Homemade Bread Recipes

Find easy homemade bread recipes that can be made in no time. There is even a homemade bread recipe or two here that doesn't even use yeast! There is nothing better than the smell of homemade bread.

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Here you will find quick and easy bread recipes that you can knock up in minutes, shove it in the oven, and forget about it until the timer goes off. If you don't know where to start are some step-by-step instructions on How to Make Bread.

HOMEMADE BREAD RECIPES: Beer Bread Recipe

This is one of my favourites; it is an easy bread recipe that doesn't use yeast and it makes for a great picnic food idea or something to make just before your BBQ.

3 cups flour

3 teaspoons of baking powder

1 teaspoon of salt

1 can of beer (approx. 400 ml)

1/2 cup of cheese

Method:

Preheat the oven to 200°C. Mix the flour, baking powder, salt and beer into a large bowl until combined. Tip inot 1 large 20 cm x 10 cm non-stick or well-greased loaf tin. Sprinkle the top with grated cheese. Bake for 50 - 60 minutes until golden. Tip out of tin and cook on a wire rack. Cool before slicing.

HOMEMADE BREAD RECIPES: Onion Soup Bread Recipe

300 ml milk

80 g white onion soup powder

500 ml self-raising flour

5 ml salt

30 g butter

12, 5 ml finely chopped parsley

1 extra large egg, beaten

50 ml finely grated cheese

Method:

Combine the milk and soup powder and set aside. Sift flour and salt into a bowl, rub in the butter. Add parsley. Add egg to soup mixture, stir into flour mixture. Mix to a soft dropping consistency, adding more milk if necessary.

Spoon into a greased, or non-stick 500 g loaf pan. Sprinke with cheese and bake at 180°C for about 50 - 60 minutes. Turn out onto wire rack and cool before slicing. Spread slices with butter and serve.

HOMEMADE BREAD RECIPES: Garlic Bread Recipe

500 g self-raising flour

500 ml buttermilk

1 packet (16 g) garlic steak marinade

Method:

Pre-heat oven to 180°C. Grease a fairly small bread loaf tin with butter. Place all the ingredients together in a mixing bowl and mix well. Turn into buttered loaf tin and bake for about 50 - 60 minutes. Test with skewer to see if cooked. Serve hot with butter.

HOMEMADE BREAD RECIPES: Whole Corn Kernel Bread Recipe

120 g flour

10 ml baking powder

5 ml salt

60 g butter OR margarine

400 g can whole corn kernels, drained

2 eggs, lightly beaten

Method:

Sift together flour, baking powder and salt in a mixing bowl. Rub in butter, and add corn kernels and eggs. Mix well. Spoon mixture into a small, well-greased loaf tin. Bake at 180°C for about one hour. Allow to cool on a wire rack. Slice when cool and spread with butter.

HOMEMADE BREAD RECIPES: Boston Bread Recipe

2 1/2 cups water

2 cups sugar

250 g dried fruit cake mix

2 tablespoons (25 ml) oil

3 eggs, lightly beaten

2 cups self-raising flour

3 cups cake flour

2 1/2 teaspoons salt

2 teaspoons bicarbonate of soda

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon ground pimento

1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Method:

Boil together for 10 minutes the water, sugar, dried fruit cake mix and the oil.

Add the rest of the ingredients. Bake in 4 small loaf tins that have been well-greased. Bake at 180°C for 30 minutes, and then reduce the heat to 150°C for a further 30 minutes.

HOMEMADE BREAD RECIPES: Basic White Bread Recipe

1 teaspoon sugar

2 cups warm water (110°C)

2 teaspoons active dry yeast

1 tablespoon melted butter

6 cups all-purpose flour

1 tablespoon salt

Method:

Heat oven to 230°C (450°F). Prepare yeast mixture by taking a large bowl and dissolving the sugar in the water and sprinkling the yeast on top. Leave for 10 minutes until frothy. Add the butter to the yeast mixture and then add the flour and salt. Work the dough until the sides of the bowl are clean. Turn out onto a floured board and knead for about 10 minutes until smooth and springy.

Cover with a greased piece of cling film and leave to rise in a warm place until double in size. Remove cling film and turn out onto a lighty floured board. Knock out air bubbles and knead to a firm, elastic dough. Divide dough into two and place in two well-greased loaf tins. Cover with more greased cling film and leave to rise again in a warm place until dough reaches the tops of the tins. Remove plastic flim, and bake in a hot oven for 30 - 40 minutes. Loaves should be well risen and should sound hollow when tapped underneath. Turn out and cool on a wire rack. Slice when cool and butter.

HOMEMADE BREAD RECIPES: Health Loaf Recipe

1 cup bran flakes

1 cup brown sugar

1 tablespoon honey

1/2 cup chopped dried apricots

1/2 cup pumpkin seeds

1 cup milk

1 cup self-raising flour

Method:

Put the first 5 ingredients in a bowl. Pour over 1 cup milk and leave several hours, or overnight. Just before baking, add 1 cup self-raising flour. Bake in a greased loaf tin approx. 50 minutes at 180°C. Stand for 5 minutes before turning out.

* Note: Dried fruit and walnuts can be used to replace apricots and pumkin seeds.

HOMEMADE BREAD RECIPES: Parmesan Cheese Loaf Recipe

1/2 cup butter

1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

1 French baguette, halved lengthways

Method:

Mix butter and cheese together. Spread on both sides of French baguette. Place in oven at 180°C until cheese melts and bubbles.

HOMEMADE BREAD RECIPES:Quick Pizza Dough Recipe

1 cup self-raising flour

1/4 teaspoon salt

About 4-5 tablespoons thick yoghurt

Method:

Mix self-raising flour, salt and enough yoghurt to make a soft dough. It is not necessary to knead the dough when you have finished. Put it aside to make the topping.

To Cook:

Preheat your oven to 250°C. Roll pizza dough out very thinly. This can be in a large rectangle, or as a traditional pizza round, and place on an oiled baking tray. Spread tomato paste to cover the base. Add any toppings that you like: bacon, green peppers, fried mushrooms, tinned pineapple pieces, pitted black olives etc. Top with grated mozzarella cheese or crumbled feta cheese. Bake for 12-15 minutes until cheese has melted and base has browned.