Yeast Bread Recipe

Easy Yeast Bread is simple to do, with just 5 ingredients, so even beginning bakers can have a loaf of delicious homemade bread on the table in minutes.

Easy Yeast Bread is simple to do, with just 5 ingredients, so even beginning bakers can have a loaf of delicious homemade bread on the table in minutes. This bread dough recipe only has a few ingredients including flour, instant yeast, sugar, and salt. That is all you need to have delicious artisan bread warm out of the oven in less than an hour. Our recipe makes it easy to have freshly baked homemade bread at any time.

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Looking for other bread recipes? This Amish White Bread is also easy to make with instant yeast, all-purpose flour, and butter. For delicious bread in a hurry, try our Air Frye Bread recipe with five ingredients, done in just over an hour.

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The very first loaf of bread is thought to have been made over 22 thousand years ago. Scientists found evidence of grains of barley in a grinding stone when they explored an Israeli excavation site in 2004.

Other experts believe that the first bread was made in 8000 BC in Egypt and others say it was around 450 BC when the Romans invented the water mill. Whoever invented it, we are happy to be able to bake it in our own kitchens.

This is a great recipe for beginners to use as a base recipe for other types of homemade bread from savory to sweet. Everyone who has tried this bread gives it 5 stars for its flavor and for how easy it is to make.

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And we have tried many bread recipes, but this is one of my family’s favorites. Be sure to read our recipe notes at the bottom of the page for even more ideas.

Need something to go with your homemade bread? This chipotle beef stew is easily made in the slow cooker with beef stew meat, carrots, potatoes, and Bella mushrooms. It is also great with our crockpot chicken and dumplings.

Here are the basic ingredients for this homemade bread recipe. When you are ready to begin, scroll down to our recipe card for complete instructions and exact measurements.

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This amazing recipe is so fast and tastes delicious with so much flavor, you will want to make it every day. Start early and you can serve this bread for dinner tonight. Try one of our homemade bread serving suggestions or share one of your own in the comments below.

It could be that you used too much flour in the recipe. When you add flour to your dough, you have to spoon the flour into your measuring cup instead of scooping. You could also weigh your flour instead of using measuring cups.

Or you may not have added enough liquid. Another reason you may have dry bread is that you added too much flour to your work surface. The more flour you use when working with your bread dough, the dryer it will be.

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Using instant yeast is what makes this homemade bread such an easy recipe. It will make the dough rise a lot faster than active dry yeast, so you do not have to wait as long. You will not have to worry about proofing or dissolving it.

And with instant yeast, your dough rises to an optimal height more quicker. In fact, the name says it all. Instant yeast is ready the instant you open it while active yeast needs to be activated with water.

We like to use bread flour for ours, but other flour will work too. Bread flour has more protein than regular flour and gives more gluten, making it more elastic. This is perfect for a fluffy and chewy texture. It also creates large holes in the bread like sourdough bread.

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Each slice has 156 calories, 33 grams of carbs, 2 grams of fat with one gram of saturated fat, 465 milligrams of sodium, and 1 gram of sugar. You also get 6 grams of protein, 63 milligrams of potassium, 8 milligrams of calcium, and 2 grams of fiber. Hence, these are just estimates and will vary depending on the type of flour and how much sugar you use.Easy Perfect Yeast Bread – Simple no fail yeast bread makes 2 delicious artisan loaves, no mixer required. These rustic loaves are amazing and perfect versatile loaf for dinner, sandwiches and more!

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I come to you fully confident with this recipe. I’ve made it over 20 times and if you’ve been to my house for meal recently I’ve probably served a loaf of this with the meal. I came across this recipe over a year ago. I’ve served it for our Christmas ‘cheese’ party, with soupsand for some of my favorite sandwiches.

So this recipe has lots of experience in my kitchen and I hope that you find it easy to make as well. It really is the easiest most perfect yeast bread recipe I’ve come across yet!

Easy Yeast Bread Recipe [video]

It’s fool proof as well. And if yours don’t look this good the first time around… just know that mine probably didn’t look this good the first time either. But it’s not just the looks that get you with these loaves.

It’s the crisp crust and soft crumb that rises and bakes all within 2 hours. And it leaves you with these gorgeous artisan loaves that look like they came straight from a bakery. You’re sure to impress all your guests with these.

I’ve had such rave reviews whenever I serve these to our friends. In fact one went home with the recipe, made it the next day and sent me pictures to show it off his beautiful creation. And this friend was a novice bread baker. He had never baked bread before. So if he can do it….so can you!

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I truly feel that’s what I love most about bread. It gives you such a satisfaction of knowing you created this thing of which you are about to partake among friends that will fuel your body and fill your soul. It’s just like the wonderful mercy of our Savior. The pure joy of your soul being filled by the Maker himself.

The easiest yeast bread I've ever made. So good that I make it several times each month. Makes 2 loaves, so you can share or freeze one for later.This is a phenomenal bread recipe. The best, EASY yeast bread you will ever make, beginners love how simple it is while bread connoisseurs appreciate the Artisan bread qualities – the thick crispy crust and chewy crumb with big fat holes like sourdough!

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This is an extraordinary white bread recipe with outstanding results. While it’s easy and forgiving, making it suitable for beginners, experienced bakers will recognise and appreciate the Artisan bread characteristics – large holes in the crumb like your favourite sourdough bread with that signature

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Here are process steps with tips, but also see the video below – super handy to see the dough consistency, and how to form the dough.

Mix together the flour, salt and yeast, then add warm water and mix. The “dough” will be very wet and sloppy, not kneadable at all – this is what you want!

Cover with cling wrap then place it in a warm place (25 – 30°C / 77 – 86°F) for 2 hours. The dough will increase in volume by double or more, the surface will become bubbly and the dough will be wobbly, like jelly.

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OPTIONAL – develop flavour: Once dough has risen, you can bake immediately. OR, for better flavour, refrigerate for a minimum of 8 hours, up to 3 days. Time = better flavour development.

Bread in photos and video were baked immediately. I usually make this dough in the morning, refrigerate all day then bake in the evening. Or make the dough in the evening, refrigerate overnight and bake fresh in the morning! (10 – 12 hours in fridge). Beauty of this bread is that you can bake anytime!

30 minutes before dough has risen, or while refrigerated dough is coming to room temperature, place dutch oven (cast iron pot) in the oven to preheat at 230°C/450°F.

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Scrape dough out of bowlonto floured work surface. It will be wet and sticky and that’s exactly what you want – because we willnot be kneading it! In fact, you won’t even touch it with your hand.

PRO TIP: Dough handling and shaping technique devised to minimise addition of flour. Less flour = wetter dough = bigger air pockets, fluffier bread and more moist.

Use a dough scraper or anything of similar shape (spatula, cake server, or large knife) to fold the sides in so it roughly resembles a round disc.

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Don’t get too hung up on the shaping – you’ll deform it in the next step!! This step is mainly to deflate the dough.

Slide a large piece of baking / parchment paper next to the dough, then flip it upside down onto the paper using the scraper so the seams from the step above are face down, and you have the smooth side up.

Do not get too hung up on a neat shape

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