With these bread recipes, which include everything from easy no-knead breads to the more challenging (and rewarding!) challah and chocolate babka, we’ve got your carb craving covered. And yes, we teach you how to make your own sourdough.

No-Knead 5-Minute Artisan Bread
: Stephen Scott Gross 1/24 Um, 5 minutes hands-on time for a loaf of bread? Please. That's nothing. Nothing short of a miracle.
Recipe Sourdough Bagels
: Daniela Trapani 2/24 The pleasing smack of sourdough was seemingly made to be melded with the awesomely chewy denseness of bagels. And it's SO much easier than you'd expect!
Recipe Pain d'Épi
: David Leite 3/24 David finally learns to make pain d'epi, the loaf of bread that he's been lusting after for decades, and finds it to be easy peasy.
Recipe Homemade Sandwich Bread
: Erin Kunkel 4/24 Okay, breadbaking virgins, here's the loaf for you. Nothing tricky. Just flour, water, yeast, and salt. And an honest-to-goodness homemade taste.
Recipe Pretzel Rolls
: Meike Peters 5/24 You're gonna be astounded at just how easy pretzel rolls are to make at home. And yes, they taste like the real authentic German deal.
Recipe Brioche
: Quentin Bacon 6/24 Sure, you could traipse to a bakery and buy brioche rather than make them yourself. But where’s the satisfaction in that?
Recipe Ciabatta
: Ed Anderson 7/24 Every once in a while, along comes a loaf of bread that's so rustic, so memorable, it ruins every other bread experience. Here's that loaf.
Recipe Jim Lahey's No-Knead Bread
: David Leite 8/24 Behold, the no-knead bread recipe that incited an insurrection among home bakers everywhere.
Recipe Cinnamon-Raisin Swirl Bread
: David Leite 9/24 And you thought those perfect swirls of cinnamon raisin awesomeness were something you could only get in store-bought loaf. This recipe dispels that myth.
Recipe Burger Buns
: Karen Wacaser Lyons 10/24 Beautiful burger buns. Were ever three words joined in such harmonious sequence? There's a lot more lovely things to be said about these rich, pillowy specimens of bread awesomeness.
Recipe Homemade Bagels
: Isobel Wield 11/24 No more excuses about how there's a dearth of decent bagels in your neighborhood. Nope. Not when you can make these.
Recipe Jim Lahey's No-Knead Whole-Wheat Bread
: Squire Fox 12/24 Bread that's homemade, healthful, and has no need for kneading? Believe it. All that's left to do is let this rugged loaf bake while you bask in its impending goodness.
Recipe Multigrain Bread
: Nevada Berg 13/24 A nutty, oh-so-slightly-sweet, artisan-style loaf of homemade bread that's a lovely Norwegian-inspired amalgam of whole-wheat, barley, oat, and rye. Amazing.
Recipe Monkey Bread
: Zoë Francois 14/24 A gooey, sweet, classic bread made from pull-apart blobs of brioche dough coated in a buttery, cinnamony caramel sauce that's gonna distract you in the best possible way.
Recipe Jim Lahey's No-Knead Olive Bread
: Squire Fox 15/24 Kalamata olives lend this no-knead bread ample flavor while a long, slow rise brings it a bakery-quality crumb.
Recipe Buttermilk Sandwich Bread
: Susie Cushner 16/24 A fast-rising home-baked white sandwich loaf that tastes--dare we say it?--better than mom's. Way better. And just wait 'til you toast it.
Recipe Sourdough Rye Bread
: Quentin Bacon 17/24 It's no longer difficult to find a decent loaf of proper rye bread. This homemade beauty is surprisingly easy to make, milder than most, and doesn't require any yeast.
Recipe Jewish Rye Bread
: Antonis Achilleos 18/24 Who doesn't love Jewish rye bread? The not-so-secret secret behind this recipe is the brilliant inclusion of onions and caraway seeds in the starter for a far more complex taste.
Recipe Sourdough Bread
: Emilie Raffa 19/24 Craving an artisanal-like loaf of sourdough with that trademark crunchy crust and tender crumb? We have the recipe for you. And it's a cinch to pull off. Swear.
Recipe Brown Soda Bread
: Cristian Barnett 20/24 We guarantee you're going to feel Irish when you sit down and savor a slice of this brown soda bread. Consider it a borrowed Irish birthright.
Recipe Beer Bread
: Jacqui Melville 21/24 Beer bread just got fancy. Well, sorta. It’s still quick and easy and incredibly difficult to stop noshing. This one just seems a little more lovely than most. And we betcha already have everything you need to make it.
Recipe Chocolate Babka
: Jonathan Lovekin 22/24 Babkalicious! Best babka ever! Holy Cow! Holy Babka! Those are just some of the responses we're hearing 'bout this indulgent loaf of buttery, chocolatey, Jewishy goodness.
Recipe Milk Rye Bread
: Quentin Bacon 23/24 A pleasingly subtle rye flavor. A subtle sweetness. A dough that's exceptionally easy to handle. And that whole-grain goodness thing. Just a few of the many things this rye bread has going for it.
Recipe Challah
: Elena Marinaccio 24/24 As buttery and airy as brioche but with a far weightier responsibility than its breakfast chum, challah ensures a sweet new year in Jewish tradition. We'll break bread to that.
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