32 dough yeast recipes

Yeast pastry dough made with whole wheat and white flour for turnovers and pasties. Olive oil enriched, soft and pliable, and makes 30 squares ready for salmon, meat, or vegetable fillings.

Homemade naan with a yogurt-leavened dough, no yeast required. Cooked on a cast-iron skillet then finished under the broiler for charred spots and puffed bubbles. Makes 9 pieces.

Feather biscuits (also called angel biscuits) use both yeast and baking powder for an unbelievably light, fluffy texture. The buttermilk dough can chill up to 3 days for make-ahead Sunday breakfasts.

Homemade soft bread, a puffed flatbread cooked on a griddle then ballooned over an open flame until light and golden. Soft yeast dough that tears into pillowy pieces for scooping up curry.

Homemade whole wheat pita bread that puffs into perfect pockets in a 500F oven. Yeasted dough with honey, half whole wheat flour for a nuttier flavor. Twelve fresh pitas from one bowl.

Homemade cone bread wraps soft, enriched yeast dough around a cone mold to bake hollow shells you can stuff with curry or sausage. A Sri Lankan handheld bread with a glossy egg-washed crust.

Homemade flatbread you cook in a frying pan, no oven needed. A soft yeast dough rolled into thin rounds and toasted until lightly golden and pillowy, ready to fold around curry or any savory filling.

Vegetarian chili dog rolls wrap a smoky, cumin-spiced TVP filling with sauteed peppers, mushrooms, and tomato inside soft homemade whole wheat yeast dough. Baked golden at 375F, they make 20 hearty rolls.

Easy homemade pizza dough that's forgiving and quick to work with: bread flour, yeast, and olive oil kneaded soft, given a short rise, then shaped with a rim and topped. Beginner-friendly and ready the same day.

Yeast ferment starter made with potato water, mashed potato, sugar, and dry yeast. Speeds up bread dough rising and adds soft texture to homemade yeast breads.

Hearty oatmeal bread with caraway seeds, made from a yeasted dough with quick oats for a chewy crumb and rustic texture. Makes two loaves.

Anadama bread for the bread machine: New England's classic cornmeal-and-molasses yeast loaf, hands-off via the dough cycle. Slightly sweet, deeply moist, with a tender crumb that begs for butter.

Barb's special sweet bread dough Part I. A laminated yeasted dough folded with butter in three turns, the master base for danishes, kringles, and filled pastries. Family recipe from 1850s tradition.

Overnight starter pizza dough baked on a stone for a chewy, blistered crust with real pizzeria flavor. Just flour, water, yeast, and salt. Save a piece of dough as your next starter.

Yeast dough pinwheels filled with fruit preserves, shaped into a windmill pattern, and baked until golden. A European-style pastry with a soft, brioche-like dough and a jewel of jam in the center.

Yeast dough rolled paper-thin and sprinkled with sesame seeds bakes into crispy Armenian cracker bread that stays fresh for weeks.