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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.

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  • Blueberry-Peach Focaccia

    This salty-sweet bread is great served as a side or snack. To bring out the flavor of the fruit, blend vanilla with olive oil and drizzle over the…

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  • Easy-Bake Bread

    This recipe is so simple, it really is the best thing since sliced bread. Unlike most doughs, this one has a scant amount of yeast, lots of water…

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  • Rene’s Banana Bread

    Rich buttermilk, crunchy nuts and flavorful, ripe bananas make this banana bread tops. 1¼ cups sugar ½ cup butter or margarine, softened 2 eggs 1½ cups mashed very…

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  • Cream Cheese-Banana-Nut Bread

    Enjoy banana bread without all the guilt with this healthy banana bread recipe. 1¼ cups chopped pecans, divided ¼ cup butter, softened 1 8-ounce package ⅓-less-fat cream cheese,…

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  • Stromboli Bread Dough

    3¼  to 3¾ cups flour 1¼ ounce package quick-rise yeast 1 Tablespoon sugar 1 Tablespoon margarine, softened 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup warm water (120º to 130º) In…

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  • Garlic Bread

    ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter 2 garlic cloves, very finely minced ¼ cup freshly grated fresh flat-leaf parsley, coarsely chopped ¼ teaspoon coarse salt, or to taste…

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  • How to Make Whole-Wheat Bread

    How to Make Whole-Wheat Bread

    This recipe is adapted from “My Bread,” by Jim Lahey with Rick Flaste. The dough doesn’t require any kneading, but it will need almost an entire day to…

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  • Blueberry Cream-Cheese Braided Loaf

    Blueberry Cream-Cheese Braided Loaf

    6 ounces cream cheese, softened 1 egg, separated 1¼ cup powdered sugar, divided 1 (11-ounce) can Pillsbury® refrigerated breadstick dough ¾ cup fresh, frozen, or canned blueberries 2…

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  • Schlotzsky’s Bread

    Schlotzsky’s Bread

    Ingredients 1/2 cup warm water (110 degrees) 1 Tablespoon white sugar 2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1 1/2  teaspoons warm water (110 degrees)…

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  • No-Knead Focaccia Tiles

    No-Knead Focaccia Tiles

    This fancy bread only looks tricky. The recipe starts with an easy dough you stretch into shape by hand then dress with colorful toppers — briny olives, olive-packed…

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