No Yeast White Bread (Bread with Baking Powder)

This no yeast white bread is super easy to make. It is perfect if you have run out of yeast, your yeast has expired/died or you need to make bread quickly. No yeast bread is also very appropriate for beginner bakers who don’t have the equipment (e.g. bread machine or kneading machine), time and/or experience to deal with slower rising bread yeast. FYI – This bread uses baking powder as its leavening agent (not yeast).

No Yeast White Bread (with Dried Herbs)

Recipe Sections

1. Ingredients
2. Instructions
3. Helpful Tips

However, please be aware that this no yeast white bread is NOT like some packaged sandwich bread made by a huge food manufacturer. No yeast means NOT airy & fluffy. Rather, it is a homemade bread with a crunchy exterior and buttery & denser interior. Your family will enjoy slices of this bread covered with butter or cream cheese, dipped in olive oil, etc. No yeast breads are better as a side dish or “emergency” bread (e.g. you have run out of yeast). This recipe does NOT create a sandwich bread.

This recipe takes me roughly 10 minutes to prepare and clean up (of course, this excludes the baking time). Please be aware that this is an oven-baked recipe. It is not made with a bread machine. You will also find a printable and “pin-able” recipe at the bottom of this page.

Ingredients – No Yeast White Bread

• 1 1/4 Cups – Milk – You can use dairy milk or a non dairy milk such as oat milk or soy milk.
• 8 Tablespoons – Unsalted Butter (melted) – If desired, you can replace the butter with 1/2 cup of olive oil.
• 3 Cups – All Purpose Flour
• 1 Tablespoon – White Granulated Sugar
• 1 Teaspoon – Salt
• 3 Teaspoons – Baking Powder – Do not use baking soda.
• Optional – 1/2 Teaspoon – Italian Seasoning (or dried rosemary, onion powder, etc.)
• Optional – Pinch of Coarse Kosher or Sea Salt (to sprinkle on top of the dough before putting the bread pan in the oven)

Servings – Roughly 18 slices (sandwich slices)

Equipment – Measuring cup & spoons, large mixing bowl, wooden spoon, 9×5 inch metal bread pan, sharp knife, oven mitts, cooling rack and an oven.

This Bread Recipe Uses Baking Powder (Not Yeast)

Instructions – No Yeast White Bread (Bread Pan Version)

• Preheat the oven to 375 F.
• Grease the bread pan (bottom & sides of pan), spray the bread pan, use baking parchment paper or use a good nonstick bread pan in order to prevent the bread from sticking to the bread pan.
• Melt the butter in a microwave.
• Add the dry ingredients (flour, sugar, salt and baking powder) into a large mixing bowl. Mix these ingredients together.
• Then add the milk & butter to the dry ingredients. Gently stir until all ingredients are mixed together.
• Optional – Add 1/2 teaspoon of your favorite dried herbs (e.g. Italian seasoning) to the dry ingredients within the bowl. Stir well.
• Scoop/pour the finished dough into a lightly greased or nonstick 9 by 5 inch bread pan. Use a flexible silicon spatula or large wooden spoon to smooth out the top of the bread dough within the bread pan.
• Score/slice the top of the dough with a sharp or serrated knife (by making a diagonal cut length-wise down the center of the dough). The depth of the slice should be roughly 1/4-1/2 inch.
• Optional – Sprinkle a small amount of coarse salt on top of the dough.
• Place the bread pan in the oven and bake for 40 minutes at 375 F (or until the bread is golden brown). Wear oven mitts when dealing with the bread pan & a hot oven.
• When done, remove the bread pan from the oven. Wear oven mitts.
• Place the bread pan on a wooden cutting board. Let the bread cool within the bread pan for 5 minutes.
• Remove the bread from the bread pan. Place the bread on a wire cooling rack in order to finish its cooldown. You will get better bread slices (less crumbling) if you allow the bread to properly cooldown (e.g. 30 to 60 minutes).
• Please read the tips section below for extra information on how to make this recipe successfully.

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Helpful Tips – No Yeast White Bread

• The tips below are designed to help bread “novices” and/or people with limited baking experience.
• Click on this “print recipe” link if you want to print out this recipe. It includes all of the recipe’s ingredients and instructions. However, the recipe print function does not include my tips section. Please read the tips section in order to avoid common recipe problems.
• This recipe is part of Bread Dad’s series on easy Bread Recipes such as buttery white bread, multigrain bread, bagels and French bread.

• My recipe does NOT make a “normal” sandwich-type bread. As some of my visitors have stated that this bread is closer to a biscuit. It is great as toast or a side bread.
• A no yeast bread recipe is a great “emergency” bread for anyone who has run out of yeast, has expired/dead yeast or needs to make homemade bread quickly.
• No yeast bread is also much easier/simpler to make than many yeast-based breads.
• No yeast bread also does not require a bread machine or kneading machine. It is a perfect bread (quick & easy) for beginning bakers.

