Breadmaking Recipes and Tips

By Lauren Titus / Photography By | Last Updated March 27, 2020
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sourdough starter
Learn how to make a sourdough starter and other delicious bread recipes.

Breadmaking is a useful and much appreciated skill to acquire. Hesitant to work with yeast? Try your hand at quick breads for satisfying results. Here are some ways to get started making bread at home, including tips on how to create a sourdough starter. There are also recipes for how to use leftover bread, a yummy way to reduce food waste.

 

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Pane Siciliano

pane sisiliano
To ensure best results when making bread, ingredients should be measured by weight. Kitchen scales can be found at grocery stores and wherever small appliances are sold.

Challah Bread

Traditional challah bread
Challah Bread is a traditional Jewish egg bread, often braided for a beautiful presentation. Top it with sesame or poppy seeds or try adding raisins to the batter for a special touch.

Make Your Own Sourdough Starter

Sourdough starter brings flavor and nutrition to otherwise lifeless baked goods. It also carries on a tradition of baking which is so central to many cuisines throughout history: fermenting grains...

Strawberry Brioche Tart

strawberry brioche tart
Easy to double for a crowd, this is an incredibly versatile dessert that can change according to seasonal fruit. Use blueberries in the summer or apples with cinnamon in the fall.

Wild Mushroom Pizza with White Garlic Sauce

wild mushroom pizza
Pizza night goes gourmet with this flavorful recipe featuring wild mushrooms, white garlic sauce and a blend of cheeses from Chef Kristen Uffman.  

Pumpkin Gingerbread Breakfast Loaf

Pumpkin Gingerbread loaf
Warm notes of ginger and molasses make this slightly sweet bread a perfect complement to cozy mornings with family and friends. Serve it with Brown Butter Fig Glaze for an extra special...

Vegan Blueberry Banana Bread

vegan blueberry banana bread
This hearty banana bread is bursting with fresh blueberries, perfect for dessert at a Sunday brunch. Make sure to let the bread cool completely before slicing.

Garlic Knots

Garlic knots
Leftover garlic knots can be used for homemade croutons - if they don't get gobbled up as soon as they come out of the oven, that is.

Rosemary Zucchini Supper Bread

Rosemary Zucchini Supper Bread
Slice and toast leftover bread for an easy snack or as a side dish at breakfast.

Gluten-Free Orange-Cranberry Bread

gluten free orange cranberry loaves
Make these slightly sweet mini loaves as a gluten-free option on your next brunch menu. (Bonus? Leftover cranberry mustard!)

Chef Roderick's Southern Cornbread

Chef Roderick of Jax Diner and Cornbread
The one thing I always love about the holidays is my grandmother's cornbread. As kids, we would always race to the kitchen to eat first so we could get a crispy piece. She would make the batter and I...

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