This easy no yeast whole grain bread is perfect when you're craving homemade bread but don't have hours to spend in the kitchen. It's mixed, baked, and ready to eat in under one hour - no yeast, no kneading, and no waiting for dough to rise.
If you love healthy, hearty bread but want something quick and beginner-friendly, this no yeast bread recipe is for you. Simple ingredients, minimal effort, and a deliciously rustic loaf every time.
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Ingredients
- Whole Grain Flour: Forms the hearty base of the bread; you can use whole grain, whole wheat, or whole rye flour or a mix of all three.
- All-Purpose Flour: Lightens the texture slightly and helps balance the dense whole grain flours.
- Baking Powder: Replaces yeast and makes the bread rise directly in the oven without any resting time.
- Salt: Enhances flavor and balances the nuttiness of the grains and seeds.
- Mixed Seeds & Nuts: Add crunch, aroma, and nutrients. Feel free to use whatever you have on hand - I love a mix of sesame seeds, pumpkin seeds, poppy seeds, and nuts like almonds, hazelnuts, or walnuts.
- Apple Cider Vinegar: Activates the baking powder and improves both texture and flavor.
- Sparkling Water (or Tap Water): Helps create a lighter crumb; sparkling water makes the bread a bit fluffier, but tap water works just fine.
- Rolled Oats: Sprinkled on top for extra texture and a rustic look.
- Oil: Used to grease the loaf pan and prevent sticking.
See recipe card for quantities.
How To Make
- Add flour, baking powder, salt, seeds, and nuts in a large bowl and mix using a spoon.
- Pour in apple cider vinegar and sparkling water. Stir until just combined (you don’t have to knead this bread). The dough should be wet and sticky!
- Grease a 10inch (25cm) loaf pan with one tablespoon oil and pour in the wet dough. Sprinkle with rolled oats (optional).
- Bake for 50 minutes until golden brown. Let it cool on a rack for 5 minutes, remove from the pan, and wait until completely cool before slicing. → If you don’t have time, cut the bread while it is still warm! 😉
Storage & Freezing Instructions
Wrap the no yeast bread in a clean tea towel and store it at room temperature for 2-3 days. If the bread starts to turn hard, toast single slices before serving.
You can easily freeze this bread. The best way is to freeze it in slices in a freezer bag for up to 3 months. Individual slices can be defrosted briefly in the toaster or at room temperature and makes for fresh homemade bread whenever you are longing for it.
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Healthy & Quick No Yeast Bread
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Ingredients
- 2 cups whole grain spelt flour, or whole wheat flour, whole grain rye flour, or a mixture all three
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ~ 1 cup mixed seeds and nuts, see notes for exacet measurements I used
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 ½ cup sparkling water, or tap water
- 1 tablespoon rolled oats
- 1 teaspoon oil
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).
- Add flour, baking powder, salt, seeds, and nuts in a large bowl and mix using a spoon.
- Pour in apple cider vinegar and sparkling water and stir until just combined (you don't have to knead this bread).
- Grease a 10inch (25cm) loaf pan with one tablespoon oil and pour in the wet dough. Sprinkle with rolled oats (optional).
- Bake for 50 minutes. Let it cool on a rack for 5 minutes, take out of the loaf pan, and wait until cool before slicing.
Notes
- Seeds & Nuts: Mix and match whatever seeds and nuts you like or have at hand. I love this mixture:
- ¼ cup sesame seeds (35g)
- ¼ cup pumpkin seeds (35g)
- 2 tablespoon poppy seeds (10g)
- ⅓ cup almonds, hazelnuts, or walnuts (35g)
- Sparkling Water: Helps to activate the baking powder and makes the bread fluffier! Don’t worry if you only have tap water, it works too.
- Flour: You can choose 2 cups of whole-grain spelt flour, whole grain rye flour, or whole wheat flour, or a mixture of those three. This bread recipe is highly adjustable.
- Keeps fresh for 2 days if packed in a tea towel.
- Or freeze half of the bread right after baking for up to 3 months. → You can slice the bread before freezing and thaw single slices in the toaster.
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I’ve got this on my list for a rainy weekend bread making fest! The recipe sounds delicious and perfect for someone like myself who is just starting with bread making.
Have fun trying the recipe, Sydney! 🥰
is it ok to use unsweet almond milk instead of water or a mixture of both?
Hi Tamaira, I highly recommend using sparkling water for this bread recipe. You are free to try it out with milk, but it will alter the taste. 😇
Do you have to use all that salt, and what about the all purpose flour, is that necessary.
Is there another recipe with very little salt and only whole grain flour with no yeast. Thanks.
Hi Miriam, yes, the salt (it’s only 1 teaspoon) is necessary for the taste. Feel free to make the recipe only with whole grain flour, but you need to add a little more water as whole grain flour absorbs more water than all-purpose flour. 😉