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Creating your own bread is simpler than you might imagine! My straightforward recipes will lead you through the entire process of working with yeast, resulting in delectable homemade bread from scratch. Anyone can bake bread or sweet breads -- I'll show you how with my easy step-by-step recipes.ย 

Imagine sinking your teeth into this 4 ingredient soda bread, these easy yeast rolls for beginners, or these decadent gooey cinnamon rolls.ย 

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Loaf of cranberry walnut no knead bread on cooling rack with fresh cranberries and walnuts.

Overnight No Knead Recipe for Cranberry Nut Bread

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Best Easy High Altitude Banana Bread Recipe

Easy and Quick Pizza Dough Recipe with dough on floured surface square.

Easy No Rise Pizza Dough Recipe

A basket filled with homemade yeast rolls.

Homemade Yeast Rolls Recipe

Bavarian pretzels, giant-sized on a cutting board.

Easy Bavarian Pretzel Recipe (Laugenbrezel)

Irish soda bread with wedge removed, buttered with Irish butter.

Easy Traditional Irish Soda Bread Recipe (4 Ingredients)

Ooey-gooey cinnamon rolls in a pan slathered with frosting with a bowl of frosting nearby.

Copycat Cinnabon Cinnamon Rolls

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French bread sliced on a cutting board with butter behind.

Homemade French Bread Recipe

Homemade French bread thatโ€™s soft inside, golden outside, and perfectly chewyโ€”ready in about 2 hours! This beginner-friendly recipe makes two loaves using

Slices of lemon blueberry bread on parchment.

Lemon Blueberry Loaf Recipe

With just 15 minutes of prep, this Lemon Blueberry Bread is the result of countless test batches to achieve the perfect balance of bright citrus, sweet

Beautiful round, braided Challah bread with salt and rosemary on top.

Traditional Challah Recipe + Video

Soft, golden, and rich with tradition, this Challah bread is easier to make than you might thinkโ€”and absolutely worth it. Whether youโ€™re baking for Shabbat, a

Two halves of a sourdough discard English muffin slathered in butter with more in the background.

English Muffin (Sourdough Discard Recipe)

Ever wonder the secret to achieving those perfect nooks and crannies in homemade English muffins? While most recipes rely solely on yeast, this Sourdough

A crispy, golden crusted loaf of sourdough bread on a bread board.

Basic Sourdough Bread Recipe

Overwhelmed with the idea of baking Homemade Sourdough Bread? This easy overnight recipe is here to make your bread-baking dreams a reality! Perfect for

Sourdough starter growing in a glass jar with a rubber band around it to show growth.

How to make Sourdough Starter

Want to learn how to make sourdough starter? Youโ€™re in the right place! In just a few minutes a day and with only 2 ingredients (flour and water), you can

Fluffy focaccia bread on a wooden cutting board with some sliced off the end.

Rosemary Focaccia Bread Recipe

If homemade bread seems intimidating, this easy Focaccia Bread will change that! Even for beginners, itโ€™s easy to make with olive oil, rosemary, and flaky sea

Sourdough discard banana bread sliced on a breadboard with sliced bananas nearby.

Best Sourdough Discard Banana Bread Recipe

Make the best Sourdough Discard Banana Bread with this easy step-by-step recipe! Perfectly moist, rich in flavor, and naturally enhanced by the tangy depth of

Square image of pan of warm, sweet southern cornbread with honey and butter.

Easy Old Fashioned Cornbread Recipe

You will fall in love with our sweet, old fashioned cornbread recipe! Made from scratch with a slightly sweet and tender crumb. A Marie Callender's cornbread

A loaf of rhubarb bread on cutting board with a few slices.

Rhubarb Bread with Cinnamon Streusel Topping

Got 10 minutes? Whip up this easy Rhubarb bread recipe. An old-fashioned quick bread recipe using spring rhubarb. It is a sweet, tangy, tender, and tasty sweet

A serving of cinnamon roll bread pudding on a plate, with casserole dish behind and bread pudding sauce.

Easy Cinnamon Roll Bread Pudding Recipe

Turn leftover cinnamon rolls into a scrumptious cinnamon roll bread pudding in a snap! We love this leftover cinnamon roll bread pudding - start the

Guinness Irish brown bread on cutting board with slices smeared with Irish butter.

Best Guinness Irishย Brown Bread Recipe

If you're looking for an authentic Irish recipe to serve on St. Patrick's Day, look no further than Guinness Bread. An Irish brown bread that is easy to

An apple cinnamon roll served on plate with apples.

Best Apple Pie Filled Cinnamon Rolls Recipe (Homemade)

These apple pie filled cinnamon rolls are decadent, fruity, and made entirely from scratch. Ooey, gooey cinnamon rolls with apple pie filling are worth the time

Fluffy biscuit with cinnamon honey butter melting onto small cutting board.

2-Ingredient Biscuits Recipe

Whip up soft, fluffy 2-ingredient biscuits in minutes! Learn how to use self-rising flour or create your own with pantry staples. Perfect for breakfast, snacks,

Irish brown soda bread recipe on cutting board with a few pieces sliced, butter in background.

Traditional Irish Brown Bread Recipe

Bake up a loaf of authentic Irish Brown Breadโ€”hearty, nutty, and made the traditional way with simple, wholesome ingredients. This no-yeast recipe has been a

Image of Irish soda bread with butter and text overlay that says 90 best bread recipes for soup.

The Best Bread Recipes for Soup

Iโ€™ve gathered more than 90 of the best breads for soup from my kitchen and trusted bloggers! Bringing you top recipes Iโ€™ve perfected after decades of bread

Pretzel bites in basket with pretzel salt around, for air fryer or oven baked pretzel bites.

Easy Pretzel Bite Recipe

Craving the ultimate pretzel bites recipe? These homemade, chewy pretzel bites are quick, easy, and absolutely delicious! Whether you bake them in the oven or

Loaf of healthy chocolate chip banana bread in parchment paper on cooling rack.

Healthy Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

Sweetened with maple syrup and ripe bananas, this recipe for Healthy Chocolate Chip Banana Bread cuts the refined sugar and gluten without losing the delicious

Sliced loaf of strawberry bread on pretty platter with fresh strawberries.

Healthy Strawberry Bread

Healthy strawberry bread is packed with fresh strawberries and made a bit healthier with gluten free almond and oat flours, sweetened with maple syrup (refined

Two images, Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Biscuits, a. drop biscuits, b. skillet biscuit.

Red Lobster Cheddar Biscuits (biscuits & skillet bread)

A better than Red Lobster Cheddar Biscuits recipe, this copycat recipe is so easy to make, ready in about 20 minutes! Make them as biscuits or bread in a cast

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