Yeast bread Recipes

Bran English muffins made with whole wheat flour, honey, and unprocessed bran. Griddle-toasted in muffin rings for that signature nooks-and-crannies texture, with a heartier crumb.

Cake bread made in a bread machine using cake mix, flour, and yeast. A soft, sweet loaf with a tender crumb that tastes like cake but slices like bread.

A fun take on breadsticks; baked rolls that use candied cherries twisted into the shape of a candy cane. Fun and lightly sweet, my kids adore them.

Saffron turns this braided challah a stunning golden hue with a subtle floral warmth you won't find in ordinary egg bread. Topped with poppy seeds and a sweet egg glaze, it's a showpiece loaf worth every minute of kneading.

Savory cheese monkey bread: butter-dipped diamonds of cheddar yeast dough stacked in a ring mold and baked into a golden, pull-apart loaf. Perfect with soup or on the brunch table.

Not sure why it's called monkey bread, but I'm very sure that nobody can resist this delicious dessert-like bread. It's buttery and fluffy inside, and crispy outside. When you add chocolate chips in, hmmm...

Christopsomo: a traditional Greek Christmas bread with semolina, citrus zest from oranges and tangerines, currants, golden raisins, and a warming blend of cinnamon, anise, coriander, and cloves.

Croatian poppy seed povitica with a yeasted sweet dough stretched paper-thin and rolled around a honey-sweetened poppy seed filling. Traditional Eastern European holiday bread.

Bimini bread, the famous Bahamian sweet yeast bread: golden, slightly sweet loaves with a tender crumb. A four-loaf batch with milk powder and eggs for a rich, soft texture.

Yeasted honey twist coffee cake coiled into a spiral, brushed with a honey-butter topping, and drizzled with vanilla icing. A rich, soft dough with lemon and nutmeg.

Irish freckle bread is a soft potato yeast bread studded with raisins. Made with mashed potatoes and potato water for an incredibly tender, moist crumb.

Nusskipferl are Austrian yeast-leavened crescent cookies filled with sweet ground nut meringue. A traditional Viennese coffeehouse pastry rolled jelly-roll style and curved into delicate horns.

Olive ladder bread: a rustic loaf studded with briny black olives and a touch of nutty buckwheat flour. An easy bread-machine dough with the chewy crumb and savory bite of a Mediterranean fougasse.

Traditional oven-baked honey wheat bread made with whole wheat flour, enriched white flour, skim milk, warm honey, and applesauce or prune puree for moisture. Hand-kneaded, raised twice, baked in two loaf pans at 375°F for 40-50 minutes.

Very savory and sophisticated, especially for people who need some changes from ordinary pizza. Big hit.

Traditional Portuguese sweetbread with a buttery, cinnamon-scented crumb and golden egg-washed crust. This soft yeast bread needs two rises for the lightest, most tender loaf.