How to Make Bread with No Yeast

This is how to make bread with no yeast, is dairy free and easy to bake!  Just 4 ingredients + water! Then you can add garlic salt, basil and oregano to give it an Italian flavor with pasta if you like. If you loved our slow cooker no yeast rolls but want to bake something in the oven instead, this is it!

What bread is made without yeast?

Flat bread like our simple air fryer naan recipe is expected to not need this tricky ingredient, but getting something to rise a bit is a bit more perplexing. All you need to make this no yeast homemade bread is one large bowl where you’re going to mix your dry ingredients and one for wet ingredients which is just water.

We’ve also made homemade white bread but that takes a lot longer. This is somewhat similar except there really is no kneading at all, or time allowing it to rise. It isn’t quite as fluffy but rather has a nice chew to it similar to sourdough which we loved.

How did people make bread without yeast?

I mean there are lots of versions out there that start with a sourdough starter but this isn’t one of them. It is easier with just all purpose flour, salt, baking powder and butter. Water is the liquid used but honestly you could use broth for more flavor.

Unlike one you would make with a starter you don’t have to tend to it every day for 10 days to get that part just right to make our discard sourdough focaccia. Although that is a great way to use what you would normally throw away it is time consuming.

Is it possible to make bread without yeast, soda, or eggs?

Yes! Our recipe for that is below. It is not only great for those who need an egg free bread option but in the event that you don’t have or want to use yeast or baking soda this is the answer to your prayers. I will start by saying this is a dense bread. Since there is no leavening agent included it isn’t fluffy and airy like french bread.

Your best bet if you want it closer to store bought without these 3 ingredients would be to make homemade sourdough starter and use that as a leavening agent instead.

How to make bread with no yeast in slow cooker

When making other versions, like using cook time and temperature in making slow cooker bread recipe, you will need quite a bit more time. Above is homemade with rising time, rising again, and kneading it so it takes quite a bit longer but you could use the below ingredients.

No Yeast Bread Ingredients

BUT when you make versions such as this one and our no yeast rolls, linked above, you eliminate those steps (which we typically hate to do). The night before we made this loaf of easy Irish soda bread.  This is what you’ll need to make this easy bread recipe for kids no yeast

1. All purpose flour
   1. I haven’t tested this with gluten free flour or wheat flour as of yet
2. Salt
3. Baking powder
4. Room temperature water
5. Melted butter or olive oil
6. Sharp knife
7. NO loaf pan is needed, just a baking sheet

BUT if you are like us and want a slice of yum to put butter on and serve with your favorite Instant Pot spaghetti recipe, this easy bread recipe is great. Add ins we used:

• Basil
• Garlic salt
• Oregano
• Dried parsley
• Garlic powder

I will say you need to add flavors to this or it will be quite bland, just like Challah. The ones we used below worked well to give it a nice taste that went well with our dinner or sweet for breakfast with homemade huckleberry jam on top.

How to make bread with no yeast or milk

You will be giving up the fluffiness, but in a pinch give this 4 ingredient bread a whirl. Our how to make flour tortillas with oil needs just 3 ingredients rock as well.

1. Preheat oven at 375 degrees
2. Mix together your flour, salt and baking powder
3. Add your water and melted butter (what we used)
4. Stir until flour is incorporated, doesn’t take long but will still look a bit dry (see above)
5. Move to a lightly floured surface
6. Add any seasonings you want and knead together a few times just so they’re incorporated into the bread dough
7. Make loaf into a circle about 1.5″ thick all the way across so it bakes evenly
8. Put on to baking sheet (can put parchment paper underneath if it isn’t non stick)
9. Put a large X on top
10. Bake for about 37 minutes or until lightly browned on top and knife into center comes out clean

Now take off of your cookie sheet and put on to a cooling rack so it can continue to bake the middle. Use a sharp serrated knife to slice once it is cooled, or mostly cooled. Best when served with butter on top! If you want to make something similar, but sweeter, you should give our Sourdough Discard Cinnamon Roll Recipe No Yeast a whirl next.

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