With the crisp brush of autumn in the air, it’s time to turn our attention to recipes that give our ovens back their rightful title of kitchen workhorse. Save the Instant Pot for root veggies and the slow cooker for soups. Your oven is craving the yeasty scent and loving warmth of a comforting loaf of home-baked bread.
Hit up Amazon for a pound of yeast and a baking stone, and tell your family you’ll see them at Thanksgiving. You’re going to need some time to cook your way through tantalizing baked goods like a faux sourdough (*spoiler*: It uses Greek yogurt), breads both sweet and savory swirled and twisted around tasty fillings, classic Italian breads that aren’t as hard as they look, a cult-favorite bread sure to become your new favorite and Dutch oven no-knead divas — and no one has to know the yeast did the heavy-lifting.
Artisan Dutch Oven Bread
This rustic no-kneed artisan bread is fluffy on the inside with a crusty exterior. It’s perfect for sandwiches or toasted as a dipper for your favorite cool-weather soup.
Cinnamon Babka
You’ll find plenty of warming cinnamon and brown sugar between the twists and crevices of this babka.
Ciabatta Bread
Dip chewy, airy ciabatta bread in a high-quality Italian olive oil spiked with rosemary, black pepper and balsamic vinegar.
Milk Bread
The rich flavor, light texture and signature dark crust of milk bread have given this humble loaf a cultlike following.
No-Knead Multigrain Bread
Hearty rye and whole-wheat flour make up only a third of this bread‘s bulk, making it softer than its nonwhite bread cousins. But it’s spiked with sunflower seeds, quinoa and rolled oats for added nutrients.
Rosemary Focaccia
Similar in texture to pizza dough, focaccia dough produces a moist but airy crumb without much rise in the finished product. Sprinkle it with fresh rosemary and flaked sea salt and enjoy it with that olive oil you paid way too much for.
Cheaters No-Knead Dutch Oven Sourdough Bread
No need to spend weeks feeding a sourdough starter baby when you can cheat with a heaping helping of plain nonfat Greek yogurt.
Soft Pretzels
Serve salty, chewy soft pretzels with beer cheese soup or a side of your favorite specialty mustard.
Easy Italian Bread
Tender Italian bread has only the slightest crisp to the crust, making it perfect to enjoy with a schmear of European butter or as a base for pungent garlic toast.
Spicy Cheese Bread
This rich, buttery bread oozes creamy Monterey Jack and provolone cheese, but the heroes of this recipe are the dots of spicy crushed red pepper.
Swirled Garlic-Herb Bread
This impressive-looking swirled loaf of buttery garlic-herb bread won’t disappoint with the flavors of garlic, basil, parsley, thyme, sage and so much butter.
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