Agege Bread (Easy Homemade Bread ) (2024)

Published: Mar 26, 2015 · Modified: Jun 16, 2019 by Ajoke

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Get your butter out, this fresh from the oven homemade Agege bread would take you to cloud nine!!!

I finally nailed Agege bread recipe. If you think bread- making is a hard job, then think again. This is a foolproof method I found here. I tweaked the recipe a bit, I have made this twice now and I tell you nothing beats homemade bread. The lovely aroma coming out of the kitchen oven would blow your mind away. This is the easiest method to make Nigerian styled Agege bread. You can use wholemeal flour, and adjust the amount of sugar you use for this recipe.

This homemade Agege bread is great for sandwiches, stew, soups, moi moi and akara.

Ingredients

500g strong bread flour or strong plain flour, more for dusting

25g butter (substitute with 2tbsp olive/vegetable oil)

40g sugar (use less or more)

7g fast action dried yeast

280ml warm water

1tsp salt

1 egg for egg wash (optional)

Tips

To make warm water for this recipe, use 100ml of boiling water then add 180ml cold water to make lukewarm water.

Don’t worry when you mix your dough and it is sticky, when making bread, the wetter the dough the better.

You don’t need to activate your yeast if you are using fast-action dried yeast

How to make Agege bread

Melt butter and add to 280ml warm water

In a shallow bowl, add all dry ingredients and mix together

Stir butter and warm water mixture into the dry ingredients

Put the sticky dough onto a lightly floured plain surface/ worktop and knead for 5 minutes. Add more flour if needed but don’t add too much. Knead till dough is no longer sticky but stretchy.

Oil or butter a loaf tin and put the dough in the tin making sure all areas are covered

Preheat oven at 200C/392F

Cover with a clean kitchen towel or use a big plastic bag to cover the dough and leave to proof for an hour or more till the dough doubles in size/ fill the size of the tin

Egg wash bread if you choose (I did because I wanted a shinning finishing)

Bake bread for 30-35 minutes until the top is golden brown

My lil one approved too...

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5 from 3 votes

Agege Bread

If you think bread making is a hard job, then think again! I can’ tell you how many times I have made this now. Homemade bread is the best.This is my go-to Agege bread recipe, it is easy to make and best of all bromate free. This bread is better than what you get from the shops

Prep Time15 minutes mins

Cook Time30 minutes mins

proofing time1 hour hr

Total Time45 minutes mins

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: British, Nigerian

Keyword: agege bread, easy bread recipe, homemade bread

Servings: 4

Author: Ajoke

Ingredients

500 g strong bread flour or strong plain flour more for dusting
25 g butter substitute with 2tbsp olive/vegetable oil
40 g sugar use less or more
7 g fast action dried yeast
280 ml warm water
1 tsp salt
1 egg for egg wash optional

Instructions

Melt butter and add to 280ml warm water (or milk)
In a shallow bowl, add all dry ingredients and mix together
Stir butter and warm water mixture into the dry ingredients
Put the sticky dough onto a lightly floured plain surface/ worktop and knead for 5 minutes. Add more flour if needed but don’t add too much. Knead till dough is no longer sticky but stretchy.
Oil or butter a loaf tin and put the dough in the tin making sure all areas are covered
Preheat oven at 200C/392F
Cover with a clean kitchen towel or use a big plastic bag to cover the dough and leave to proof for an hour or more till the dough doubles in size/ fill the size of the tin
Egg wash the top of the risen dough if you want (I did because I wanted a shinning finishing)
Bake bread for 30-35 minutes or until the top is golden brown. Leave bread to cool or serve immediately

Notes

Tips

To make warm water for this recipe, use 100ml of boiling water then add 180ml cold water to make lukewarm water.
Don’t worry when you mix your dough and it is sticky, when making bread, the wetter the dough the better.
You don’t need to activate your yeast if you are using fast-action dried yeast

You won't be able to resist finishing your Agege bread all at a goonce it is done, well I couldn't.

