Easy skillet bread recipe! This simple recipe takes just 6 pantry staple ingredients and makes a loaf of light and fluffy bread.
Whether you’re intimidated by yeast and looking for a good beginner recipe or just looking for an easy recipe, this is the recipe for you!
This simple skillet bread recipe only takes about 90 minutes total, and it’s made with 6 basic ingredients. The hands-on time for this recipe is minimal, and most of the time is just rising or bakign time.
And the recipe makes delicious, fluffy white bread. I serve this as a table bread and just serve it right out of the skillet at dinner.
How to make skillet bread
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook, stir the water, honey, and yeast together. Let mixture sit for 5-10 minutes, or until foamy.
Add part of the flour, olive oil, and salt. Knead on low, continuing to add flour 1/4 cup at a time until it forms a soft, smooth dough that clears the sides of the bowl.
Once it forms the dough, continue to knead for 5 minutes on low.
Cover and let rise for 30 minutes.
Form the dough into a tight ball and place in a cast iron skillet. Cover and let rest for 30 minutes.
Just before you place the bread in the oven cut two slits width-wise and one lengthwise. Bake. The bread will brown quickly toward the end of the baking time, so keep an eye on it.
Tips
- Water: If you don’t have a thermometer, feel the water. It should feel a little warmer than bath water but shouldn’t feel uncomfortably warm. If it’s too hot for you, it will be too hot and could kill the yeast.
- Oil: I like to use olive oil in this recipe. Another neutral oil should work in place of the olive oil.
- Flour: I haven’t tested this recipe with all-purpose or another type of flour.
- Cast iron skillet: I’ve only used a cast iron skillet to bake this bread.
- After baking, I lightly brush the outside of the bread with butter and lightly sprinkle it with sea salt. It’s optional, but the butter does help to keep the crust soft.
How to serve this bread
How to serve this breadSince this bread is soft and fluffy, it’s great spread with butter. Though it isn’t crusty, this bread is also delicious dipped in olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
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Skillet Bread
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups warm water (105–115 degrees)
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 2 ¼ teaspoons active dry yeast
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 ½ - 4 cups bread flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons salt
Instructions
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook, stir the water, honey, and yeast together.
- Let mixture sit for 5-10 minutes, or until foamy.
- Add 2 ½ cups of flour, olive oil, and salt.
- Knead on low, continuing to add flour 1/4 cup at a time until it forms a soft, smooth dough that clears the sides of the bowl.
- Once it forms the dough, continue to knead for 5 minutes on low.
- Cover and let rise for 30 minutes.
- Form the dough into a tight ball and place in a cast iron skillet.
- Cover and let rest for 30 minutes.
- Toward the end of the second rising time, set your oven rack to the lower middle position and preheat oven to 400F.
- Just before you place the bread in the oven cut two slits width-wise and one lengthwise.
- Bake for 12-20 minutes. The bread will brown quickly toward the end of the baking time, so keep an eye on it.
- OPTIONAL: I brush a little melted butter over the baked bread and sprinkle sea salt on top.
Notes
- Water: If you don't have a thermometer, feel the water. It should feel a little warmer than bath water but shouldn't feel uncomfortably warm. If it's too hot for you, it will be too hot and could kill the yeast.
- Oil: I like to use olive oil in this recipe. Another neutral oil should work in place of the olive oil.
- Flour: I haven't tested this recipe with all-purpose or another type of flour.
- Cast iron skillet: I've only used a cast iron skillet to bake this bread.
- After baking, I lightly brush the outside of the bread with butter and lightly sprinkle it with sea salt. It's optional, but the butter does help to keep the crust soft.
- Nutrition values are estimates.
Nutrition Information
Rob says
Made it with bread flour this time and it came out twice as good as it did when I used all purpose flour. This is a fantastic recipe.
Kate says
Thank you! And thanks for sharing your note about using bread flour!
Kristen Ware says
Easy and delicious!
Kate says
Thank you!
anne says
I have made bread in a skillet in the past, however this recipe is the best. The bread was fluffy but hearty. I will be making this bread again !Yum
Kate says
Thank you! I’m so glad that you liked it!
Shelley W says
It’s a little sweet for me. Can I cut back on the honey. Otherwise it’s absolutely delicious. I did use all purpose flour instead of bread flour and it worked out great. Making more today!
Kate says
Glad you liked it! You could try cutting it to 1 tablespoon of honey. The sugar in the honey helps to feed the yeast and encourages rising, so you won’t want to eliminate it altogether.
Elle says
Very yummy! This is a great recipe!
Rob says
Made it with all purpose flour and it turned out great. I will use bread flour next time to compare. Fast, easy, and not a lot of cleanup love it.
Kate says
Thank you! Glad that it worked out well for you!
Shel says
This recipe is super easy and perfect! Came out better than I anticipated! So good!
Kate says
Thank you! I’m glad you liked it!
Suzanne says
No where did it say to grease the pan and my bread was stuck to the pan…disappointing!
Kate says
The reason that the recipe doesn’t call for you to grease the pan is because the recipe calls for using a cast iron skillet. A properly seasoned cast iron skillet shouldn’t need to be greased before use. Furthermore, using nonstick cooking sprays can ruin cast iron.
megan says
This was a brilliant recipe! Thank you so much :) can these be freezed so I can do them in bulk?
Kate says
Thank you so much! I don’t see any reason why the bread couldn’t be frozen.
Beth says
My kids LOVED this bread! It was soft, fluffy and delicious. The kids are already asking for another loaf.
Kate says
Yay!! I’m so glad to hear that!
Jane Abernathy says
I don’t have a stand mixer.
Kate says
You can mix this bread by hand. You’ll just need to add additional kneading time.
Kelsey says
Love! Soft bread was easy to make.
Kate says
Thanks! =)