Get kids into the kitchen and developing measuring and cooking skills.  This no rise bread recipe is quick, easy. Kids will enjoy making it and eating it! This simple homemade bread and butter recipe for kids is the perfect measuring activity to enforce basic math skills in a fun and delicious way.

Homemade Bread Supplies

• ​Warm Water
• Sugar
• Yeast
• Oil
• Flour
• Salt
• Baking Powder
• Parchment Paper​

Homemade Butter Supplies

• marble
• Heavy Cream
• Mason Jar
• Salt

Pre-Baking Discussion Ideas ​

• Has anyone ever baked anything before? What?
• Has anyone ever had homemade bread before?
• Why would we do cooking for STEM?  
  • Science – yeast and ingredients mixing together
  • Technology – cooking
  • Engineering – assembling ingredients
  • Math – Measuring

How to Prepare the Bread

• Hand washing, have everyone wash their hands.  This should go without saying, but sometimes kids need to be reminded of general health and safety procedures.
• After hand washing, the first thing you need to do when we make bread is activate the yeast. The scientific name for the active dry yeast is also known as “sugar-eating fungus.” When the yeast is dry it is dormant like it is sleeping, but when you add water and sugar it wakes up, or becomes active.
• Add 1 ½ Tbsp of yeast to a mixing bowl, add 1 1/4 Cup warm water, then  3 tbsp sugar, let it sit for 5 minutes.

While you wait..Make butter

Fill the mason jar about 1/2 full with heavy cream, add a pinch of salt and a marble. Secure the lid tightly.  Have kids take turns shaking the jar vigorously. When the butter is done it will form a solid mass in the center of the jar. That simple!

Back to the Bread..

Demonstrate the correct way to measure flour.  Then have the children measure out 3 cups of flour. Add 1 tsp of salt ½ tsp of baking powder. Mix together the dry ingredients.
Add the dry ingredients to the active yeast. Mix well for two minutes, make sure to scrape the bottom of the bowl so everything is mixed well.  
Put down some parchment paper and sprinkle the paper with flour. Have kids take the dough out of the bowl and take turns kneading the bread. (add flour as needed)  Knead the dough until it is springy and does not tear when you pull it.

Separate the dough into 8 chunks, have the kids roll the dough into balls.  
Rub just a little oil on the outside of each dough ball.
Bake at 400 for 10-12 minutes.  The rolls are done when they start to brown on top.
Remove the bread from the oven, allow to cool slightly then serve with your homemade butter!

Homemade Bread and Butter Recipe for Kids

1 1/4 C warm water
3 Tbsp sugar
1 1/2 Tbsp yeast
1 Tbsp oil
3 C flour
1 tsp salt
½  tsp baking powder
Parchment paper

Stir water, yeast, sugar and together. Leave for 5 minutes until it becomes frothy on top.  Mix together flour, salt and baking powder. Mix dry ingredients into active yeast.  Knead.  Split dough into 8 and roll into a ball. Brush oil on top of the dough. Bake at 400 degrees for 10-12 minutes.