Honestly I am still shocked to have made delicious bread without kneading and kneading and kneading it! In fact, all I did was stir the ingredients together which took no more than five minutes! The end result was truly wonderfully delicious fresh bread.
A friend, Marsha, told me about this recipe. She referred me to a website titled No-Knead 5-Minute Artisan Bread Recipe | Leite's Culinaria
I went to the website - followed the recipe and sure enough - there is NO kneading involved and there is no shortening; just flour, yeast, salt and water.
The directions are simple yet explicit so I am merely referring you to the website I was referred to. Now I challenge YOU to try it. I think that you'll be as amazed as I.
Oh my goodness.... just looking at this picture makes me want another slice!
It has such a good texture, a nice crust and it is delicious!