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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

  • Master Pizza Dough

    2½ to 3 cups all-purpose flour 1 envelope Fleischmann’s® Pizza Crust Yeast OR RapidRise Yeast ¾ teaspoon salt 1 cup very warm water (120° to 130°F) 2 tablespoons…

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  • 1-Dish Cinnamon Swirl Bake

    Batter Mazola PureTM Cooking Spray 1½ cups all-purpose flour 2 envelopes Fleischmann’s® RapidRise Yeast ¼ cup sugar ¼ teaspoon salt ⅔ cup milk (very warm 120-130°F) 2 tablespoons…

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  • Twisted Berry Nut Bread

    Dough ¾ cup milk ¼ cup sugar (printed version in magazine has ⅓ cup) 3 tablespoons butter or margarine ½ teaspoon salt 1 package active dry yeast ¼…

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  • Kaiser Rolls

    These deli-style “bulky rolls” are perfect for over-stuffed sandwiches. Top them with sesame or poppy seeds for that authentic “bakery look” 3 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour…

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  • How to Shape Kaiser Rolls

    To shape kaiser rolls, first press them out into flat disks on a well floured surface. Let them rest, covered, another 5 minutes. Then stretch the dough a…

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  • Carl’s Cinnamon Rolls

    The Story Behind Carl’s Cinnamon Rolls Cinnamon rolls — what better way to wake up early on a sunny winter morning than with the smell of cinnamon wafting…

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  • Kolaches, Sweet & Savory

    The sour cream-enhanced dough for these rich, tender buns is a real pleasure to work with, particularly after its overnight refrigeration. This recipe was inspired by one from…

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  • Soft White Dinner Rolls

    Homemade dinner rolls are SO much tastier than store-bought! These are a lovely addition to your breadbasket, and make great sandwiches, as well. Our guarantee: These soft, light…

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  • Classic Dinner Rolls using RapidRise Yeast

    2 to 2¼ cup all-purpose flour 2 tablespoons sugar 1 envelope Fleischmann’s RapidRise Yeast ½ teaspoon salt ½ cup milk ¼ cup water 2 tablespoons butter OR margarine…

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  • Cranberry Muffins

    Ingredients 1 3/4 cup flour 1 1/2 cups yellow cornmeal 4 Tablespoons sugar 2 Tablespoons baking powder 1/4 teaspoon baking sofa 1 teaspoon salt 3 eggs, slightly beaten 1…

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