• My no yeast white bread has a crunchy exterior and buttery & denser interior. Since this bread is denser & more crumbly than regular sandwich bread (due to the lack of yeast and minimal kneading), I prefer to eat this as a breakfast bread (e.g. covered with cream cheese or butter) or as a side dish (e.g. with chili, stew, etc.).
• A key advantage to no yeast bread is SPEED. No yeast bread is much faster to make than yeast bread because you do not have to wait for the yeast to “rise”. My no yeast bread takes about 50 minutes to prepare & fully bake. In contrast, my bread machine white bread takes over 3 hours to make & bake. Moreover, some sourdough bread recipes can take days to make!!
• Of course, the other main advantage is the ability to make bread if you have run out of yeast!
• Another advantage to this no yeast bread is minimal mixing. No need for labor intensive kneading & shaping.
• FYI – According to Wikipedia, “Kneading promotes the formation of gluten strands and cross-links, creating baked products that are chewier (as opposed to more brittle or crumbly). The “chewiness” increases as the dough is kneaded for longer times.”
• If you are looking for more no yeast bread recipes, you might like to try my recipes for tortillas, beer bread, banana bread, etc.

• Optional – If you do not have or want to use dairy milk, you can use non dairy milks such as oat milk, soy milk, etc.
• Optional – If you do not want to use butter, you can use an equivalent amount of olive oil.
• Optional – If you want to add even more flavor to this no yeast bread, you can add 1/2 teaspoon of your favorite herb/seasoning such as dried rosemary, Italian seasoning, onion powder, etc. I used Italian seasoning in the bread pictures shown above. In my opinion – Adding dried herbs makes a huge improvement to the taste of this bread.
• Optional – Just before you put the bread pan in the oven, you can sprinkle on a little coarse salt (e.g. Kosher salt or coarse sea salt) on top of the dough.
• Visitors – What do you like to add to your no yeast bread in order to make it even better or more unique? Please post your recipe variations in the comment section below.
• Visitor variations – Rose left the following comment “Being a vegan I altered using miyoko plant butter, honey and 1/2 teaspoon of now foods better stevia. The crust came out crunchy on the outside and soft in the middle”

• “Scoring” the top of the dough helps to reduce the cracking of the finished bread crust. There will be some cracking but it is more “controlled” because it is centered around the slice in the middle of the dough. The slice/score allows the bread to expand in a semi-controlled manner while baking (and reduces the chance that large cracks will develop in an unwanted place as the bread seeks to rise/expand/burst through a hardening crust during the baking process).
• Nevertheless, you will probably experience some small cracking because this no yeast white bread recipe uses faster rising baking powder versus slower rising bread yeast.
• Place the bread pan in the middle of your oven. If you place it on the top or bottom racks, the bread may be too near the oven’s heating element and can overbake.
• Make sure to level off the ingredients in your measuring spoons & cups. No “mountains” of ingredients in your spoons & cups!! If you add too much of an ingredient, you can have a baking problem. FYI – I like to level the ingredients in my measuring spoons & cups with the back of a butter knife.
• Do NOT use an electric mixer to mix your ingredients. Stick to an old fashioned wooden spoon. An electric mixer can overmix the ingredients and the bread will turn out rubbery & gummy.

• Use FRESH ingredients (e.g. flour) for the best results. Ingredients that have been sitting in the pantry for months can become stale or pick up weird smells & flavors.
• Try to keep your ingredients (e.g. sugar & flour) in airtight food containers in order to extend their shelf life.
• Old flour (when not stored in an airtight container) can absorb a lot of moisture from the air. This extra moisture throws off recipes.
• My recipe will NOT work with gluten free flour. Gluten free flour differs significantly versus flours with gluten and requires you to use recipes specifically designed for the use of gluten free flour. If you use gluten free flour in this recipe, you are likely to have a baking disaster.

• This is a bread with baking powder. It does not use baking soda. Baking powder and baking soda are different and are not direct substitutes. Do not use baking soda to make this no yeast bread recipe.
• Make sure to use fresh baking powder or the bread will not rise properly. Once its container is opened, the baking powder will last for only roughly 6 months. Moreover, it will lose its potency even faster if the baking powder is not stored properly (e.g. it is exposed to the moisture in the air).
• Baking powder is a chemical leavener used to help baked products (e.g. breads, cakes & cookies) to rise. My bread recipe creates a bread with baking powder (and does not use bread yeast). For more information on baking powder, you might like to read this Wikipedia article.
• If you are looking for a good sandwich-type bread (and have some yeast), I would suggest looking at some of Bread Dad’s bread machine recipes (e.g. white bread, oatmeal bread and whole wheat bread). Or explore our oven-baked recipes such as buttery white bread (instant yeast) and oatmeal bread (instant yeast).

• Breads that use a chemical leavener such as baking powder/soda are commonly referred to as “quick breads” in the baking community. For more on this baking term, you might to read this Wikipedia article.
• Always wear oven mitts/gloves when dealing with a hot oven and bread pan.
• For more easy bread recipes, please visit Bread Dad’s Bread Recipes or Bread Machine Recipes sections.

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No Yeast Bread Questions

Can you make bread without yeast?

Yes, you can definitely make delicious bread without yeast. You will need to use a different leavener such as baking powder, baking soda, eggs, etc.  They help a bread to rise and create an airier/fluffier interior. Or you can create unleavened “flat” breads (such as tortillas) that do not use yeast or any other type of leavener.

Reference Sources

1. Wikipedia, Baker’s Yeast
2. Wikipedia, Baking Powder
3. Wikipedia, Bread
4. Wikipedia, Quick Bread

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