One bite of this fluffy gluten free bread without yeast, and you will want more. This homemade yeast-free bread is so easy to make and makes the best sandwich bread. All you need are a few simple ingredients! There is also a tested vegan version!
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Many of my readers have asked if I could create a yeast-free, gluten-free bread recipe. Many with Celiac and gluten intolerance can also not eat recipes baked with yeast. I hate for people to go without foods they love, so I created this recipe.
This new bread recipe is based on my Gluten-Free Biscuit recipe. The biscuits are so big and fluffy that I knew if I could tweak this recipe, it would make excellent baked gluten free bread.
This bread turned out so fluffy that you would never know it was made without yeast. This gluten-free yeast-free bread recipe is the ultimate sandwich bread! My family devoured this new gluten-free, yeast-free bread in record time!
If you love to bake bread, I have some incredible gluten-free bread recipes for you to make. Gluten free baking has never been easier! Try my Gluten-Free Irish Soda Bread recipe if you want another no-yeast bread recipe.
UPDATE 7/30/25 – This recipe has over 180 comments. I went through each and every one and listed successful reader ingredient substitutions and flour blends below the Ingredient Notes section to help you know what swaps work in this bread recipe.
Ingredient Notes:
For the full list of ingredients and amounts, please go to the recipe card below.
- Gluten-Free Flour Blend – I tested this recipe with King Arthur Measure for Measure, Bob’s Red Mill 1:1, and Cup4Cup. All three blends worked well. You may need to adjust the moisture level by adding more flour or milk, depending on the blend you use. See the Reader-Tested Swaps below for more flour blends that work in this recipe.
- Baking Powder – It is important to use aluminum-free baking powder. Regular baking powder will leave a metallic taste.
- Butter – Use salted or unsalted butter. The butter must be cold. See the Reader-Tested Substitutions below for easy butter swaps.
- Eggs – Use large eggs. See the below Reader Tested Swaps for tested egg-free options.
- Milk – I used Oatly Simple Basic gluten-free oat milk. You can also use another plant-based milk or regular milk. See Reader-Tested Substitutions below for more tested swaps.
You can find the ingredients for this quick bread at any grocery store.
Reader-Tested Substitutions:
Quite a few readers have written to me via the comment section, email, and social media to tell me how this recipe has allowed them to eat bread again and which swaps they used that work. I am adding these to the post because I know these swaps will help so many more of my readers.
Flour Blends:
Namaste, Walmart Great Value, Freee Gluten-Free Bread Flour (Ireland), Pillsbury GF, and Cloud9 GF.
Egg Swaps:
Duck eggs, Flax Eggs (ratio is 1 T flax meal and 3 T water), and Applesauce.
Butter Swaps:
Avocado Oil, Sunflower Oil, Goat Butter, Earth Balance, and Miyoko’s.
NOTE: If you make this bread dairy-free, this bread does not get as golden on top. You can add an egg wash over the top to get a more golden color.
The easiest, efforless (can’t stress that enough), delicious GF bread. I just made it for the first time and felt like making it focaccia style (drowned it in olive oil and rosemary) and it worked!Thank you for the recipe, Fearless Dining!🙂”
Aleksandra B., Pinterest comment.
Step-By-Step Photos and Directions:
Step 1: Add the gluten free flour, baking powder, and salt into a large
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Step 2: Use a cheese grater to shred the cold butter into the dry ingredients.
Step 3: Add the cold milk or non-dairy milk to the bowl.
If you use a stand mixer, you will want to add the eggs and milk to the mixer bowl, then add the flour and cold butter shreds. Use a paddle attachment. Since this dough is wetter than other bread dough recipes, a dough hook doesn’t mix it as well.
Step 4: Mix the wet and dry ingredients into a dough with a large spoon.
Step 5: If you are lining the loaf pan with parchment paper, do this now. If you are not using parchment paper, spray the loaf pan with a gluten free baking spray. Add the dough and spread it out in the pan. The dough should be soft but thick, but not pourable.
👀 Sandi Says: If your bread dough is wetter, add more flour one tablespoon at a time until it looks like my dough photo above.
I like to wet my fingers to smooth the top of the bread out so it isn’t lumpy. Optional: Sprinkle the top of the bread with sesame seeds.
Step 6: Bake the bread at 350º F for 40 to 50 minutes. The actual baking time can vary depending on the size and depth of your loaf pan. The top of the bread will be golden brown. If the bread becomes too dark, cover the loaf with aluminum foil toward the end of baking.
