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Easy No-Knead Everything Rye Bread

March 15, 2022 by Joy the Baker 55 Comments

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Baked no-knead bread in le creuset bread oven.

I’m fully invested in making you a super hero in the kitchen. Between the birthday cake and the absolute best chocolate chip cookies, I want the people in your life to feel like that apron you put on is actually a cape.  Today’s power move is easy (I mean it!), no-knead (believe the hype), crusty and tender rye bread, at home from your very own oven!

Every super hero needs a secret weapon and mine is French and made of cast iron – the new Le Creuset Bread Oven, taking home baking to the next level of delicious and beautiful!

This is one of the easiest bread recipes you’ll find.  An overnight rest (that means we get our quality beauty rest), a short knead and shape before it rests again and bakes in Le Creuset’s domed cast iron. What emerges is an artisan bread at home! It’s a real thrill (and the kitchen will smell AMAZING).

This post in partnership with my friends at Le Creuset.  Find out more about the new Le Creuset Bread Oven and get your own here! Step-by-step instructions follow or scroll all the way down for the recipe.  

joy slicing no-knead rye bread.
stirring together rye bread ingredients in medium bowl


Here are the ingredients you’ll need for this rye bread recipe:

•  bread flour – you’ll want a high gluten content for this bread. Here’s a bit about the different flours we use for baking.

•  medium rye flour – a light colored, but super flavorful rye flour made from the center endosperm of the rye berry. I used King Arthur’s Organic Medium Rye Flour.

•  instant yeast (This is different from active dry yeast so be sure to get the instant.)

•  kosher or sea salt

•  dry milk powder – this helps make the bread tender and deep golden brown.

•  warm water and a splash of olive oil (though you can substitute dill pickle juice for some of the water with delicious results!)

•  everything bagel seasoning (add a few teaspoons of caraway seed for extra credit and extra flavor!)

•  Le Creuset Bread Oven – crafted from their legendary cast iron for superior heat distribution.  The purpose-built domed lid traps and circulates steam to create stunning bakery-quality results. And I can’t deny it looks great on my kitchen shelf, too! 

For a dark rye bread look to this recipe using pumpernickel flour, cocoa (and I like to add a few tablespoons of molasses!)

adding water to rye bread ingredients
stirring water into dry ingredients for bread.


To start, in a large bowl stir together all of the ingredients except for the everything seasoning.

Pour in warm water and a splash of olive oil.  Use a spatula or a wooden spoon to stir the wet ingredients into the dry mixture. Simple enough, right? No need for a stand mixer for this rye bread.

It might seem truly wild, but this bread is absolutely delicious substituting a cup of pickle juice for a cup of water.  The brine flavor of the pickle juice compliments the rye flavor so well.  If you have a mostly empty jar of pickles in the fridge I say – go for it!

adding everything bagel seasoning to bread dough.
stirring together shaggy bread dough for overnight rise.


While the dough is still shaggy, pour in a tablespoon or two of everything bagel seasoning.  The nuttiness from the poppy seeds and bite from the dried onions really add to the depth of flavor in this rye bread!

Stir the mixture into a shaggy and sticky dough.  Nothing glamorous here. The dough will feel rough and sticky but time (and Le Creuset’s cast iron) will turn this mixture into beautiful bread.

Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and allow to rest, at room temperature, for 8 to 12 hours.  That’s it! No kneading or fussing. Just let the dough sit while you sleep.

fluffy rye bread dough risen in bowl.

After its 8 or 12 hour rest, the dough will have doubled in size (if not a bit more). The dough will be aerated, fluffy, and rather wet. You’ve done it!

taking rye bread out of bowl after overnight rise

Generously flour a clean countertop.  Use a plastic bench scraper or spatula to scoop the dough onto the counter. This will deflate the dough and that’s just fine.

shaping no-knead rye bread into a ball.
shaping no-knead rye bread into a ball.


Flour the top of the dough before folding and kneading the dough into a tight ball for a simple round loaf.

Use the heel and sides of your hands to knead and shape the dough into a round, for about 20 turns or 30-45 seconds. Here’s a clever video to show you how to shape the dough.

Sprinkling everything bagel seasoning on flour sack towel.
dipping top of bread dough in everything bagel seasoning.


Grab a clean flour sack towel (mine happens to be ice-dyed) and sprinkle a few tablespoons of everything seasoning in the center.

Place the dough round, top side down, atop the seasoning to coat.  Shake out the towel (or funnel the seasoning back in the bowl for another loaf).

Sprinkling flour sack towel with flour for second rise.

Place the flour sack towel in a small bowl.  I think a six cup Pyrex bowl is perfect.  Flour the towel generously so the bread doesn’t stick to the towel.  (This is a quickie at-home version of a banneton basket!)

placing rye bread dough in bowl lined with towel for second rise.
rye bread dough in bowl with towel for second rise.


Place the dough into the bowl to rise, seasoning side down.  Drape the towel gently over the dough and allow the loaf to rise for 1 – 1 1/2 hours.  The dough will puff and fluff and reach the top of the bowl.

no-knead rye bread finished second rise in small bowl.

placing bread oven pan on top of risen dough.

Transfer the dough directly into the Le Creuset Bread Oven.  No need to preheat the oven or use any parchment paper.  The bread won’t stick to the matte black interior enamel (and it’s super easy to clean).   The low-profile base makes transferring the dough super simple (without deflating that precious rise!) and promotes even browning and a golden, crispy crust.

