Yeast bread Recipes

Irish yeast bread mix prepares a shelf-stable allspice-and-lemon-scented dry blend that bakes into a sweet raisin-and-currant yeast loaf. Make the mix once, bake fresh loaves on demand or gift in a jar with instructions.

Bread machine Italian bread with egg whites for a light, airy crumb and a tender crust. Just six ingredients, five minutes of prep, and the machine does the rest.

Italian sausage pizza on a homemade overnight crust, layered Chicago-style with cheese on the bottom, sausage and chunky tomatoes on top, finished with oregano and parmesan. A hearty pan pizza baked hot.

Italian spring bread for the bread machine, a lightly sweet honey loaf scented with star anise and studded with golden raisins. Perfect for Easter brunch and morning toast.

This is an excellent holiday bread: very pretty and festive looking.

King Arthur pizza dough recipe yields crackling-crisp crust with a chewy middle. Classic hand-kneaded yeast dough for homemade pizza night, makes three to four 12-inch pies.

King cake for Mardi Gras, a sour cream yeast dough rolled with cinnamon-sugar butter, shaped into an oval ring, and decorated with purple, green, and gold sugars. New Orleans tradition at home.

Armenian lavosh flatbread with a simple yeast dough rolled thin, topped with sesame or poppy seeds, and baked crisp. Ancient cracker bread, perfect for cheese boards and dips.

Light pumpernickel bread machine loaf blends rye and bread flour with cocoa, molasses, and caraway seeds. A softer, lighter take on traditional dark German pumpernickel.

Bread machine light rye with three flours: rye, whole wheat, and unbleached white, plus cornmeal, caraway seeds, and honey. Just add ingredients and press start.

Classic Midwestern longjohns: rectangular yeast-raised doughnuts fried golden and topped with a cooked brown-sugar maple frosting. Old-school bakery comfort.

Low-Fat Cinnamon Swirl Bread with Applesauce recipe

Lunn Cake, a traditional English yeast cake baked in a ring mold with scalded milk, eggs, and a light crumb. Served warm with butter, this no-knead bread rises twice for a pillowy texture.

Mama Bear roll is a dense, hearty milk bread made in the bread machine, with a tight, sturdy crumb that toasts up beautifully. A simple, no-fuss loaf for thick, golden slices of toast.

Maple oatmeal bread with whole wheat flour, rolled oats, and real maple syrup baked into two soft, hearty loaves. A New England-style sandwich bread with a tender crumb.

Mardi Gras king cake made from a rich buttery brioche-style yeast dough, shaped into a traditional oval ring, and topped with corn syrup and colored sugar. Hide the baby and let the good times roll.