

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water.
• Blend in cardamom and 1 tablespoon sugar and let stand 5 minutes.
• Stir in remaining 2 tablespoons sugar, milk, oil and salt.
• Add 2 cups flour and beat at medium speed of electric mixture until smooth.
• By hand, stir in remaining flour, enough to make the batter very heavy, but to sticky to knead.
• If you have a heavy duty mixer you could do it all in the machine.
• Place batter in 2 well greased one pound coffee cans.
• Cover with greased plastic lids (dough may be frozen at this stage).
• Let cans stand in warm place until lids pop off tops, about 1 1/2 hours (if frozen, allow cans to stand for 4 to 6 hours in warm place).
• Remove lids and bake at 350°F for 45-50 minutes.
• If using a 2 pound can, bake for 1 to 1 1/4 hours.
• Cool for 10 minutes, loosen crust around edges with a knife and let bread slide from can.
• Place loaves on wire rack to continue cooling.
• This can also be made in 2 bread pans.

Steps:

• MIXING AND STORING THE DOUGH: Mix the yeast, salt and caraway seeds with the water in a 5-quart bowl or lidded (not airtight) food container.
• Mix in the remaining dry ingredients without kneading, using a spoon, or, if you have access, a 14-cup capacity food processor (with dough attachment) or a heavy-duty stand mixer (with dough hook). If you're not using a machine, you may need to use wet hands to incorporate the last bit of flour.
• Cover (not airtight), and allow to rest at room temperature until the dough rises and collapses (or flattens on top) approximately 2 hours.
• The dough can be used immediately after the initial rise, though it is easier to handle with cold. Refrigerate in a lidded (again, not airtight) container and use over the next 14 days.
• ON BAKING DAY, dust the surface of the refrigerated dough with flour and cut off a 1-pound (grapefruit-sized) piece. Dust the piece with more flour and quickly shape it into a ball by stretching the surface of the dough around to the bottom on all four sides, rotating the ball a quarter-turn as you go. This should take no longer than 30 seconds max. You want to handle the dough as little as possible during this step. elongate the ball into an oval-shaped loaf. Allow to rest and rise on a cornmeal-covered pizza peel for 40 minutes.
• TWENTY MINUTES BEFORE BAKING TIME: preheat the oven to 450F, with a baking stone placed on the middle rack. Place an empty broiler tray on any other shelf that won't interfere with the rising bread.
• MAKING THE CORN WASH: Using a fork, blend 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch with a small amount of water to form a paste. Add 1/2 cup water and whisk with the fork. Microwave or boil until mixture appears glassy, about 30 to 60 seconds on high. It will keep in the refrigerator for 2 weeks.
• Using a pastry brush, paint the top crust with cornstarch wash and then sprinkle with additional caraway seeds. Slash with deep parallel cuts across the loaf using a serrated bread knife.
• Slide the loaf directly onto the hot stone. Pour 1 cup of hot tap water (do not boil) into the broiler tray and quickly close the oven door. Bake for about 30 minutes or until deeply browned and firm. Smaller or larger loaves will require adjustments in backing time.
• Allow to cool before slicing or eating, but when you do -- O'M'GAWD!