Recipes from My Bread – Leite's Culinaria

My Bread

This cookbook shows how to make a bread at home without relying on a fancy bread machine or complicated kneading techniques. It also shows step-by-step instructions followed by step-by-step pictures, the amount of labor you put in amounts to 5 minutes: mix water, flour, yeast, and salt, and then let time work its magic―no kneading necessary. The process couldn’t be more simple, or the results more inspiring.

Jim Lahey’s No-Knead Olive Bread

Kalamata olives lend this no-knead bread ample flavor while a long, slow rise brings it a bakery-quality crumb.

15 hrs 15 mins

Jim Lahey’s No-Knead Small Baguette

A no-fuss approach to making bread from renowned Sullivan Street Bakery founder Jim Lahey. You may not go back to store-bought.

13 hrs 45 mins

Jim Lahey’s No-Knead Whole-Wheat Bread

Bread that's homemade, healthful, and has no need for kneading? Believe it. All that's left to do is let this rugged loaf bake while you bask in its impending goodness.

1 hr 30 mins

Jim Lahey’s No-Knead Bread

Behold, the no-knead bread recipe that incited an insurrection among home bakers everywhere.

15 hrs 30 mins

Jim Lahey’s No-Knead Baguette with Tomatoes, Olives, Garlic

Jim Lahey's no-knead small baguettes are an easy-to-make bread. No knead, no fuss, these baguettes are baked on a baking sheet for a crispy, brittle crust.

45 mins