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Breads

Bread changes a meal through crust, crumb, and the way it carries other flavors. Dinner rolls, cornbread, flatbreads, muffins, biscuits, and yeast loaves give this collection several starting points. Choose a dough or finished bread suited to the meal, whether you want something to slice, tear, fill, or serve warm alongside another dish.

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  • Bagels

    Bagels offer a chewy bread with a shape suited to slicing and filling. The collection includes a bagel preparation and spinach-and-cheese bagel rings for a different savory approach.

  • Biscuits

    Garlic cheddar biscuits, savory slab biscuits, and blueberry-ginger variations offer different ways to work flavor into a tender bread. Browse biscuits for a meal accompaniment or a breakfast serving.

  • Cornbread

    Cornmeal gives these breads a distinct texture, with pumpkin, chiles, and other additions changing their character. The collection includes sweet-leaning and savory cornbreads for serving beside a meal.

  • Croissants

    Croissants depend on folded layers of dough and butter for their distinctive pastry structure. These recipes include dough preparations and finished croissants for cooks ready to work through the stages.

  • Doughs & Bread Bases

    A prepared dough is the starting point for a loaf, dumpling, or pizza. These bread bases gather foundational recipes, including pizza dough and family dumplings, for building another dish.

  • Flatbreads & Tortillas

    Flour tortillas, skillet naan, cottage cheese flatbread, and arepas offer breads with different grains and textures. Browse flatbreads for wrapping, filling, or serving alongside a meal.

  • Muffins

    Muffins bring fruit, spices, crumbs, or cream cheese into an individual baked serving. Apple, lemon, and cinnamon preparations offer different starting points for breakfast or a small sweet bite.

  • Quick Breads

    Quick breads use approaches that avoid a long yeast rise, with sweet and savory flavors represented here. Tomato-herb bread and pumpkin cornbread show the range of the collection.

  • Rolls & Buns

    Dinner rolls, cinnamon rolls, and garlic knots bring dough into portions made for sharing. Choose a savory bread for the meal or a filled, sweet roll for another serving occasion.

  • Scones

    Scones can carry savory ingredients as readily as fruit. Bacon and dried tomato, ham and cheddar, and blueberry-buttermilk recipes offer three distinct directions for these portioned bakes.

  • Yeast Breads & Loaves

    Yeast doughs develop into loaves and other breads through mixing, resting, and baking. Soft pretzels and bacon bread offer starting points for cooks interested in the texture that fermentation can build.

In this collection

  • Graham Cracker Rolls

    Graham Cracker Rolls

    Ingredients 1 envelope active dry yeast 1/2 cup warm water (100° to 110°) 1 teaspoon sugar 1 large egg 1/4 cup vegetable shortening 1 teaspoon table salt 1/4 cup…

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  • Homemade Croissants

    Homemade Croissants

    Ingredients 4 1/2 teaspoons yeast 1/4 cup sugar 6 tablespoons warm water 2 teaspoon salt 4 tablespoon butter, melted 2 cups cold milk 5 cups flour, plus more…

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  • Perfect Cornbread

    Ingredients 1 cup (170g) plain yellow cornmeal 1 cup (125g) all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon baking powder 1 teaspoon kosher salt 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 2 cups (490g) buttermilk…

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  • Our Favorite Buttermilk Biscuit

    Ingredients 1/2 cup butter (1 stick), frozen 2 1/2 cups self-rising flour 1 cup chilled buttermilk Parchment paper 2 tablespoons butter, melted Preparation Preheat oven to 475°. Grate…

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  • Cream Cheese-Filled Banana Bread

    This exceptionally moist banana bread hides a rich ribbon of lightly sweetened cream cheese beneath a buttery praline pecan streusel. Very ripe bananas, brown sugar, sour cream, and…

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  • Monte Cristo Bread

    Monte Cristo Bread – ham, turkey, and cheese in one delicious bread. Serve it with warmed raspberry jam for a true treat. Ingredients 3 1/2 cups bread flour…

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  • Peppery Hush Puppies

    Ingredients 2 cups cornmeal 1 cup plus 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1-1/2 teaspoons sugar 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1 egg 2/3…

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  • Zucchini Nut Bread

    Ingredients 2 cups finely grated zucchini (about 2 zucchini) 1 cup granulated sugar 1 cup packed dark-brown sugar 1 cup vegetable oil 3 large eggs 3 cups all-purpose…

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  • Cranberry Zucchini Bread

    INGREDIENTS 2 eggs, beaten 1 1/3 cup sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla 3 cups grated fresh zucchini 2/3 cup melted unsalted butter 2 teaspoons baking soda Pinch salt 3…

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  • Pineapple Zucchuni Bread

    Ingredients 3 eggs, beaten 2 cups sugar 2 Tablespoons vanilla 2 cups grated fresh zucchini 1 cup oil 1 8-1/4 ounce can crushed pineapple 2 teaspoons baking soda…

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