Craving homemade bread, fragrant and crunchy, but don’t have half a day to dedicate to rising? These quick bread loaves are just for you! With a short rising time (about 1 hour / 1 hour and 30 min.) and a simple dough, you’ll get rustic buns, crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, perfect for serving every day.
No complex kneading or expert baker folds required: just genuine ingredients, a bowl, and a bit of patience for the rising… and the smell of freshly baked bread will fill your kitchen!
It’s a simple bread, without much fuss, that I learned to make a few years ago during the lockdown… Remember that period? We couldn’t go out, so we had to be creative! As they say, necessity is the mother of invention! Since then, I have never abandoned it, and I often make this bread on Sundays or when I simply don’t feel like going out to buy it!
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- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Very Inexpensive
- Rest time: 1 Hour
- Preparation time: 5 Minutes
- Portions: 3 loaves
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All Seasons
Ingredients
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 13 g fresh yeast
- 1.5 cups water (warm)
- 1 tsp sugar
- 9 g salt
- 1 tsp extra virgin olive oil
- as needed semolina (a sprinkle before baking)
Tools
- Dough Scraper
- Water Sprayer
Steps
Prepare the quick bread loaves!
Dissolve the crumbled yeast in the water, add the sugar, and stir to activate the rising process.
In a mixer or bowl, add the previously sifted flour and gradually add the water in which you dissolved the yeast, then add a teaspoon of extra virgin olive oil and, lastly, the salt.
The dough will be soft and sticky, and it’s perfect like this!!!
Sprinkle a bit of flour over the dough, cover with plastic wrap, and let it rise for one hour/ one and a half hours in a warm, dry place.
After the rising time, preheat the oven to 446°F.
Transfer the dough to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and floured.
Divide the dough into three parts, using a dough scraper, and form 3 loaves, spacing them well apart.
Spray each loaf with water, sprinkle semolina on each one, then bake for about 25/30 minutes or until the bread is golden and crunchy.
Easy, quick, and so delicious!
Try my quick bread recipe and enjoy your meal!
Advice, Storage
Ensure the water is warm, not too hot, otherwise it might damage the yeast.
Store the bread in a paper bag to keep it fresh longer.
FAQ (Questions and Answers)
Can I use dry yeast instead of fresh yeast?Yes, you can replace fresh yeast with 4 g of dry yeast.
Can I make rolls instead of loaves?Yes! If you prefer rolls, divide the dough into 8-10 balls, shape the rolls, and follow the same procedure.
My bread is too flat, how can I make it rise better?
If the dough doesn’t rise properly, it could be due to room temperature. Try letting it rise in a warm place, perhaps inside the turned-off oven with the light on, to encourage growth.
