Yeast Recipes

Homemade rosemary focaccia brushed with olive oil and topped with coarse salt, dried rosemary, and Parmesan. Two large sheet pan loaves with a soft, dimpled crumb.

Onion and rosemary focaccia: classic Italian flatbread with finger-dimpled olive oil top, soaked-and-sautéed sweet onions, kosher salt, and crushed fresh rosemary. Crusty edges, pillowy interior.

Runzas: Nebraska's German-Russian beef and cabbage hand pies wrapped in sweet yeast dough. The Plains state classic, baked golden and stuffed full of seasoned beef.

Rustic potato bread dough made with real mashed russet potatoes and reserved potato water for a soft, moist crumb. Part 1 covers the dough mixing and kneading process.

It is an interesting way to make pizza, more like Mexican and American combination, and quite tasty.

Sesame-oat cinnamon swirl bread layers toasted sesame seeds, rolled oats, and whole wheat into a soft yeasted loaf with a spiral of warm cinnamon. Makes two loaves.

Smoked salmon pizza on homemade yeast dough with fresh tomato, garlic, dill, Asiago cheese, and capers. The salmon goes on in the last 3 minutes so it stays silky, not rubbery.

This bread machine nut bread stays unbelievably soft thanks to cottage cheese and sour cream. Loaded with walnuts, raisins, oats, and whole wheat, it fills your kitchen with warm cinnamon fragrance.

Old-fashioned potato sourdough starter: a yeast-and-flour starter fed with raw potato for biscuits, breads, and pancakes. Pioneer-style starter that improves with age.

Speckzelten is the rustic Tyrolean bacon flatbread: yeasted milk dough rolled into raised-rim discs and topped with smoked bacon, onion, caraway, and coriander, or pork cracklings under lard. Pizza, the Alpine way.

Spells & Bells are festive Christmas cookies cut into holiday shapes and deep fried until golden and puffed, then served plain, sugared or glazed. A cream-rich fried dough that's crisp outside and tender within.

Rustic Herbes de Provence bread with wheat and rye flours, naturally leavened and fragrantly spiced. European-style artisan loaf baked at home.

Soft honey butter rolls shaped as cloverleaf pull-aparts in muffin tins. A tender yeast dough with honey sweetness that stays fresh for days.

A hearty whole wheat and white flour bread machine loaf enriched with eggs, milk, and a touch of sugar. Soft crumb, golden crust, and practically zero hands-on effort. Just load, press start, and wait for that fresh-baked aroma.

Swedish cardamom braid bread with raisins, a classic Scandinavian yeast bread shaped into a beautiful three-strand plait. Soft, fragrant, and lightly sweet.

Tajik non bread made easy in a bread machine with yogurt, whole wheat flour, and sea salt. A soft, tangy Central Asian loaf with old-world flavor and zero-effort baking.