Our Easy Homemade Bread is a simple recipe made without yeast. With basic kitchen ingredients and less than an hour bake time, you’ll quickly have a delicious homemade bread on your table.
With the winter months upon us, it’s time for comfort food. I’m sure you’ll agree that homemade bread is top on the list of comfort foods.
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Easy Homemade Bread
Making homemade bread doesn’t get any easier than this. No yeast is involved in the making of this bread.
So you don’t have to wait for your bread dough to rise. Just combine ingredients and bake. Easy peasy.
Bread made without yeast does have a different texture than bread made with yeast. It has a denser texture, much like that of Irish soda bread. It makes a great toast and is also delicious with a schmear of butter.
You might want to drizzle some Hot Honey over a sliced of toasted bread. OMG, now that would be a taste of heaven!
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You will want to make an extra loaf of this delicious bread and turn it into homemade croutons for your next salad. Trust me when I say, they are so easy to make and are a taste of heaven!
How to make bread without yeast
Scroll down for the full recipe instructions and ingredient amounts in the recipe card below
- Preheat oven to 375F. Grease and flour a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan.
- Combine flour, baking powder, sugar, kosher salt and garlic powder until blended.
- Add milk, egg and melted butter stirring until a wet dough forms.
- Transfer to prepared pan.
- Bake for 55 minutes or until baked through and hollow when tapped.
- Cool in pan for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
- Cut into thick slices.
Variations
Since this is a basic bread recipe you can easily change it up and stir in some favorite flavors to it such as:
- Caramelized Onion
- Chopped dried fruit
- Chopped olives
- Chopped sundried tomatoes
- Dried herbs
- Fresh herbs
- Garlic
- Nuts
- Pepperoni
- Pesto
- Poppy seeds
- Raisins
- Sesame seeds
- Shredded cheese
- Spices
I can’t think of a better way to fill my belly than with a slice or two of warm homemade bread slathered with butter, especially when it's so easily made without yeast!
Bread FAQ’s
What type of bread is made without yeast?
Bread made without yeast is called unleavened bread. Breads made without yeast are easy and quick to make because they do not require time for the dough to rise.
What can I use if I have no yeast?
Other ingredients that will make your bread rise, in place of yeast, include baking powder, baking soda and sourdough starter.
Swirls of Flavor Recipe Tips
- This bread is best when cut into thick slices
- Stir in pesto and chopped sundried tomatoes
- Add toasted sesame seeds
- Stir in poppy seeds
- Add your favorite herbs and spices
- Make a cheesy bread and stir in your favorite shredded cheese
Substitutions
- Replace ¼ cup flour with ¼ cup rolled oats
- Substitute your favorite full fat milk, such as almond milk or oat milk, for the milk
Baking Tips
- Be sure to measure your flour correctly! Spoon flour into measuring cup and level with the flat side of a knife
- Reduce salt by half if using fine table salt in place of kosher salt
- Bread is baked through when you hear a hollow sound when tapped
Ingredients for no yeast bread
- flour
- baking powder
- sugar
- kosher salt
- garlic powder
- milk
- large egg
- butter
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Easy Homemade Bread Recipe
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Ingredients
- 3 cups flour
- 4 tsp. baking powder
- 3 Tbs. sugar
- 2 tsp. kosher salt
- 1 tsp. garlic powder
- 1 1/3 cups milk
- 1 large egg , lightly beaten
- 6 Tbs. butter , melted
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Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375F. Grease and flour an 9 x 5-inch loaf pan.
- In bowl combine flour, baking powder, sugar, kosher salt and garlic powder until blended.
- Add milk, egg and melted butter and stir just until a wet dough forms.
- Transfer to prepared pan.
- Bake 55 minutes or until baked through and hollow when tapped.
- Cool in pan 10 minutes. Transfer loaf to baking rack, loosening edges with a knife if necessary, and cool or eat warm if you can’t resist!
- Cut into thick slices aand enjoy!
Notes
- Best when cut into thick slices
- Be sure to measure your flour correctly. Spoon into measuring cup then level with the flat side of a knife
- This bread is best when cut into thick slices
Great and Easy bread!
On a rainy, unusually warm Covid day in GA I decided to try the Bread and the pickled onions this afternoon. Both were easy and the bread looks beautiful as it’s cooling on the rack. Will see if it managed to stay intact till dinner!
So happy to hear this Ann! Thank you for stopping by to let me know. I truy appreciate you being here. Savor The Moments, GG
Thank you so much for the kind words and 5 star rating Carl! So happy that you enjoyed this recipe. Savor The Moments, GG
Can I store it for future use, may be in a week?
Great and easy recipe for a first time baker. Will definitely try!!!
I love that you will be trying this recipe Shruti. It really is very easy to make. Let me know how it turns out for you! Happy baking, GG
This bread won't last a week because it doesn't have any added preservatives. You can easily freeze it to use at a later time. To freeze, first let the bread cool completely. Then wrap the bread tightly in plastic wrap first, then wrap it in foil and freeze.
I cannot seem to find the measurements, Where/ what are they?
Hi Casie, The measurements are in the recipe card towards the bottom of the post. Just scroll down and you will see them. Happy baking! GG
This sounds good and easy! I will make it tomorrow! Thanks for sharing the recepie!
Happy baking!
Your cheese bread recipes were easy to make and so delicious. I made two separate batches of the basic cheese bread recipe. In the first bowl I grated one cup of fresh white extra sharp cheddar cheese and in the second bowl I grated one cup of fresh Asiago cheese. I cooked an entire package of bacon and crumbled about half in each bowl. The batter was very sticky so I sprinkled a little flour over them and on my hands so I could remove them from the bowls and hand-spread them in the pans. I only had one loaf pan so I used a small round springform pan for the second loaf. The recipe calls for baking 45 minutes but since I was baking two at the same time I added about 10-15 minutes which was a perfect length of time. Prior to baking I grated a little more cheese and sprinkled a little bacon on top of each batter as suggested and the tops were crusty and a lovely rich brown color and they had risen nicely. The breads took about an hour and a half from start to finish and were perfect and my son, grandson, and I loved them. I guess you could butter them if you like, but we enjoyed them just the way they came out of the oven. The aroma of freshly baked bread made my house smell like a bakery! I will definitely be making these again! Thanks for the quick and easy recipes GG!
All of this sounds divine Dianna! I'm so happy that you made my recipe and that your variations turned out so delicious! Thank you so much for letting me know. Happy bread baking!
can I make this gluten free for my daughter
I have not tested this recipe with gluten free ingredients so I cannot give you instructions for that.