Is there anything that makes a house feel more like a home than the aroma of freshly baked bread? I absolutely love having homemade bread anytime I want it, still warm from the oven. But who has hours to wait for bread dough to rise? Not this busy mom!
That’s why I rely on my easy 20-minute bread dough recipe. It lets me whip up fresh dough fast, so I can enjoy that hot-from-the-oven homemade bread taste in under an hour. No more cold sliced loaves from the store for this girl!
I’ll be honest – I used to pop open a tube of refrigerated dough on busy weeknights. It was so easy to spread onto a sheet for pizza or shape into rolls. But once I perfected this fast homemade dough, I was hooked!
The flavor of bread made from scratch is on a whole different level. And with my shortcut recipe, it’s just as easy as the store-bought stuff. The key is using instant yeast so the dough doesn’t require proofing. Genius, right?
In the short time it takes my oven to preheat, I can mix up a bowl of pillowy bread dough. I just whisk together the yeast, sugar, oil and water to get things going. After adding in the flour and salt, I knead it briefly til the dough is smooth. That’s it – ready to shape however I need it!
We love splitting open a fresh loaf for bruschetta, turning it into chewy sandwich bread, or flattening it out for quick homemade pizzas. And nothing beats being able to whip up a batch of soft dinner rolls or breadsticks on busy weeknights.
However you use it, this easy dough recipe gives you fresh baked bread in a snap. No more waiting around for delivery or settling for cold grocery store loaves. I hope it becomes your secret weapon for homemade bread anytime!
Ingredients
- Ingredients:
- 1 packet 2 1/4 tsp instant yeast
- 1 tbsp granulated sugar
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 cup warm water 110°F
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 1/2 cups bread flour
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
Instructions
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In a large bowl, whisk together the yeast, sugar, olive oil, and warm water. Let mixture sit for 5 minutes until foamy.
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In a separate bowl, stir together the bread flour, whole wheat flour and salt.
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Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until combined. Knead dough by hand for 5-7 minutes until smooth and elastic, adding more bread flour 1 tbsp at a time if needed to reduce stickiness.
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Cover bowl with a damp towel and let dough rest for 10 minutes. Dough is now ready to use.
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Shape as desired for baking – loaf pan, rolls, pizza crust, etc. Bake as recipe directs.
