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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

  • Banana Bread

    The batter for this easy-to-bake banana bread is enriched with the addition of sour cream. ½ cup (1 stick) butter, at room temperature, plus more for pan 1…

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  • Classic Pecan Rolls

    These pecan rolls from American cooking guru Scott Peacock are caramelly, deliciously aromatic, perfectly browned every time. Dough ¼ cup warm water (105°F to 115°F) 1 package active…

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  • Bacon and Dried Tomato Scones

    These hearty scones are chock-full of crispy bacon and chewy dried tomatoes. A mozzarella topping adds cheesy goodness. ¾ cup dried tomatoes (not oil-packed) 2½ cups all-purpose flour…

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  • Soup Sticks

    Crisp and simple to make, these easy breadsticks are even better with our homemade Spicy Honey Butter (see recipe). 1¼ cups warm water (105°F to 115°F) 1 package…

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  • Potato and Onion Flat Bread

    2 tablespoons olive oil 1 small yellow onion, thinly sliced into circles 1 russet potato, peeled and thinly sliced 1 tablespoon whole rosemary needles 1 teaspoon kosher salt…

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  • Red Lobster Cheese Biscuits

    1¼ pounds Bisquik 3 ounces cheddar cheese, shredded freshly 11 ounces water, cold ½ cups butter, melted 1 teaspoons garlic powder ¼ teaspoons salt ⅛ teaspoons onion powder…

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  • Basic Grilled Pizza Dough Recipe

    1 teaspoon sugar 1 packet (¼ ounce) active dry yeast 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for bowl and brushing Coarse salt and ground pepper 2¼ cups…

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  • Bird Rolls

    1 package (¼ ounce) active dry yeast 1 cup warm milk (110° to 115°) ¼ cup butter, melted ¼ cup packed brown sugar 2 eggs 1 teaspoon salt…

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  • Bread Birds

    These dinner rolls are made special by innkeeper Iris Karl for honeymooners or couples celebrating anniversaries. Iris uses currants for the eyes and a slivered almond for the…

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  • Overnight Yeast Rolls

    Ingredients 2 (¼-ounce ) envelopes active dry yeast 1 cup warm water (105° to 115°) 1 cup (210g) shortening 1 cup (191g) sugar 2 teaspoons salt 1 cup…

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