Here are some yummy recipes to enjoy with Agege bread

Egg Sauce

Moi Moi

Egg Stew

Corned Beef Stew

Ewa Agayin

Avocado Egg Salad

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Comments

Banke says
January 23, 2021 at 3:19 pm
Just tried this! First time ever getting a bread recipe right! Absolutely lovely. Thanks a lot for all you do!!!
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Peace says
July 16, 2020 at 8:23 am

Thanks for the recipe, I tried mine today. And I enjoyed it.
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Roseline says
May 11, 2020 at 10:35 am
Weldon and thank you for this ma’am. I noticed you didn’t add baking powder to the bread. Any reason for that and won’t the bread be hard? Thank you ma’am.
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- Ajoke says
  May 11, 2020 at 9:36 am
  Hi Roseline, thank you for your comment. No, you dont need baking powder as you would be using yeast. Thank you
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Dejay says
March 27, 2020 at 3:47 pm
I am dying to try this but I noticed you said to preheat the oven at step 6 while the bread is proofing/rising for 1 hour.
Will the oven be left to preheat for one hour? That seems like a long time to preheat oven. Please can you clarify?
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- Ajoke says
  March 28, 2020 at 2:03 pm
  Hello Dejay, the most important thing is to have a well-heated oven before baking the bread, you could do 15 minutes to half an hour. Do let me know how it turns out
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Susan A says
February 11, 2020 at 6:41 pm

