Easy No-Yeast Kefir Bread

Quick and very simple, from cheap products! Kefir bread without yeast will delight you with its extraordinary aroma and airy crumb. You can add any spices, seeds, of your choice to the dough for it. Anyone can handle this type of baking on the first try!
cook time: 1h 20 min
Maya Lindell
Easy No-Yeast Kefir Bread

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

219
Calories
4g
Fat
34g
Carbs
8g
Protein

Ingredients (8 portions)

Basic:

Salt 1 tsp
Sugar 1 tsp
Wheat flour 300 g
Caraway 1 tsp
Soda 0.5 tsp
Sunflower seeds (fried) 2 tbsp
Kefir 300 ml

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to make kefir bread without yeast? Prepare your ingredients. I recommend taking thicker kefir. In addition to the main ingredients, I also added roasted sunflower seeds and cumin. In my opinion, they are very appropriate in this baking. But you can cook without them. Or you can add something else according to your taste.

Step 2

Step 2
Sift the wheat flour through a fine sieve into a deep bowl in which you will knead the dough. This will saturate it with oxygen, which will make the bread more airy and fluffy.

Step 3

Step 3
Add sugar and salt to flour. Mix everything.

Step 4

Step 4
Separately, add soda to kefir and stir thoroughly. Kefir should be at room temperature; to do this, remove it from the refrigerator in advance or warm it up a little in the microwave.

Step 5

Step 5
Pour kefir into the flour mixture and knead into a soft, not very sticky dough, adding flour if necessary. It may take more or less flour. Flour can be very different — focus not on the amount of flour, but on the consistency of the dough. The main thing is not to overdo it, otherwise the crumb will turn out too dense. I added about 50g and with my flour the loaf turned out to be medium dense. If you need a more airy crumb, make sure the dough is soft and slightly sticky

Step 6

Step 6
Pre-fry the seeds in a dry frying pan until a light golden color appears.

Step 7

Step 7
Add roasted sunflower seeds and cumin (optional) to the dough. Knead everything thoroughly so that the additives are evenly distributed throughout the dough.

Step 8

Step 8
Roll the dough into a ball.

Step 9

Step 9
Cover the dough with cling film and leave for 30 minutes at room temperature.

Step 10

Step 10
Form the dough into a loaf and place it on a parchment-lined baking sheet or baking pan.

Step 11

Step 11
Make shallow cuts on top of the dough and sprinkle flour on the surface of the bread. Bake for about 20 minutes at 220°C. Then reduce the temperature to 200°C and bake the bread for about 30 minutes more. Determine the exact baking time and temperature based on your oven.

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