Yeast Breads

This easy white whole wheat sandwich bread has all of the nutritional benefits of traditional whole wheat, but has a lighter flavor.

Ciabatta is a rustic, crusty Italian bread. The interior is marked with large air holes. It is delicious served warm, dipped in herbed olive oil. One of my favorite Italian breads is ciabatta bread. "Ciabatta" means "slipper bread" because the dough is flat like an old-fashioned slipper shoe. The exterior has a crisp crust, while …

Are you intimidated by baking bread? Unsure what terms like "proof" or "ferment" mean? This tutorial is for you! Try it out with the Italian bread recipe that's included.

These buttery, fluffy Parker House rolls were made famous by a hotel in Boston, and are a treat at holiday dinner tables. Welcome to Progressive Eats, our virtual version of a Progressive Dinner Party. This month's theme is A New England Feast. From lobster and blueberries to Vermont cheddar and pizza, New England cuisine encompasses …

This post is sponsored in conjunction with #BrunchWeek. I received product samples from sponsor companies to aid in the creation of the #Brunchweek recipes. All opinions are mine alone. Give your cinnamon rolls a spring twist! These salted caramel peach sweet rolls have a cinnamon-sugar peach filling and salted caramel drizzle. Welcome to #BrunchWeek 2019 …

Melt-in-your-mouth buttery brioche crescents surround a filling of sweet raspberry jam. Serve for brunch, dessert, or a mid-day snack! Welcome to this month's Progressive Eats meal! Our theme this month is eggs. Each recipe is centered around eggs. Brioche, if you're unfamiliar, is a French yeasted bread that is enriched with eggs. And butter. LOTS …

Flaky butter croissants are a classic French breakfast pastry. They take time, but need only 7 ingredients, and are sure to impress your friends and family. 

Focaccia is an Italian flat bread similar to the crust of Sicilian pizza. It is moist, chewy, and topped with savory rosemary. 

Crusty French rolls get their texture from a long rise in the refrigerator. Make them small to serve with dinner, or larger to hold a sandwich or burger.

Earl grey dinner rolls are infused with earl grey tea, with subtle flavors of bergamot and lemon. Serve warm with a pat of salted butter.

Fluffy potato rolls are soft, light and more flavorful than plain white-bread dinner rolls. They stay soft at room temperature for several days, so they're ideal for making ahead of a big dinner like Thanksgiving.

Comfort food with a fall twist — pumpkin cinnamon raisin bread is studded with raisins with a swirl of cinnamon, butter and brown sugar.

Pumpkin cinnamon rolls are a delicious way to start a fall morning! Sweet dough is flavored with pumpkin, rolled with a cinnamon filling, and topped with cream cheese drizzle.

Decadent, buttery brioche is a yeast dough enriched with eggs. Serve with a light spread of your favorite fruit preserves. 

Pretzel bites with honey mustard dip are a versatile snack for kids of all ages. Enjoy a few any time you need a sweet-and-salty snack!

Challah is bread that is enriched with eggs, and traditionally eaten by members of the Jewish religion on the Sabbath and religious holidays. Similar to brioche, it also makes a tasty French toast. Dave was pretty excited when I told him that this month's theme for #TwelveLoaves was Jewish breads. Dave's father's side of the family …

Nothing says summer snack likes s'mores monkey bread! Little balls of sweet bread are coated in graham cracker crumbs and baked with layers of chocolate and marshmallow.  A while ago, I joined a group of bread bakers called Twelve Loaves. The group bakes and blogs about bread once a month, hence twelve loaves a year. …

#BrunchWeek continues with sweet sugar-covered fried donut holes, served with three dipping sauces: caramel, chocolate, and blackberry. Bet you can't stop at just one!  Welcome to the third annual #BrunchWeek hosted by Terri from Love and Confections and Shaina from Take A Bite Out Of Boca. We are so excited to have you join us …

Embrace your Irish side with this heart-healthy Irish oatmeal bread. Steel-cut oats and whole wheat fiber provide you with 3 grams of fiber and 5 grams of protein per slice! St. Patrick's Day is around the corner, and being Irish myself, I'm quite happy to see everyone embracing their Irish side. Shepherd's pie, colcannon, champ, …

Kick up traditional cinnamon rolls by replacing the cinnamon filling with cinnamon caramel apple chunks. You'll never buy the canned rolls again.  I've been away from the What's Baking group for several months now, thanks to unemployment and moving. But when I saw that the group voted on "baking bread" as this round's theme, I got …