Is it possible to bake bread without yeast?

Question

I am looking for an easy bread recipe, hopefully one that does not require adding yeast.

Answer 1

Oh YES!!! They are yummy too!
http://www.recipezaar.com/recipes.php?q=Yeast+Free+Bread
Above is a web address to 6 different recipes including Irish Soda Bread.
I'm sure you'll find one you like here. And they are pretty easy too.
Enjoy!

Answer 2

Yes... here is one recipe

3 cups whole wheat flour (preferably stone ground)
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups rice milk or water (works with any liquid)
1/4 cup liquid fat (i.e. melted milk free margarine, vegetable oil, olive oil)

Mix dry ingredients.

Do not sift the flour!
Mix liquids and add to dry.
Stir until there is no more dry flour.
Depending on the humidity of the air where you live you may need a little bit more or less liquid.
The dough should be moist but not sticky.
It may take a few minutes for the flour to fully absorb the liquid, so don't rush to add liquid or flour to it.
Score lightly the surface in a diamond or X shape to prevent splitting of the crust.
This is a country style bread that should be sliced thick.
It is important not to overwork the dough.
Shape into a ball or an oval, with oiled hands.
Place on clean baking sheet.
Bake for 40 minutes at 400F.
Variations: Rub the dough ball with virgin olive oil and sprinkle sea salt and oregano for a foccacia flavor.
For tea time add a tsp pure cane sugar.
The liquid can be replaced for orange or other fruit juice if the bread is to be used for teatime and you can even add dried chopped fruits.
For a savory bread the liquid can be tomato juice and you can add chopped sundried tomatoes to the dough.
Sprinkling of seeds in the dough or on top of the bread is also possible.

Answer 3

I haven't tried this so I can say how good it is. I hope it is what you are looking for.
No Yeast Bread
Preheat oven to 400ºF.
Ingredients
4 cups flour
1 tbsp sugar
1/2 tbsp baking powder
1/2 tbsp baking soda
1½ cups water
2 tsp vinegar (cider or white)

Combine dry ingredients and mix. Combine water and vinegar. Add wet ingredients to dry and mix. Turn dough out onto floured surface and knead for two or three minutes (no need to overdo it). Shape into a round (about 1½ to 2 inches high), then place on pan. Dip a sharp knife into flour and cut an 'X' into the top of the loaf. Bake 40 minutes. Remove, and while hot, glaze with 1 tbsp melted or softened butter.

Answer 4

Sure, it's possible to make breads without yeast, but it won't taste the same. You can either make flatbreads or some kind of coffee cake or dinner roll type things using baking soda or baking powder to make it puff up.

Making bread with yeast isn't really that hard though. You just get a little packet of yeast and follow the cookbook directions and it smells and tastes so amazing.

Answer 5

unlevend bread or matzo
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Combine in a bowl: 1 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. baking soda
Cut in 2 tablespoons of butter. Stir in 2/3 cup sour milk or buttermilk. Round dough into a ball and knead for a few strokes. Divide dough into several pieces and roll out very thin on a floured board (if not rolled out thin, it will have the consistency of heavy bread).

Lay sheet of dough on ungreased flat baking pans. Prick with a fork. Cut into 4-inch squares with a sharp knife or pizza cutter. Bake 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned.

This is not a recipe for matzo, but for an easy unleavened bread that will turn out very much like soda crackers.

Answer 6

There are many recipes for biscuits and loaves using baking powder or baking soda instead of yeast. They are not the same as yeast bread, but easy and tasty also. You can even buy biscuit mix at the store, just add water and bake.

Answer 7

Of course! You don't have to eat flat, hard "tack" to enjoy a great bread. There are tons of leavening agents besides yeast used in baking such as baking powder, baking soda and cream of tartar. Wow! I always bake quick breads because they are tasty, easy and...QUICK!
There are many DELICIOUS bread recipes that do not need yeast, usually called QUICK BREADS. Just look up "quick bread" recipes and you're bound to find a great recipe.


Good luck.

Answer 8

yea, but its just a really flat cracker
That's what Jewish prisoners ate in the Holocaust.

Answer 9

Yes. Ask the Jews.

Answer 10

yes but it wont rise