Soft, Easy, and Quick Homestyle Bread (No Kneading)

In a bowl, mix the all-purpose flour, dry active yeast, and salt.

Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and add the water (1 and 3/4 cups).

Mix the dough only until all ingredients are incorporated, stirring for about one minute. No kneading is required.

Cover the bowl with a kitchen towel or plastic wrap and let the dough rise at room temperature for 1 hour and a half, or until doubled in volume.

Dust your countertop with all-purpose flour and turn out the risen dough.

Dust a little flour over the dough and begin folding it: bring the bottom edge up, fold the sides toward the center, and roll the top edge down to form a cylinder.

Flour the countertop again, place the dough down, and gently press it, turning to shape and seal it into a round ball.

Grease a baking pan (approximately 10 inches in diameter) with flour and place the shaped loaf in the center.

Let the loaf rise again, covered, for another 30 minutes while preheating the oven to 482°F (250°C).

With the loaf ready for the oven, use a knife to make a superficial cut (about the width of five fingers) across the middle of the dough.

Place the loaf in the preheated oven and bake for 40 minutes. At the 30-minute mark, turn the loaf in the oven to brown evenly.

Remove the bread from the oven and let it cool completely for at least an hour and a half before slicing and serving.