This simple no-knead muesli artisan bread is a super hearty breakfast loaf. It combines everything you could want in a nutritious breakfast cereal together with your favourite crusty, chewy artisan bread!
I’m always on the hunt for delicious breakfast options, and nuts and seeds are great sources of plant-based protein that I include in many of my recipes. I’ve used lots of nutrient-rich walnuts, pumpkin and sunflower seeds, oats, raisins and ground flaxseed for added fibre then sweetened it with my go-to maple syrup. And it is GOOD.
What is muesli?
In case you’ve never tried it, muesli is a breakfast dish similar to cereal and granola. It’s oat-based and combines a variety of nuts, seeds, grains and dried fruit. These added ingredients — most of which you probably already have in your pantry — make this loaf higher in protein and nutrient content.
Even better? Making the muesli at home allows you to control the sugar content and you can switch up the ingredients for whatever you have on hand. Win-win!
Here’s everything you’ll need to make this no-knead muesli artisan bread
- Water
- Active dry yeast
- Bread flour
- Kosher or fine sea salt
- Raisins (or dried cranberries/fruit)
- Walnuts
- Old fashioned rolled oats
- Pumpkin seeds (pepitas)
- Sunflower seeds
- Ground flaxseed
- Maple syrup
Ideally, you will also have:
- Digital scale
- Dough scraper
- Parchment paper
- Razor blade or very sharp knife
- Covered baking vessel, such as this one or this one
This recipe builds on my simple 4-ingredient, no-knead Every Artisan Bread recipe. It’s still super easy to make and requires just a handful of extra ingredients.
How to make muesli artisan bread in 5 steps
- Mix the dough.
- Cover and let it rise until it has doubled in size.
- Shape your dough and dust with flour.
- Cover and proof the dough in the fridge for 1 hour or as long as 24 hours.
- Turn dough out onto parchment, score it and bake.
Baking schedule
Making this Muesli Artisan Bread is a two-day process where the bread is mixed and prepared on day one, cold proofed in the fridge overnight, then baked on day two.
This is what it looks like:
Saturday morning: Roast garlic, mix dough, cover and let rise.
Saturday afternoon or evening: Shape dough, cover and put it in the fridge.
Sunday morning: Remove dough from the fridge, turn it out, score it and bake!
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We love this no-knead muesli artisan bread warm, fresh from the oven or grilled then topped with loads of butter and honey. A year-round staple in our kitchen, this muesli artisan loaf is a must-try for all you toast lovers out there!
You can find additional notes on steps, baking tools and tips for beginners here.
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No-Knead Muesli Artisan Bread
Ingredients
- 1½ cups water, room temperature (at or near 70°F/21°C)
- 1 teaspoon active dry yeast
- 3 cups bread flour, plus more for dusting
- 1 teaspoon kosher or fine sea salt
- ¼ cup raisins, stems removed and separated or dried cranberries/fruit
- ¼ cup walnuts, chopped
- 1 tablespoon old fashioned rolled oats
- 1 tablespoon pumpkin seeds pepitas
- 1 tablespoon sunflower seeds
- 1 tablespoon ground flaxseed
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together water and maple syrup. Sprinkle yeast across the top and let sit for 10-15 minutes.
- Add flour, salt and all remaining ingredients and stir together using a rubber spatula just until combined and the ingredients are well distributed. The dough should look a little sticky and stringy and there should still be a little flour around the edges of the bowl.
- Cover and let rise somewhere warm (see note below) until it has doubled in size, about 8-10 hours.
- Once the dough has doubled in volume, use your hands (or a dough scraper if you have one) to pull the dough out onto a floured surface. With floured hands, gently fold the dough into itself several times until a soft, flour-covered ball is formed. Seam side up, lift and place it into a flour dusted proofing bowl like this one. Dust with flour, cover and refrigerate for a minimum of 1 hour or as long as 24 hours. You can even leave it for as long as 48 hours at this point if you’re not able to bake it right away.
- When you’re ready to bake your bread, preheat oven to 450ºF (232ºC) with a Dutch oven or covered baking vessel inside the oven.
- Uncover then invert the bowl to turn the dough out onto parchment paper seam side down. If needed, gently turn it with your hands and nudge it into the shape of a loaf. Score the top with a razor blade or the tip of a sharp knife with a design of your choosing. This will allow steam to escape while it’s baking.
- Once the oven is preheated, remove the Dutch oven from the oven and transfer the dough, still on the parchment, into the Dutch oven. Cover and bake for 30 minutes, then remove the cover and bake for 15-20 minutes more. Your bread will be done once the top is browned, and it sounds hollow when you tap the top.
- Using parchment edges, lift bread from Dutch oven and transfer it to a wire cooling rack to let cool for up to an hour before slicing.
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