Honey Wheat Bread: Yeast Free!

This Honey Wheat Bread is made by combining just a few simple ingredients and baked until golden brown. This easy to make, no-knead, no yeast whole wheat bread recipe can be made in less than one hour!

Honey Wheat Bread

This post was originally published on June 4, 2015 and republished on February 23, 2019 with updated content, photos and a video (located in the recipe card). Thanks for watching and sharing.

Let me repeat: no yeast, no knead quick whole wheat bread!

Quick breads, like this one, do away with the yeast and instead use baking soda or baking powder (or a combination of both) as the leavening agent to get a quick rise.

Foods such as muffins, cornbread, scones, biscuits, loaves are all different kinds of quick breads.  In a way, it’s the fast food version of bread! 

Another great example of a quick bread Irish Soda Bread. If you like caraway seeds, you are going to love this soda bread recipe.

You won’t believe how easy it is to make this homemade wheat bread. Just three easy steps. Are you ready?

How to Make Honey Wheat Bread:

The first thing we are going to do is either grease and flour or spray non-stick spray in a 9 x 5 (2L) loaf pan. It is important to get your pan ready before you begin this recipe as the baking soda will start reacting as soon as it comes into contact with the dry ingredients. 

Set the pan aside while we measure and combine the ingredients.

In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the whole wheat flour, baking soda and salt. Take a few minutes to properly whisk these ingredient to ensure even distribution of the baking soda. Set it aside while we combine the wet ingredients.

In another large mixing bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, olive oil and honey.

Add the liquid ingredient to the dry ingredients and with a wooden spoon stir to combine. You will notice that the mixture comes together very quickly.

Do not over mix. 

Immediately transfer the batter in a 9 x 5 loaf pan. As an optional step, sprinkle the top of the loaf with about one tablespoon of sunflower seeds. 

The last thing to do is to place the pan in a preheated oven at 300℉ (150ºC) for about 55 minutes. 

Once you remove the bread from the oven, allow to cool down on a wire rack for 10 minutes before removing your freshly made bread from the pan. 

Cool completely before slicing.

Tips, Tricks and Recipe Notes:

• Preheat your oven to the right temperature..
• Properly whisking together your dry ingredients ensures even distribution of the baking soda or baking powder, which will in turn ensure a uniform rising in your bread.
• Do not over stir; combine wet and dry and stir until moistened…resist the urge to keep stirring.
• The minute you combine your wet and dry ingredients, immediately place the mixture in your pan and in the oven. The “lifting” component of the soda (which is really the carbon dioxide) starts reacting as soon as it’s in contact with the wet ingredients.

Origins of the recipe for Honey Wheat Bread:

This quick whole wheat bread recipe is from my collection of recipe booklets from Robin Hood. Does anyone remember those?  I’ve had this recipe for years but I never got around to trying it until recently.

To be honest, I had some whole wheat flour that was expiring and I finally remembered I had tagged this recipe. It was so good that I’ve already made it 3 times this week. I actually had to go buy more whole wheat flour!

As usual, I’ve made a couple of changes: I decreased the amount of salt and I used olive oil in the recipe.

If you are expecting a light airy bread, this is not the recipe for you. This quick whole wheat honey bread provides a crumb which is dense and soft and, you know what, it works! I am enjoying mine right now, toasted and with a little bit of homemade chunky applesauce – yum!

It only takes 5 minutes of prep time and less than one hour in the oven!

Are you ready to try this quick whole wheat bread recipe?

THANKS SO MUCH for following and being part of the She Loves Biscotti community where you will find Simple & Tasty Family-Friendly Recipes with an Italian Twist.

Ciao for now,

Maria

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Honey Wheat Bread

This no yeast, quick whole wheat honey bread provides a crumb which is dense & soft that is just great toasted! This recipe is really too simple not to try.

Course snack/breakfast

Cuisine American

Keyword honey bread, honey wheat bread, no yeast bread, quick bread

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 55 minutes

Total Time 1 hour

Servings 10 servings

Calories 202 kcal

Author Maria Vannelli RD (shelovesbiscotti.com)

Ingredients

• 3 cups whole wheat flour 478 grams
• 2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups buttermilk or sour milk
• 1/4 cup honey
• 2 tablespoons olive oil

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 300℉ (150ºC).

2. Spray 9" x 5" (2 L) loaf pan with non-stick spray.

3. In a very large mixing bowl, whisk together the whole wheat flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.

4. In a medium bowl, whisk buttermilk, honey and oil together.
5. Combine this mixture to the dry ingredients and mix only until combined with wooden spoon.
6. Place batter in a pan.
7. Bake for approximately 55 minutes or until done.

8. Remove from oven and let cool on a wire rack for about 10 minutes before removing bread from pan. Cool completely before slicing.

Recipe Video

Recipe Notes

• Preheat your oven to the right temperature..
• Properly whisking together your dry ingredients ensures even distribution of the baking soda or baking powder, which will in turn ensure a uniform rising in your bread.
• Do not over stir; combine wet and dry and stir until moistened...resist the urge to keep stirring.
• The minute you combine your wet and dry ingredients, immediately place the mixture in your pan and in the oven. The "lifting" component of the soda (which is really the carbon dioxide) starts reacting as soon as it's in contact with the wet ingredients.

Please keep in mind that the nutritional information provided below is just a rough estimate and variations can occur depending on the specific ingredients used. 

*Recipe adapted from Robin Hood

Nutrition Facts

Honey Wheat Bread

Amount Per Serving (1 serving)

Calories 202 Calories from Fat 45

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 5g 8%

Saturated Fat 1g 5%

Cholesterol 5mg 2%

Sodium 328mg 14%

Potassium 199mg 6%

Total Carbohydrates 35g 12%

Dietary Fiber 3g 12%

Sugars 9g

Protein 6g 12%

Vitamin A 1.6%

Calcium 6.7%

Iron 7.4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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