Step 7: Remove the loaf from the oven. Insert a toothpick in the loaf. If the toothpick comes out clean, your bread is finished baking. If you see batter or crumbs, the bread will need to bake a little longer. Carefully remove the bread loaf from the loaf pan and place it on a cooling rack to cool.
Wait until the loaf is thoroughly cooled before you slice the bread. Use a serrated bread knife. This is a great recipe for gluten free sandwich bread.
Tips For Success
1. Use VERY cold butter. Trust me, it is worth it, and this bread recipe is even more amazing.
2. I lined my bread tin with parchment paper, but this is optional. For some reason, my cast-iron loaf pan leaves a little black on my bread. I didn’t want that on this loaf, so I lined the pan to prevent this. 3. I will say it makes lifting the bread out of the pan nice and easy!
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Frequently Asked Questions:
This recipe relies on aluminum-free baking powder to get its rise.
Yes, you read the quantity correctly. This is what gives the bread its rise without yeast.
If you notice an off flavor of metal, this means you did not use aluminum-free baking powder.
Store the bread in an airtight container. I recommend slicing and freezing the bread if you don’t use it all within two days. Gluten free baked goods tend to spoil quickly. I freeze my bread in a freezer bag with wax paper between each slice.
Thank you so much for this recipe! I used King Arthur Measure for Measure because it was what I had. It turned out great! I did have to cook 10 minutes longer that what you recommended. For those who can’t have yeast or added sugar, this is a great bread!”
Cheryl D., Blog comment
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- Use fresh or dried herbs in this Gluten Free Focaccia Bread recipe.
- We love how fluffy these Gluten Free Honey Dinner Rolls turn out. They also make great slider buns.
- This Gluten Free Hawaiian Bread can be made in your bread machine, or baked in the oven.
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The Fluffiest Gluten Free Bread Recipe (No Yeast!)
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups gluten free flour blend * See notes
- 2 tablespoons baking powder Aluminum-free!!
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs
- 5 tablespoons butter Salted or unsalted depending on your preference
- 1 ½ cup milk or non-dairy milk * See notes.
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350º F. Set the oven rack to the middle setting.
- Add 2 ½ cups gluten free flour blend, 2 tablespoons baking powder, and 1 teaspoon salt to a large mixing bowl. Whisk to blend the dry ingredients.
- Use a cheese grater to shred the cold 5 tablespoons butter into the dry ingredients and then add 2 large eggs into the dry ingredients. You can also cut the cold butter into the flour mixture with a pastry blender.
- Add the 1 ½ cup milk or non-dairy milk to the bowl.
- Note: If you use a stand mixer, you will want to add the eggs and milk to the mixer bowl, then add the flour and cold butter shreds. Use a paddle attachment. Since this dough is wetter than other bread dough recipes, a dough hook doesn't mix it as well.
- Mix the wet and dry ingredients into a dough with a large spoon.
- If you are lining the loaf pan with parchment paper, do this now. If you are not using parchment paper, spray the loaf pan with a gluten free baking spray. Add the dough and spread it out in the pan. (I used an 8.5 inch cast iron loaf pan.)
- I like to wet my fingers to smooth the top of the bread out so it isn't lumpy. Optional: sprinkle the top of the bread with sesame seeds.
- Bake the bread at 350º F for 30-35 minutes. The actual baking time can vary depending on the size and depth of your loaf pan. The top of the bread will be golden brown. If the bread gets too dark, you can put a piece of aluminum foil over the loaf towards the end of baking.
- Remove the loaf from the oven. Insert a toothpick in the loaf. If the toothpick comes out clean, your bread is finished baking. If you see batter or crumbs, the bread will need to bake a little longer. Carefully remove the bread loaf from the loaf pan and place it on a cooling rack to cool.
- Wait until the loaf is thoroughly cooled before you slice the bread. Use a serrated bread knife to cut the bread.
Notes
- I tested this recipe with Cup4Cup. Note: Cup4Cup recently changed its flour blend formulation, and it doesn’t behave as the old formulation. I haven’t had a chance to retest this recipe with the new flour blend formulation.
This bread recipe is based on my gluten-free biscuit recipe, and this flour worked the best in that recipe. You can also use other blends; I tested ten different flour blends in my biscuit recipe. - It is critical to use aluminum-free baking powder, or your bread will taste metallic.
