Yeast Recipes

Cucuzzara is a rustic Sicilian squash bread loaded with sauteed butternut squash, roasted red peppers, tomatoes, and onions, baked into golden durum flour loaves. Makes 4 hearty loaves.

DIY pizza starts with hands-off bread-machine dough, then it's yours to top: tangy pizza sauce, melty mozzarella, and whatever you crave. A crisp, made-from-scratch homemade crust every time.

Easy bread machine recipe with a soft, buttery crumb. Just load the ingredients, press start, and let the machine do the heavy lifting for fresh homemade bread.

Dilly casserole bread is a tangy, no-knead yeast loaf made with cottage cheese, dill seed, and onion flakes for a moist, savory crumb baked in a round casserole dish.

Dilly casserole bread for the bread machine, a savory cottage cheese yeast loaf flecked with dill seed and onion. A 1960s Pillsbury Bake-Off winner reimagined.

Five-second banana breakfast smoothie with skim milk, nonfat yogurt, and optional protein powder or chocolate syrup. Blend it, grab it, and get out the door. Morning fuel that actually tastes good.

Raisin-studded sweet bread baked in coffee cans pairs with rich farmer cheese spread studded with cherries and nuts for a stunning Eastern European Easter centerpiece tradition.

Election Day cake, a historic New England yeast-raised spice cake studded with raisins, citron and nuts, warmed with cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and mace, and glazed with confectioners' sugar. A colonial American tradition.

Elephant ears: Pennsylvania Dutch yeast-dough fritters stretched thin, deep-fried until golden and bubbly, then dusted with powdered sugar or cinnamon sugar. The state fair classic.

Old English yeasted Christmas cake spiced with cinnamon, coriander, nutmeg, and caraway seeds. A buttery yeast-risen holiday loaf, closer to brioche than to fruitcake.

English muffins baked as a loaf with yeast, baking soda, and cornmeal-dusted pans. No kneading, no shaping, no griddle. Slice, toast, and get those signature nooks and crannies.

Rustic sour cream yeast bread shaped into a flat round and baked free-form on a cookie sheet. Food processor dough with a tender, tangy crumb and sesame seed top.

Vienna crescents are flaky yeast-leavened butter cookies filled with sweet pecan meringue and shaped into delicate crescents. A traditional Christmas cookie from Austrian and Hungarian baking.

Fig square is a sweet yeast bread rolled around an allspice-scented fig filling, coiled jelly-roll style into a square pan, and baked golden. Slice into squares for breakfast or tea.

Black pepper focaccia with freshly cracked pepper in the dough, dimpled crust glossed with olive oil, flaky sea salt, and fresh thyme. Steam-baked for a bakery-style crackle and a pillowy middle.

Focaccia with Parmesan, rosemary, and olive oil baked on a cornmeal-dusted sheet until golden and crusty. A simple yeast bread with a one-hour rise and just a handful of ingredients.