Hiya! This recipe is fantastic! I have been looking for a good agege bread recipe for so long! Ah! This baked really well - I double the recipe to make two loves and added 1/2 a teaspoon of absorbic acid- I danced with joy when I ate my first bit! Thank you thank you!
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- Ajoke says
  February 13, 2020 at 11:23 pm
  Hi Susan, thank you so much for your feedback, I am glad you loved the recipe!
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Bukie says
August 02, 2018 at 3:08 pm
I'll definitely try this soon and I'll definitely give feedback. Also can I substitute the water for milk?
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- Ajoke says
  August 02, 2018 at 3:39 pm
  Yes you can use a mixture of water and milk. I made some today and I added 50ml of evaporated milk and melted butter to my warm water(300ml in total)
  kindly let me know how it turns out. Thanks
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@dheevahair says
July 09, 2018 at 11:39 pm
Wow...I'm definitely trying this out. Looks yummy...well done!
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- Ajoke says
  July 13, 2018 at 10:54 pm
  Thank you, do let me know how it turns out
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Adewunmi Peter says
March 30, 2018 at 1:33 am
I will send you the pix
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Adewunmi Peter says
March 30, 2018 at 1:30 am
This was just so easy and super.
Thanks a lot.
Thou I made mine into burns and it was inviting.
Good Job.
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- Adewunmi Peter says
  March 30, 2018 at 1:32 am
  I will send you the pix
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- Ajoke says
  April 04, 2018 at 10:12 pm
  Thank you for the feedback
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Ruth says
March 20, 2018 at 12:43 pm
Hi, Ajoke, I am very interested in trying out the bread recipe here, but like the earlier person noted, there is no indication whether the 200 degrees is F or C. I went back to check if you updated it on the recipe but I do not see the update. Kindly help. Thanks.
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- Ajoke says
  March 21, 2018 at 12:21 pm
  My bad, I didn't realise I hadn't updated the recipe. It is 200 degrees Celsius. Thanks for your patience and kindly let me know the outcome when you try the recipe.
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Jubemi Omabuwa says
February 06, 2018 at 3:22 pm
My bread came out hard and stone like.... I was so sad. Are there any additional tips you can give because I want to try this again.
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- Ajoke says
  March 01, 2018 at 11:34 am
  I am sorry to hear that, next time you try, make sure the dough is not hard (make it wet) just as described in the recipe. thanks and do keep me updated
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Anfi says
October 25, 2017 at 3:56 pm
Please can you put us cup measurements instead of grams measurements
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- Zain says
  December 20, 2020 at 7:53 pm
  Could we please get a recipe in U.S measurements?
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Ng says
September 20, 2017 at 8:12 am
thanks for d recipe. my question, can banking powder be added to d flour when baking bread??
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- Ajoke says
  December 01, 2017 at 11:24 am
  Hi no you don't need baking powder when making bread. you only need the yeast
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Stacey says
July 21, 2017 at 9:54 am
My bread turned hard, I use a fan assisted oven, would you kindly give me some tips on how I can do this better next time?
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- Ajoke says
  September 08, 2017 at 6:28 pm
  Sorry to hear about the bread Stacey, one the many things I can think of is maybe you added too much flour when kneading your dough or maybe you didn't knead the dough enough
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Ajoke says
June 08, 2017 at 9:18 pm
Thank you
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Judy chris says
February 06, 2017 at 4:16 pm
I will surely try this out. Thanks for making it so easy. Would get back to you
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Dolapo says
December 21, 2016 at 2:18 am
I cant seem to find either strong bread flour or strong plain flour anywhere. Can i use the regular bread flour or all purpose flour for this?
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- Ajoke says
  December 23, 2016 at 12:54 pm
  Yes Dolapo you can use all purpose flour. I used all purpose flour for the recipe
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Dolapo says
December 21, 2016 at 1:47 am
I would like to make this but I don't have a scale. Pls is it possible to give the measurements in cups and tablespoons. Thanks in advance😉
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Ada says
November 19, 2016 at 8:58 pm
Amazing omg I made it today. I am n medical school and I wanted a break. Thanks for this recipe. How can I send you a picture?
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- Ajoke says
  November 19, 2016 at 10:21 pm
  Yay! well done Ada and thanks for the feedback. You can send the picture to my email [emailprotected] or tag me on instagram @myactivekitchen.
  Thanks
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Ajoke says
November 12, 2016 at 4:50 am
Also if am using almond flour, how do I substitute it
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Ajoke says
November 12, 2016 at 4:46 am
Hi namesake, how do I use this recipe with a breadmaker, because I have one . Thanks you
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- Ajoke says
  November 13, 2016 at 3:12 pm
  Hi namesake, I don't use a bread maker but I'm sure it should be easy. Follow the instruction on your bread maker manual. also, I have not tried making bread with almond flour before. Sorry I couldn't be of much help. Thanks for stopping
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Demola says
November 08, 2016 at 9:56 pm
Hi Ajoke, Just so you know, ive been on a 6 year quest in search of THAT agege bread recipe, but nothing comes close to the real deal, so far at least. I am never discouraged to give any new recipe a try, which is why im here. Just to clarify, You said to Preheat Oven at 200 but didnt specify degree C or F, can you tell me which? I dont want to assume.😜.
Thanks in advance!
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- Ajoke says
  November 08, 2016 at 10:14 pm
  Hi Demola, Thanks for stopping by, it is 200 degrees. I will edit the post now
  Do let me know how you get on
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- Demola says
  November 13, 2016 at 3:43 pm
  Sorry to bother you again sis, i was asking about Farenheit or Centigrade, my oven has both.
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- Demola says
  November 14, 2016 at 2:35 pm
  Yes!!!!!!! I did it and it was awesome! wish i could post the photos here!! THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!!!!
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  - Ajoke says
    November 16, 2016 at 1:02 pm
    Yay, good job. thanks for the feedback
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Adaora says
November 05, 2016 at 6:57 pm
What is the baking alternative in the absence of an oven?
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- Ajoke says
  November 13, 2016 at 3:24 pm
  you can use the pot and sand method. thanks
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toye tosin says
June 28, 2016 at 5:50 am
good job,welldone adejoke
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- Ajoke says
  June 28, 2016 at 7:37 pm
  Thank you Toye
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Aishat says
June 19, 2016 at 7:32 pm
I have tried this recipie twice now and it always turn out amazing. It also smell like a Nigeria bakery when baking. Thank you soo much for this recipe.
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- Ajoke says
  June 22, 2016 at 4:49 pm
  Thank you Aishat for the feedback. x
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Rachel says
May 19, 2016 at 5:41 pm
Thanks for this recipe. It was so easy and turned out right. Just wondering why in other recipe's for bread they proof twice? i.e after first rise they punch it down and then allow to rise again, but you didn't do this.
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andre says
April 06, 2016 at 9:24 am
wow ..tnx alot..never knew iy could be made this easy and simple..
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Suzy says
January 16, 2016 at 11:26 pm
Thanks for the recipe
If I have yeast that needs activating how much do I need pls
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- Ajoke says
  January 17, 2016 at 10:25 am
  Hi Suzy, you will need the same amount of yeast used in this recipe. to see how to activate yeast, kindly check other bread post on the blog. thanks
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anne dewandeleer says
December 25, 2015 at 10:09 pm
looks terribly tasty..would love to try it. Thank you for sharing.
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- Ajoke says
  December 29, 2015 at 12:44 pm
  You are welcome Anne
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Ikeneche Ifeyinwa Christiana says
October 17, 2015 at 6:09 pm
I love what am seeing. they are very lovely. yummy yummy
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- Ajoke says
  October 20, 2015 at 8:45 pm
  Thank you
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  - Peter says
    September 05, 2018 at 2:35 pm
    Thanks for this I never I knw that bread baking could be so easy like this
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Omope says
March 28, 2015 at 7:54 am
🍞 making made easy! I'll sure try my hands on this ASAP.
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- Ajoke says
  April 03, 2015 at 11:34 am
  please do and kindly feedback.x
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Lade says
March 26, 2015 at 12:31 pm
Never knew bread making could be this easy. hmnn we learn everyday, thanks for this
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- Ajoke says
  April 05, 2015 at 9:44 pm
  happy to help and thanks for stopping by
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