- I used Oatly gluten free oat milk to make this recipe. Any milk or non-dairy milk will work.
- To make this bread dairy-free, use plant-based butter like Smart Balance.
- Store in an airtight container. If you don’t eat it in two days, slice and freeze the remaining bread. I store mine in a freezer-safe zipper bag.
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SPECIAL NOTE
Please know that every gluten free flour blend has a different starch to grain ratio. If you use a blend I didn’t test, my rule of thumb is to add more flour if your dough or batter is wet and add more liquid if the dough or batter is too dry!
Nutrition
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Nutritional information is an estimate provided to you as a courtesy. You should calculate the actual nutritional information with the products and brands you are using with your preferred nutritional calculator.
I truly hope you enjoy this recipe. I have been testing and creating gluten-free recipes for over 15 years. Creating gluten-free recipes that do not taste gluten-free is my goal for every recipe. Sometimes I only have to test a new recipe a couple of times, and others it takes multiple times. I do this so you get reliable, delicious results every time!
Yummy and it helped to read the article before.
I am so glad you enjoyed this bread recipe. I try to put a lot of tips in my posts that just don’t fit into the recipe card. I appreciate your recommending reading the post to others.
Hii can this bread be used for making French toast?
Hi, This bread is a little dense compared to yeasted more fluffy recipes. I don’t know if anyone has tried it for French toast yet.
This was very good.
I am so glad you loved it.
I love the recipe but we changed a few things and used a 1 to 1 blend gluten-free, applesauce to replace the eggs and a bit of organic cane sugar and vanilla oats milk.
I topped it with agave and earth balance vegan butter. I have two kids with really bad allergies. (dairy, egg, wheat, peanut, tree nut, sesame seed, lugemes, and Alpha Gal).
I am so sorry about all of your family’s food allergies…on top of alpha gal. That is really rough. I am thrilled you were able to make this recipe work with applesauce. I am sure your comment will help other readers. Thank you.
Thank you for this awesome recipe! I am trying this today with King Arthur brand flour.
My daughter allergies are similar, but she also has oat and sunflower. I would love to know how much Applesauce and sugar you used. We don’t have a safe milk so we will try with water.
Hi Loleeta, I am not sure if Christina will see your note. I did an online search and it seems 1/2 cup equals two eggs. I am not sure if that is the ratio she used, but it should be a good starting point.
Hi, I am in the UK and looking forward to making your bread. Have you done this recipe with Dove Farm gluten free flour?
Also what size loaf tin do i use. 1 lb or 2 lb?
Thank you
Hi Ruth, I used a 1 lb pan. None of my readers have tried this specific recipe with Dove’s Farm, but they have used it in other yeast free recipes like my scones, which leads me to believe that your flour should work well. Keep an eye on the moisture level. Every gluten-free flour blend has a different starch-to-grain ratio. The brand of gluten-free flour you use will affect the moisture of the dough. My rule of thumb is if your batter or dough is too runny, add more flour, and if it is too thick, add more liquids.
My son has autism and is extremely picky!! HE LOVES THIS BREAD! Thank you so so much for this! I doubled the recipe to make a bigger loaf for his sandwiches and I also added 2 tbsp of honey. It gives it just a hint of sweet but hardly to where you can still eat it with whatever.
This makes me so happy. I am familiar with kids on the spectrum and they can sure be challenging to feed. You made my day telling me how much he loved my recipe.
Is aluminum free baking powder a must? I have baking powder with sodium aluminum sulfate.
Hi Jen, Because this bread has no yeast, it needs a lot of baking powder. Regular baking powder will leave a sharp metallic aftertaste, ruining the bread. Aluminum-free will not leave this bad taste.
Im going to try this today. Why aluminum free baking powder?
To get the rise without yeast, I use more baking powder in my yeast-free recipes. If you use a lot of regular baking powder, you will have a bad metallic aftertaste. Aluminum-free baking powder will not have this horrible aftertaste.
Yummy! So easy to stir together quickly! And it smells so good! Thanks, Sandi! 100 STARS from Rochester, NY🥳
I am so glad you loved this recipe. I loved seeing the photos you emailed to me of your loaf of bread!
Hi! Looking to make this today for a cheesy pesto pull apart bread. Can it be made into a round loaf in a Dutch oven?
Hi Erin, I haven’t tried this, and I don’t want to advise on something that I haven’t tested. If you do try this, please come back and let me know how it turns out.