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Today I'm sharing with you 14 cast iron skillet bread recipes. Whether on the stove top or in the oven, you'll find a variety of delicious homemade bread recipes for your next meal.
If you haven't baked bread in a cast iron skillet before, you must give it a try. Baking in cast iron gives your bread a beautiful, crunchy, golden crust. Plus, bread releases seamlessly from a well-seasoned cast iron pan, making cleanup a breeze.
Cast iron also makes for a beautiful presentation for your homemade bread. Transfer your skillet directly from the oven to the table for serving.
If you don't yet own a cast iron pan, I highly recommend buying one ASAP! They get better and better as they age. A well-seasoned, properly maintained cast iron skillet will last a lifetime.
What kind of cast iron skillet do I need?
I love Lodge cast iron skillets. They're inexpensive, made in the USA, and easy to find locally and on Amazon. Their most popular sizes are the 10-inch and 12-inch skillets (both of which are great for baking bread), though their sizes range from from 3.5 inches to 15 inches.
A 10-inch skillet is a common starter size for cast iron. It's perfect for feeding 2 to 4 family members and can fit a few small steaks or up to four chicken thighs. This smaller size skillet is easy to maneuver in and out of the oven.
A 12-inch skillet is great for cooking family meals and a few large steaks at a time. Keep in mind that a larger skillet is significantly heavier, especially when filled with food, making it harder to move on and off the stove top.
Looking for a quick bread or a yeast bread? You'll find a few of each on this list of cast iron skillet bread recipes.
Cast Iron Skillet Cornbread
A slice of warm cast iron skillet cornbread is the perfect addition to any meal. Using a cast iron skillet gives this tender cornbread a perfectly crunchy and buttery crust.
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Buttery Stovetop Biscuits
No oven needed for these buttery stovetop biscuits, they're cooked in a skillet right on the stovetop.
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Irish Soda Bread
by Belly Full
Irish soda bread is a quick bread that requires no kneading, rising, or waiting. Filled with raisins and a hint of sweetness, this hearty bread almost tastes like a giant biscuit! Enjoy warm from the oven with a slab of butter.
There's nothing better than a slice of homemade jalapeño cheddar cornbread! Made with a handful of staple pantry ingredients, this cornbread turns out tender and buttery with a hint of heat.
This southern-style cornbread is filled with chopped bacon, sweetened with maple syrup, and baked up in a cast iron skillet. The perfect salty and sweet combination!
It's easier thank you think to make your own biscuits from scratch. These southern self rising biscuits are made with self-rising flour, butter, and buttermilk, for an extra flaky, fluffy, and buttery biscuit.
The perfect way to use up those leftover bananas - make a cast iron skillet banana bread! Using a cast iron skillet makes this bread moist and perfectly cooked through in the center.
Looking for something sweet? Give this fresh cranberry skillet cake a try. Like a sweet quick bread, this cranberry cake is moist, tender, and has the perfect balance of tart and sweet flavors.
These homemade cheese stuffed biscuits are the ultimate side dish for your next meal. Buttery biscuits are filled with gooey mozzarella cheese and coated in garlic butter sauce.
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Rustic Cast Iron Skillet Bread – Extra-Large Loaf. This loaf can be baked in a 10.25” or 12” cast iron skillet. I do not recommend using enamel coated cast iron for this recipe if you are baking it on the grill.
But the real magic comes from the cast-iron Dutch oven, the perfect vessel for baking bread. It acts like an oven-within-the-oven, maintaining a high and steady heat that transforms this sticky dough into a gorgeous round loaf with a crisp crust and excellent crumb structure.
Place a cast iron skillet on the bottom rack of the oven. Place the dough on a piece of parchment paper, if using, and carefully set it on the preheated baking stone. Carefully add the boiling water to the cast iron skillet and close the oven door.
You just need a lid to cover it and the proper heat-conducting cast-iron material, and your bread will come out perfectly every time. Size & Shape: Look for a 6- to 7-quart, round Dutch oven. Anything much bigger will cause the bread to spread out and go flat.
Yes, I always preheat my Dutch oven before baking bread dough inside. I've tested using a cold Dutch oven, and I do not get the same oven spring and final loaf volume as when I bake bread dough in a preheated Dutch oven.
Before you bake, make sure to coat your cast iron with nonstick spray. Use a pastry brush to get the oil into the corners or sidewalls of your pan. We recommend using silicone brushes when you're spreading oil on hot, preheated cookware.
If the pan is seasoned properly, you can bake bread in it without any further preparation, as long as it's hot enough. I bake my no knead breads in a cast iron dutch oven all the time, and I've never had one stick to the pan.
Parchment paper can also bring its non-stick convenience to cooking with cast iron. Whether you're baking bread in a Dutch oven or whipping up a pizza in a skillet, there are plenty of ways you can use parchment paper to make the most of your cast-iron cookware.
Preheat the oven to 350 F. Bake bread for about 30-33 minutes, or until golden brown on top. Give the top of a loaf a gentle tap; it should sound hollow. Invert the baked loaves onto a wire cooling rack.
All that to say, if you don't have a Dutch oven yet, a 5.5-quart Dutch oven will set you up for decades of baking. Not too big and not too small, it's the perfect size for baking a large, shareable loaf of bread.
To ensure you get a burst of steam when the dough is put inside the pot, it should be preheated empty for about 30 minutes. Start preheating your pot roughly 30 minutes before your rising dough is ready to bake. Keep in mind the temperature of your kitchen will make a difference in how quickly the dough rises.
The two most popular bread pan sizes are 9×5 and 8½x4½ inches. Both sizes are typically 2½ inches tall. While the difference in sizes seems small, it actually equals a 15% difference in capacity. That can really affect the outcome of your bake—especially in quick breads and those that use less than three cups of flour.
Most home baking recipes call for pans that are between 8 x 4 inches and 9 x 5 inches. If you bake a lot you'll probably have a variety of loaf pans in various sizes on hand, but if not, you should pick up the size pan that is called for in your recipe or scale the recipe to fit the pan you have.
Depending on your menu and number of guests, use a skillet between the 13.25 inch and 15 inch skillet. What is the average skillet size? Our two most popular skillet sizes are the 10.25 inch and 12 inch and fit nicely on standard ranges. If you're ready to feed a crowd, you'll want a larger skillet.
If it's 100% whole-grain, it should bake nicely in the smaller bread pan. If it's a combination whole-grain and white — again, best to select the larger bread pan. A single-loaf recipe using at least 3 3/4 cups flour — white, whole-grain, or a combination — should be baked in the larger 9" x 5" bread pan.
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