• Test Kitchen-Approved Jump to Recipe Author Notes This focaccia is inspired by the “pizza” focaccia I worship from Liguria Bakery. The one that's topped with tomato sauce and chopped green onions, and...
Our 30 Best Puffy, Fluffy, Ready-for-Butter Yeast Bread Recipes
Any time of day, a warm, fluffy loaf of bread can seemingly fix just about any problem. Whether it be a simple cranberry-hazelnut toast, lathered with a generous smear of cultured (or vegan!) butter for breakfast, or a whole wheat pizza loaded with the season’s freshest ingredients for dinner, bread in any form is sure to put a smile on your face. To celebrate all things gluten and yeast, we’ve gathered 30 of the best yeast bread recipes that go far beyond your average loaf.
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• Test Kitchen-Approved Jump to Recipe Author Notes I based my crust on the pizza recipe in Dorie Greenspan's book, Baking with Julia. I added a little bread flour and milk (thanks to boulangere's advice),...
• Test Kitchen-Approved Jump to Recipe Author Notes No-knead breads feel downright revolutionary the first time you make one. Not just because they take little effort, but when baked in a Dutch oven they...
• Test Kitchen-Approved Jump to Recipe Author Notes This is a variation of cornbread that is light and nutty and nostalgic. I was eating a bag of popcorn at a local farmers market here in DC and I realized...
• Test Kitchen-Approved Jump to Recipe Author Notes Ooey-gooey and finger-lickin good. If you want someone to fall in love with you, make these cinnamon rolls and a really good cup of coffee on a Sunday...
• Test Kitchen-Approved Jump to Recipe Author Notes Get ready. No seriously, take a moment. Because once you meet the croissant loaf—light as air on the inside, layered and crispy on the outside— you’ll...
• Test Kitchen-Approved Jump to Recipe Author Notes Barbari is one of several most popular breads in Iran. There are neighborhood bakeries that bake fresh barbari three times a day for daily meals. A Iranian...
• Test Kitchen-Approved Jump to Recipe Author Notes Salted butter, eggs, milk, and a little sugar enrich this soft brioche loaf. It’s baked until the crust is deeply brown on the outside (seriously—don’t...
• Test Kitchen-Approved Jump to Recipe Author Notes This recipe makes three modest loaves of chewy, tender bread. It’s also probably the easiest yeasted dough you'll ever make: no starter, no sugar, barely...
• Test Kitchen-Approved Jump to Recipe Author Notes A fun thing to do with pretzel dough: Make one big pretzel to serve a crowd! There's really no wrong way to intertwine the strands; just be sure to some...
• Test Kitchen-Approved Jump to Recipe Author Notes While there's a solid line-up of very good swirl breads out there, the first thing you'll notice about Maida's—a "spectacular loaf that deserves some...
• Test Kitchen-Approved Jump to Recipe Author Notes I know what you’re going to say. What parent in her right mind would consider David Chang’s iconic pork buns 1: kid food; and 2: something to be undertaken...
• Test Kitchen-Approved Jump to Recipe Author Notes A specialty of Turin, Piedmont, grissini -- crunchy, long breadsticks -- are usually part of an antipasto or appetizer, where they are served with paper-thin...
• Test Kitchen-Approved Jump to Recipe Author Notes This insanely delicious bread is traditionally made in the last days of October into the first days of November for Mexico's Dia De Los Muertos. There...
• Test Kitchen-Approved Jump to Recipe Author Notes What has made Leila such a famous name in Sweden is her dedication to the traditional food of the country. Though she has explored foods from all corners...
• Test Kitchen-Approved Jump to Recipe Author Notes From Sarah Black's One Dough, Ten Breads, Houghton Mifflin (2016). —blacksbread / flowersandbreadco.com Makes 4 small rectangular loaves, each approximately...
• Test Kitchen-Approved Jump to Recipe Author Notes Of the three recipes for khachapuri I've posted on this site (Classic and Prosciutto/Rosemary), this is my very favorite. The herbs bring such a bright...
• Test Kitchen-Approved Jump to Recipe Author Notes I love good bread. But with all the great bread bakeries we have in Seattle, I was never really motivated to make my own. Until now. Awhile back, my...
• Test Kitchen-Approved Jump to Recipe Author Notes Potato has always been a magical, light-as-air ingredient in bread baking, especially when using leftover cooking water as the liquid in yeast breads....
• Test Kitchen-Approved Jump to Recipe Author Notes I used to make family meal dessert when I was a cook at wd~50. Over time, just making one dessert wasn't enough to satisfy my love of baking, so I started...
• Test Kitchen-Approved Jump to Recipe Author Notes The pletzel is a Jewish flatbread similar to focaccia, normally topped with onion and poppy seeds. It's also referred to as an "onion board." I added...
• Test Kitchen-Approved • Your Best Recipe with a Smarty Pants Trick or Technique Contest Finalist Jump to Recipe Author Notes Wanna impress your guests with the fluffiest dinner rolls ever? Why not double...
• Test Kitchen-Approved Jump to Recipe Author Notes We don’t deviate much from the past when it comes to the DiLaura Christmas morning menu. Since my earliest memories of Santa Claus and pink bikes with...
• Test Kitchen-Approved Jump to Recipe Author Notes This bread dough uses juiced spinach instead of water, for a crisp, chewy loaf that’s secretly packed with veggies. Juice the spinach with the water...
• Test Kitchen-Approved Jump to Recipe Author Notes Dough adapted from Maggie Glezer's Artisan Baking. Inspiration from Jim Lahey. —Nicholas Day Makes 2 rectangular pizzas The Dough • 1 2/3 cups bread...
• Test Kitchen-Approved Jump to Recipe Author Notes I had never had a bialy until I was about 18 years old—and then I ate enough to make up for the 18 years I'd been missing out. Soft and chewy dough with...
• Test Kitchen-Approved • Your Best Recipe with Brown Butter Contest Winner Jump to Recipe Author Notes Leftover butternut squash was the inspiration for this recipe. Nice with a cup of coffee or tea........
• Test Kitchen-Approved • Your Best Recipe with Thanksgiving Leftovers Contest Winner Jump to Recipe Author Notes Stuff your Thanksgiving leftovers into bread dough and surprise your guests the next day...
• Test Kitchen-Approved Jump to Recipe Author Notes This bread is inspired by and adapted from Joanne Chang's fabulous raisin-pecan rolls at Flour Bakery in Boston, a recipe for which is in her first They're...