So often I try to avoid excess carbs. It’s easy to just skip bread when it’s basic and nothing special. But when it’s fresh homemade yummy bread… it’s not so easy to say no to! During this time of social distancing, instead of stocking up on loaves of bread, I grabbed flour, knowing I would now have more time to bake. This Easy No Yeast Bread is by far, the easiest I’ve ever made.

Baking Bread

Growing up, my mom made bread almost daily. I often say I never had store-bought bread until my mom was pregnant with my youngest sister. I don’t know if that is really true, but I know she didn’t make bread as often during that pregnancy and afterward.

Because of this, I never thought baking bread was very hard, just time-consuming. The hands-on time isn’t necessarily that much, but the rising and kneading of the dough throughout the day can add up.

Fresh from the oven bread is so worth it!

For a long time, I experimented with gluten-free flour. While they were so much tastier than anything gluten-free available in the store, it was often even more time consuming than gluten-full versions. Plus, so many types of flours and products I had to hunt down.

Tasha reacts to wheat and gluten even though all allergy tests come back negative. Her allergist and I have wondered if her reaction is to chemicals and pesticides used on wheat.

Once her skin was under control, we introduced organic wheat products… no reaction! And while I can buy organic bread, it’s just one more reason to make homemade.

Beer Bread

A few of my friends have told me how much they love beer bread because it’s so easy. They open the box, mix in a can or bottle of beer (or soda for a non-alcoholic version), pop it in the oven and that’s it.

Yep, pretty easy. But, what if you don’t have beer bread mix on hand or (like me) know that for the cost of one box, I can buy at least 5 lbs of flour…

So, what is in the beer bread mix? Well, basic is self-rising flour, the popular brands usually have sugar added to it.

You can make your own beer bread mixture by adding 3 tablespoons of sugar to 3 cups of flour. Mix it up and add your beer or soda. Not much harder than opening the box of beer bread.

While we’re all stuck at home during social distancing for coronavirus, we might as well use some Corona beer!

DIY Self-Rising Flour

What happens if you’re stuck at home and you don’t have self-rising flour? Well, if you have flour, you probably have the other ingredients to make your own. Because I use organic flour, I always mix my own.

Self-rising flour consists of 1 cup of flour, 1 teaspoon of baking powder, and 1/2 teaspoon of salt.

That’s it!

Multiply this by 3, add 3 tablespoons of sugar (optional) and mix in 12 oz of beer, soda, or other bubbly drink.

Easy No-Yeast Bread

This bread has been made almost daily while we’ve been home. The ingredients have been sitting on the counter next to the bread box, with measuring spoons in the jars.

Turn the oven on to 350 degrees. Add a pat of butter to a bread pan and pop it into the pre-heating oven.

Multiples of 3 make this so easy to make without even thinking. Three cups of flour, 3 tablespoons of sugar, 3 teaspoons of baking powder and (3) 1/2 teaspoons of salt. Wisk together with a fork.

Stir in beer or soda until all the flour mixture is incorporated.

Remove the bread pan from the oven, and brush the melted butter around all sides of the pan. Add the dough to the pan and bake for 45-50 minutes.

For more savory bread, eliminate the sugar and add any seasonings or dried herbs. Brush the pan with olive oil instead of butter. Cheese makes a nice addition to savory herb bread also.

Even though I have been baking this almost daily, I have yet to get a good picture. We barely let it cool before cutting in, slathering it with butter and lots of homemade jam. Pineapple Blueberry is my favorite with Blueberry Lemon as a close second.

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