Yes, you can bake bread in 1 hour!
I’ll show you how you bake a healthy, fresh, yummy loaf of bread in an hour!
There is no need to run to the store if you are out of bread. Just have these few ingredients on hand.
Bake Yummy Bread in Just One Hour
I was given the recipe of all recipes to make super fast, easy bread, and I can’t wait to share it with you.
This bread
- costs so much less
- is fun and easy to prepare (get the kids involved!)
- is so much healthier
Store-bought bread is often loaded with high-fructose syrup and fortified with folic acid (not good, you want folate).
When you make bread at home, you are in control of the ingredients, which is so satisfying! I always opt for organic ingredients, but that is up to you. Since organic bread is pricey in the store, making this bread myself saves me a ton of money.
And you can forget about expensive bread machines. All you need is: flour, rapid rise yeast, water, salt, and olive oil.
Voila — bread!
When my son was three years old, we went to a “make minestrone and bread” playdate, and Brad taught us how to make this delicious bread.
Here you can see my little son help me make it the first time at home.
This is a really fun activity you can do with kids — just be prepared for a lot of flour on your floor, ha!
Let your child help, measure, taste, mix, knead and shape the bread.
As you can see, my son wanted to shape the dough into these little balls — and why not?
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Fast & Easy 1-hour Bread Ingredients:
- 3 cups of flour (you can use whole wheat, but it’s best to only substitute 1 cup with whole wheat. I use organic flour, but that’s up to you, and it doesn’t have to be bread flour.)
- 2 tsp Rapid Rise yeast
- 1 tsp salt (this fine sea salt is THE best! It has over 50 minerals, made in the US.)
- 1 cup warm water (I used a bit more)
- 1/4 cup olive oil
Directions to Make Bread in an Hour
- Combine half of the flour and dry ingredients. Then mix in water and oil
- Mix in the remaining flour
- Knead 10-15 minutes (I only did about 5)
- Shape as desired (round or long, 1 or 2 loaf) and let rest while preheating oven to 425 degrees
- Spray with water for crunchy crust and put into the oven
- Bake at 425 degrees for 15 minutes, then the rest of the time (about 10 minutes) at 350 degrees
Ta-da! Homemade bread in an hour.
Warning: do not try Nutella on this homemade bread. It’s so good, you’ll eat the whole loaf.
Let me know what you think. Impress your family and bake this for a special occasion!
The bread is pretty dense, but I can’t get over how easy and cheap it is to make your own bread.
I can’t wait to mess with the recipe a bit and add walnuts and raisins next.
If you want to get a bit fancier, check out this awesome set of bread making supplies!
And this Mastering Bread book is just so pretty an on my wish list:
Happy baking! And pin this for later!
Calyta Lewis says
I read it has a crispy crust. What can I do to make it softer? Recipe looks tasty and simple which is good. I don’t really don’t bake, involves too much science, I prefer to cook and add a little of this and that.
Thank you for your response
Linda Porter says
Was fixing to make your bread, but did see any sugar at all in the ingredients…is this correct, because most bread recipes contain some sugar. Please reply as soon as possible. Thanks!!!
Dagmar Bleasdale says
Hi Linda, no, I didn’t add sugar – but you can certainly add some if you’d like.
Kat Meller says
I love to make bread but it seems to take forever …. anymore I just don’t have the time. Was thinking about breaking out the bread machine but this sounds even easier!
Thanks for sharing – definitely going to try this one very very soon. Sounds like a wonderful loaf to have with a nice warm bowl of home made soup.
Lauren says
So how long do I bake is for? From the directions it looks like 25 minutes?
Dagmar Bleasdale says
Yes, about 25 minutes. Happy baking!
Mike says
Hello. I just found this recipe and tried it tonight. It was great! So easy and SUPER FAST!! I liked the flavor. I used extra virgin olive oil. You could definitely taste the olive oil. I was wondering if you can use it with regular oil (like canola). I think I will try it next time. Thank you SO MUCH!!
Dagmar Bleasdale says
Hi Mike, glad you liked it! I would just try it, I don’t see why it wouldn’t work. Let me know how it turns out!
Elizabeth says
I have celiac. Do you think I could use Almond flour instead?
Dagmar Bleasdale says
Hi Elizabeth,
I would just modify the recipe to your needs and see how it turns out. Can’t really go wrong with trying :)
lgj says
Maybe I’m terribly uninformed but why can’t it be used with Nutella? I don’t use it very often but just curious.
Dagmar Bleasdale says
That was just a joke — you’ll eat the whole loaf in one day with Nutella, it’s so yummy :)
Rebecca @ Natural Mothers Network says
The thing I like about this recipe is how quick it is to make which is a real attraction! This would be really tasty with some English cheddar cheese and some good old fashioned English pickle- have printed this off to give it a try!
I’m so glad you dropped by and I really welcomed this contribution last week to the Seasonal Celebration Linky- a great collection of seasonal recipes, homemaking, crafts, homeschooling and motherhood thank you so much!
Fiona Cooper (@nlpmum) says
Love a fast bread recipe. I’ve just become a fan of sourdough and have been making this great no knead version http://www.breadtopia.com/sourdough-no-knead-method/ It’s fab. Will try yours if I can find fast rise yeast over here! F
Fabulosokids says
An hour? I thought you had to spend all day making bread. We will try this directly. Thanks Dagmar.
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MrMomWorld says
Thanks for the recipe. Courtesy of my cardiac issues, I have to change a lot of the ways I eat. I’ve added the RapidRise yeast to my shopping list. Who knows, maybe my twins will enjoy helping with it.
Kristi {at} Live and Love...Out Loud says
I’m so going to try this with the kids during Christmas break! Looks super easy, which is a huge plus!
MamaBennie says
Thank you for this! I cannot wait to try it. My house goes through A LOT of bread so this will be a big help.
Jessica07 says
Thanks for sharing the recipe. I bake my own bread, too. It is denser, but at least it tastes like bread. Anymore, unless you want to pay an arm and a leg, the bread you get at the store may as well be cake in a bag. Homemade is so much healthier, because you get to control the ingredients.