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If you’re looking for a bread recipe that pretty much requires NO baking skill (Even No Mixer, No Kneading, and No folding Needed!), then this No-knead Pesto Focaccia is for you!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This easy No-knead focaccia bread recipe requires just minutes of hands-on prep (literally 5 minutes!), a large bowl, a spatula, and few pantry ingredients and you are good to go!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It yields a flavor-packed bread(thanks to our homemade Pesto sauce<\/a>) with a crisp outer part and super fluffy tender, and slightly chewy crumb.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What is Focaccia?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Focaccia (pronounced Fuh-Kaa-chuh) is a classic Italian bread. The name focaccia is derived from the Roman “panis focacius,” which means “hearth bread” indicating that it was originally baked in coals back in Roman times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is considered a flatbread and the texture is similar to pizza dough. It’s baked with a generous amount of olive oil in the pan which creates a crisp edge and gives incredible flavors. It can be made in different ways by changing up the toppings that sit in the classic dimples on top.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are 2 ways of making this bread, kneading and without kneading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have already shared 2 Focaccia recipes, Focaccia in skillet<\/a> and pepper Foccacia bread<\/a>, with the kneading method on the blog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So thought let me share the no-knead version with you all as this recipe is very close to my heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is the no-knead method?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

No-knead bread is a method of bread baking that uses a very long fermentation time instead of kneading to form the gluten strands that give the bread its texture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The dough of this bread is generally very wet which gives a beautiful crust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s one of the simplest methods that barely takes any work at all, to create unbelievably tasty bread!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this method, the dough is allowed to rise, covered, for 18 to 24 hours until doubled in size.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The no-knead bread dough is generally placed to proof in the refrigerator. Cold, refrigerated dough is the secret to making delicious focaccia! Allowing the dough to rest 18 to 24 hours in the fridge yields the best results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you don’t have 18 hours on hand and to speed up the process, you can proof the dough in Instant Pot on yogurt function. I will show you both the methods in our step-by-step process and recipe card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The beauty of this recipe is you can customize the toppings according to your liking. I love pesto-flavored bread, so I have added homemade pesto sauce as a topping. Pesto takes this No-knead Foccacia bread to the next level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Why you’ll make this recipe?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n