Gently invert the dough, towel, and bowl onto the base of the bread oven.   

Pulling towel off bread round in bread oven.
scoring rye bread in le creuset bread oven


Set the base of the Le Creuset Bread Oven on the counter, gently set aside the bowl and peel back the flour sack towel.  Use a sharp knife to cut slashes into the top of the dough, giving the bread room to grow in the oven.

placing lid on easy rye bread boule in bread oven.
Partially baked no-knead rye bread in bread oven.


Place the dome lid over the bread dough and gently place on the middle rack in a preheated oven.

Bake the dough for 20 minutes, allowing the heat to swirl through the dough and steam to develop before removing the lid.  The bread will be rather pale when the lid is removed (look at all that precious steam), but a bit more quality time in the oven will bake the bread to golden in no time!

Bottom of baked loaf of no-knead bread.
Baked no-knead bread in le creuset bread oven.


There’s a lot I LOVE about the Le Creuset Bread Oven. It’s a perfect weight to be sturdy and reliable. The shallow pan makes transferring the loaf in and out of the pan easy.  The bread oven heats and bakes evenly, and holds its heat to bake a crusty golden loaf.  But my favorite thing? The bottom of each loaf comes marked with Le Creuset’s hallmark three rings!  

joy slicing no-knead rye bread.

Allow the bread to cool on a wire rack for at least an hour. This is absolutely the hardest part of this recipe – the wait.  That wait is important to allow to bread to finish baking.  As you know from working with the dough, bread is rather gummy when it hits the oven and allowing the baked bread to cool before it’s sliced allows the steam to release and the crumb to set. It’s really important.  Slicing into a hot loaf will feel rather sticky.

Slice your glorious homemade rye bread and serve with salted butter.

joy holding a hot pan of no-knead bread in bread oven.
A loaf on no-knead bread in the le creuset bread oven.


I promise, once you start experimenting with this no-knead recipe you’ll make a loaf nearly every day! The Le Creuset Bread Oven makes the bakery-quality bread easy as can be!

Leave any questions below and share your bread bakes with me on Instagram!

Photos with Emily Ferretti.
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Baked no-knead bread in le creuset bread oven.

Easy No-Knead Everything Rye Bread

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Ingredients

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  • 3 cups (381 grams) bread flour
  • 1 cup (108 grams) medium rye flour
  • ¼ cup (20 grams) nonfat dry milk powder
  • 1 ½ teaspoons sea salt
  • ¾ teaspoons instant yeast
  • 1 ½ cups (340 grams) lukewarm water*
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons everything bagel seasoning, plus more for topping
  • *For an extra flavorful loaf, substitute 1 cup of dill pickle juice for 1 cup of lukewarm water. Microwave for 20 seconds to bring to lukewarm temperature.

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl whisk together bread flour, rye flour, milk powder, salt, and instant yeast. Add the water and olive oil. Use a wooden spoon or stiff plastic spatula to mix the dough together. Stir in the everything seasoning until thoroughly combined. The dough will be very sticky – that’s right! Mix for 2-3 minutes longer.
  2. Scrape down the sides of the bowl, cover with plastic wrap and let rest at room temperature for 8-12 hours.
  3. To bake the bread, use a plastic bench scraper to gently turn the dough out onto a lightly floured counter. Lightly flour the top of the dough and knead and fold the dough over itself for 12-16 turns, into a bouncy, firm, slightly tacky dough ball.
  4. To top the loaf with everything seasoning, sprinkle a clean flour sack towel with everything bagel seasoning and place the dough round, top side into the seasoning on the towel to pick up the seasoning. Remove from the towel and place top side down on the lightly floured counter.
  5. Shake out the flour sack towel and generously sprinkle flour over the towel. Shake off excess and place the towel into a small bowl (a six cup Pyrex bowl is the perfect size) to line. Lightly sprinkle the towel with more flour. Place the dough ball in the bowl, seam side up, seasoning side down. Cover gently with the edges of the towel and allow to rest at room temperature for 1 – 1 1/2 hours.
  6. About 20 minutes before baking, place a rack in the center of the oven and preheat oven to 450 degrees F. The dough will be puffed and risen and have almost doubled in size. Place the the base of the Le Creuset Bread Oven upside down over the bowl and gently invert the bread into the pan. Gently lift the bowl and towel. Dust off any large patchces of flour, if any. Slash a few lines into the dough using a lame or sharp knife. Gently cover dough with the domed lid. Place Bread Oven in the preheated oven. Bake for 25 minutes. Remove the dome lid and bake for another 10-15 minutes to a deep golden brown.
  7. .
  8. Remove bread from the oven and transfer the loaf to a wire rack to cool for 1 hour before cutting into. Bread, well wrapped at room temperature for up to 4 days.

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  1. Terry

    April 13, 2023 at 9:42 am

    In the midst of making this recipe, I kept getting an error on the website, right at the time it was ready to be prepared for the second rise. Luckily, I’ve made no knead breads before, and I did read the recipe a few times before starting, so I winged it! Other than only folding/kneading 6 times instead of 16, and not being sure of oven time/temp, (I baked at 450 for 30 minutes covered, 12 minutes uncovered) – it came out wonderfully! Nice crispy crust, soft, tender inside. I’m sure it would have had a bit more open crumb had I folded/kneaded more, but this is definitely a winner. I don’t care for everything bagel seasoning, so I added two tablespoons of caraway seeds. Made great toast & is soft enough for a good sandwich bread. I see a corned beef & swiss sammie in my near future…

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