Soft, easy unleavened recipe bread with a satisfying texture and pure, unadorned taste, making it a excellent option when you’re short on time or during religious celebrations like Passover. This quick bread requires no waiting for dough to rise, and it’s made with just 3 simple ingredients. Best of all, you can easily modify the recipe to suit your taste by adding herbs or spices, giving you a versatile and delicious bread for any occasion.

What is Unleavened Bread?
Unleavened bread is a type of bread made without yeast or other leavening agents, which prevents it from rising during baking and make it quick to prepare, and it’s often a flat and can be cracker-like or soften as this recipe below. Unleavened bread is usually associated with religious celebrations such as Easter and the Eucharist, and has deep historical roots dating back to ancient cultures, and holds symbolic significance in various traditions. However, if you are interested in learning more about unleavened bread , you can visit this article.
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Why You’ll Love This Easy Unleavened Bread Recipe
- Easier than you ever thought possible.
- Soft and Chewy crust.
- No special tools, just a mixing bowl, wooden spatula and a skillet.
- Only 3 ingredients needed.
- You decide the additional ingredients as you prefer.

Ingredients Needed for Unleavened Bread
Making yeast-free bread is easier than you think. With just a few basic ingredients, you can make a soft, chewy loaf of bread that you can eat in a variety of ways. Here’s a list of ingredients as well as additional ingredients you may want to add:
- Flour: You can use any type of flour in this recipe. Both all-purpose flour and bread flour will produce a softer, chewier bread. While other types of flours can affect the texture and flavor of the bread depending on their ingredients. Check out this article to learn more about flour types and how they affect bread.
- Salt: Salt is an essential and necessary nutrient as well as an essential ingredient to enhance the flavor of bread. I recommend coarse salt, such as coarse sea salt, which work great with any bread recipe.
- Water: Water is necessary for the dough to come together. I use room-temperature water, but you can use milk or yoghurt as a substitute, as in this Turkish flatbread recipe.
Additional Ingredients You Can Use
as i mentioned in the basic bread ingredients used in this recipe you can use milk and yogurt. Also you can add additional ingredients such as herbs like rosemary, thyme, parsley and oregano which add a nice herby flavored on the final result. The butter and olives add a glossy finish to the bread and flavors. Whatever optional ingredients you’d like to add to this recipe for unleavened bread, you can.
How to Make Unleavened Bread Recipe in 3 Steps
- Mix the dough ingredients together. The dough will seem very sticky at first, but when you add the second amount of flour, it will come together nicely and be easy to shape later.
- Shape the dough into a circle. You can also shape all the dough into one or 2 longer loaves if you prefer, but you should bake them in the oven. If you don’t have a rolling pin, you can shape your dough by hand, use olive oil which can make it easier to roll it.
- Bake until a golden brown circle appears in the loaf, about 3 minutes on each side. If you shape it into a long loaf, you should bake it in the oven for about 20-25 minutes, but keep in mind that baking bread in the oven can change the final texture of the bread.


Just look at those golden brown circles on the loaves! Reminds me of Turkish Bazlama.
How to Serve Unleavened Bread
Unleavened bread is versatile and pairs well with both savory and sweet toppings. You can enjoy it with dips like hummus, tzatziki sauce, or even olive oil and herbs for a Mediterranean touch. For a sweet snack or dessert, drizzle with honey and spread with your favorite jam. Plus, it’s ideal as a flatbread for sandwiches, making it an ideal base for dishes like Adana kebab or wraps.
Can I Make Unleavened Bread Gluten-free?
You can definitely do this, just replace the all-purpose flour with a gluten-free flour such as rice, almond, or sorghum flour and keep all the recipe instructions the same.
How to Store Unleavened Bread
Due to the lack of yeast, unleavened bread tends to dry out more quickly than leavened bread. Therefore, it’s best to eat it fresh, but if you need to store it, wrap it tightly in plastic wrap or a plastic bag for up to 2 days at room temperature, or refrigerate for up to 5 days. For longer storage, unleavened bread can be frozen for up to 2 months.
Can I Bake Unleavened Bread Instead of Cooking it on a skillet?
Absolutely, you can bake unleavened bread in the oven at 450 °F (230 °C) for 20-25 minutes. But keep in mind that the result will be a crispier, drier bread. I recommend shaping the bread into a long loaf when baking it in the oven.

Unleavened Bread
Ingredients
- 4 Cups All Purpose Flour
- 2 Cups Water
- 1 ½ Tsps Sea Salt
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, add the water, sea salt, and 3 cups of the all-purpose flour and mix with a wooden spoon for 2 minutes, when the dough becomes consistent and sticky, add the rest of the flour in two batches and continue mixing for another 2 minutes, until the dough comes together and gets a little firmer.
- Place the dough on your work surface and roll it into a ball. Divide the ball into 6 equal pieces and roll them into a ball.
- Preheat the skillet over medium heat.
- Take a ball of dough and roll it out to 7-8 inches in diameter, then place it in the pan and bake for 3 minutes on each side, and use a slotted turner to flip it over. When golden brown circles appear in the loaf, remove the loaf from the pan, place it on a plate and cover it with a napkin to keep it warm.
- Repeat with the rest of the dough balls.