Instant Pot French Bread is crusty on the outside and soft and chewy in the center. This is the easiest way to make bread ever!
This homemade bread recipe is delicious. I love soft and savory bread that makes a perfect side dish for so many meals!
Instant Pot French Bread
This homemade bread recipe uses quick rise yeast. Instant yeast helps shorten the rising time for your bread, and gives your French bread that chewy texture.
Why I Love This Recipe
Instant Pot French Bread has a chewy center and a crusty outside, this homemade bread is the perfect dinner side dish.
- Easy to make
- Perfect for picky eaters
- Fills the house with a delicious aroma
This Instant Pot French Bread recipe would go well with my Instant Pot Tomato Feta Pasta recipe. It’s also great with ratatouille!
Ingredients
You only need a few basic ingredients to make this tasty French bread recipe. One quick trip to the grocery store and you will be ready to bake homemade bread.
- quick rise yeast
- warm water, divided
- flour
- salt
- sugar, divided
- oil
- egg white
Substitutions
Olive Oil: Olive oil would give this French bread a delicious taste
Sea Salt: Use sea salt in place of table salt for a little more flavor.
Equipment Needed / Helpful Tools
You only need a few simple tools to make this fresh bread recipe.
- Stand Mixer with dough hook
- Instant Pot or pressure cooker
How to Make Instant Pot French Bread
This recipe may seem overwhelming at first, but these 10 steps make the process to making homemade French bread easy and painless.
Step 1: Bloom your yeast
Mix together in a medium sized bowl yeast and 1/2 cup warm water. Mix well and allow it to sit for 5-10 minutes, or until bubbly.
Step 2: Mix your dry ingredients
Mix together flour, sugar, salt, oil, and remaining water (2 cups).
Step 3: Add the yeast
Once the yeast has bubbled, add in your flour mixture.
Step 4: Prepare your dough
Using a dough hook on a stand mixer, continue to mix the dough for about 5 minutes on a medium speed.
Step 5: Grease your Instant Pot
Grease your instant pot inner lid with some oil to prevent your dough from sticking.
Step 6: Proof your dough
Transfer to the instant pot. Set your instant pot to yogurt mode. Cover with the lid.
Step 7: Knead your dough
At 10 minutes, transfer back to your mixing bowl, and knead for 5 minutes.
Repeat the proofing process
Transfer back to the instant pot. keeping the Instant Pot on yogurt mode. Continue this for a total of 3 times, for 40 minutes.
Step 8: Preheat your oven
Preheat your oven to 425 degrees.
Step 9: Divide your dough
On a cookie sheet, lightly flour the pan. Transfer your dough to the pan and separate into two portions.
Step 10: Egg wash your bread
Form the bread in a long loaf, like a French loaf. Score the top with a knife. Brush with the egg white to allow your bread to brown.
Step 11: Bake your bread
Place your bread in the oven for 10 minutes. Without removing the bread from the oven, turn the oven degrees down to 375 degrees for an additional 20 minutes.
Variations / Options / Add-Ins
Looking for some ways to change up your French bread? Here are some suggestions for you.
Italian Seasoning: Add one tablespoon of Italian seasoning to your dough, for a delicious flavor.
Garlic Butter: Brush garlic butter on the top of your bread when it’s warm to soften your crust and give it some flavor.
Serving Suggestions
Want to know how to serve your Instant French Bread? I’ve got suggestions to help you out.
Serve your Instant Pot French Bread alongside a pasta dish, like this Tuscan Chicken Recipe, for a delicious meal. If you have leftover French Bread it makes for amazing French toast or croutons. It would also go well with this comforting Instant Pot Cheeseburger Soup.
Use your French Bread in this Air Fryer Bread Pudding recipe.
FAQS
Here are the answers to the most commonly asked questions about Instant Pot French Bread.
Store your French bread in an airtight container on the counter for up to three days.
To soften your bread, hold your bread under running cold water for a couple seconds. Return to the oven at 325 degrees, for about 5 minutes or until warm all the way through.
When blooming yeast, your water should be between 110 and 115 degrees.
More Instant Pot Recipes
If you like cooking in the Instant Pot , give these recipes a try:
- Instant Pot Beef Stroganoff
- Instant Pot Chicken Alfredo
- Instant Pot Corn Chowder
- Instant Pot Pumpkin Soup
- Instant Pot Cornbread
Instant Pot French bread Recipe
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Instant Pot French Bread
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Equipment
- Instant Pot
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 tablespoon quick rise yeast
- 2 1/2 cups very warm water divided
- 6 cups flour
- 2 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 tablespoon sugar divided
- 2 tablespoon oil
- 1 egg white
Instructions
- Mix together in a medium sized bowl yeast and 1/2 cup warm water. Mix well and allow it to sit for 5-10 minutes, or until bubbly.
- Mix together flour, sugar, salt, oil, and remaining water (2 cups).
- Once the yeast has bubbled, add in your flour mixture.
- Using a dough hook on a stand mixer, continue to mix the dough for about 5 minutes on a medium speed.
- Grease your instant pot inner lid with some oil to prevent your dough from sticking.
- Transfer to the instant pot. Set your instant pot to yogurt mode. Cover with the lid.
- At 10 minutes, transfer back to your mixing bowl, and knead for 5 minutes. Transfer back to the instant pot keeping it on yogurt mode. Continue this for a total of 3 times, for 40 minutes.
- Preheat your oven to 425 degrees.
- On a cookie sheet, lightly flour the pan. Transfer your dough to the pan and separate into two portions.
- Form the bread in a long loaf, like a French loaf. Score the top with a knife. Brush with the egg white to allow your bread to brown.
- Place your bread in the oven for 10 minutes. Without removing the bread from the oven, turn the oven degrees down to 375 degrees for an additional 20 minutes.
- Enjoy with butter and/or jam!
Nutrition
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