These No-Knead Artisan Rolls are the smaller version of the bread recipe that you can use for burgers, crostini, or avocado toast!

I’m so so so happy to be sharing these No-Knead Artisan Rolls with you!

My absolute favorite bread to make is an easy no-knead bread that you make in the dutch oven. I use a terrible dutch oven and just recently purchased this guy and can’t wait to give it a go!

It’s crusty on the outside, soft on the inside and so versatile. I make it for every holiday or whenever I have a hankering for some fresh bread. The best thing about it is that it’s really easy to add flavorings too.

Possible add-ins

Cinnamon and raisins

Rosemary and garlic

Feta and Olives

Or you can try out the No-Knead Artisan Pickle Bread or Bloody Mary Bread I have in the archives!

I decided that I wanted to have some crusty bread around for avocado toast and after I finished the dough and set it aside to rise, I had an epiphany!

Why not turn this classic bread into rolls for burgers, crostini, or adorable individual dinner loaves!? Now, I’m sure I’m not the only person to ever do this with the bread, but I can’t deny how proud I was for having the thought.

Long story short, they turned out amazing and now I’m obsessed. I’m dying to make a slightly sweet version with bourbon-soaked raisins and spices.

Ingredients & Subs

3 cups all-purpose flour
2-3 teaspoons kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon active dry yeast — You can use instant yeast if you like
1 1/2 cups warm water

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How to Make

In a large bowl, stir together the flour, salt, and yeast. Stir in water using a wooden spoon until the mixture forms a shaggy dough. But, don’t over-work the dough, you want it to be just combined.

Cover bowl tightly with plastic wrap. I try to stay away from single-use plastic and find these beeswax wraps to work just as well! Let dough sit at room temperature for 8-24 hours to rise. I like to store mine in an “off” oven.

After the dough has risen and has little air pockets, preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
Place your Dutch oven into the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Do not skip this step.

While your Dutch oven preheats, turn the dough out onto a well-floured surface. With floured hands, form the dough into a ball. Divide into 6 equal-sized pieces and gently form into round balls. Cover dough loosely and let rest.

After the 30 minutes are up, CAREFULLY remove the Dutch oven. With floured hands, place in dough balls.

Replace cover and bake for 30 minutes covered. Carefully remove the cover and bake for an additional 10-15 minutes, uncovered. I find that mine takes about 12 minutes, but just keep an eye on them.

Allow them to cool slightly and transfer to a cooling rack. Slice in half horizontally to use as a burger or sandwich roll or cut in vertical diagonal slices for crostini. The possibilities are endless!

How to store

Bread is best stored on the counter. I like to wrap loosely in foil or use a bread box if possible. If you anticipate that you won’t eat all of the rolls within 2-3 days, I would preemptively freeze because bread freezes so well!

The great thing about these is that you can pop one out when you want and leave the others in the freezer. Just place them in a freezer bag (these Stasher Silicone Freezer Bags are amazing!) wrapped up in plastic and foil all while pushing as much air out as possible. If you have a vacuum sealer, even better! They’ll be perfect for 2-3 months in the freezer. 

Hot Tip

After the dough has risen, you’ll turn the dough out onto a floured surface and form into a rough ball. When I say that, I don’t mean that you’re going have a ball of kneaded dough like pizza dough or something. Remember, “no-knead”.

Flour the turned-out dough well and form it just enough so that you can make 6 equal-sized portions. Then, you can just drop the portions into the hot dutch oven. I hope that makes sense! I’ll film a video soon to show exactly how to do it. 

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Yield: 6

No-Knead Artisan Rolls

Prep Time: 12 hours

Cook Time: 45 minutes

Total Time: 12 hours 45 minutes

These No-Knead Artisan Rolls are the smaller version of the bread that you can use for burgers, crostini, or avocado toast!

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Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2-3 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon active dry yeast
• 1 1/2 cups warm water

Instructions

1. In a large bowl, stir together the flour, salt, and yeast. Stir in water using a wooden spoon until the mixture forms a shaggy dough. But, don't over-work the dough, you want it to be just combined.
   
2. Cover bowl tightly with plastic wrap. Let dough sit at room temperature for 8-24 hours to rise. I like to store mine in an "off" oven.
   
3. After the dough has risen and has little air pockets, preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
4. Place your Dutch oven into the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Do not skip this step.
   
5. While your Dutch oven preheats, turn the dough out onto a well-floured surface. With floured hands, form the dough into a ball. Divide into 6 equal-sized pieces and gently form into round balls. Cover dough loosely and let rest.
   
6. After the 30 minutes are up, CAREFULLY remove the Dutch oven. With floured hands, place in dough balls.
   
7. Replace cover and bake for 30 minutes covered. Carefully remove the cover and bake for an additional 10-15 minutes, uncovered. I find that mine takes about 12 minutes, but just keep an eye on them.
   
8. Allow them to cool slightly and transfer to a cooling rack. Slice in half horizontally to use as a burger or sandwich roll or cut in vertical diagonal slices for crostini. The possibilities are endless!

Notes

See the blog post above.

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