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55+ Homemade Bread Recipes

Listen, there’s nothing—and I do mean nothing—that compares to the smell of yeast blooming in a warm kitchen or the sound of a shatter-crisp crust singing as it cools on the counter. If you’ve been looking for the real deal, you’ve found the motherlode.

I’ve curated our very best yeast-leavened bread recipes, ranging from the legendary Jim Lahey no-knead bread to the crusty Portuguese papo secos I grew up eating. Whether you’re a sourdough obsessive maintaining a decades-old starter or a beginner just trying to get a simple sandwich loaf on the table, these recipes are designed to work every single time.

A round dish filled with Ukrainian garlic bread rolls, topped with garlic-parsley oil
A partially cut loaf of tomato focaccia on a sheet of parchment on a wooden cutting board with a knife on the side.

Spicy Tomato Focaccia

3 hrs 15 mins

A rectangular pan of icebox rolls with a pastry brush resting on the side and a small dish of butter

Cheryl Day’s Icebox Rolls

3 hrs 45 mins

A round dish filled with Ukrainian garlic bread rolls, topped with garlic-parsley oil

Ukrainian Garlic Bread ~ Pampushky

13 hrs 40 mins

Jim Lahey no-knead olive bread with three slices cut, sitting on a wooden cutting board with a napkin, a bread knife, and a pile of sliced green olives.

Jim Lahey’s No-Knead Olive Bread

15 hrs 15 mins

Jamie Oliver's Garlic Pull-Apart Rolls on a metal sheet pan, garnished with crispy bread crumbs, and being pulled apart by two hands.

Jamie Oliver’s Garlic Pull-Apart Rolls

3 hrs 40 mins

Rosemary buns with olive oil on two plates, all sprinkled with rosemary and sea salt.

Rosemary Buns with Olive Oil

16 hrs

A loaf of rosemary-garlic sourdough bread on a black and white plate

Rosemary-Garlic Sourdough Bread

11 hrs

A loaf of Everything Bagel Bread in a Challenger Bread Pan

No-Knead Everything Bagel Bread

19 hrs

A torn loaf of focaccia with herbs and salt and sprigs of rosemary, a knife, and a hunk of pecorino on the side.

Focaccia

13 hrs

Jim Lahey's no-knead baguett with a few slices cut from it on a wooden board.

Jim Lahey’s No-Knead Small Baguette

13 hrs 45 mins

A slice of focaccia with olives and rosemary on a white plate with a knife resting beside it.

Focaccia with Olives and Rosemary

18 hrs

A partially sliced loaf of whole-wheat sandwich bread on a wooden cutting board.

Whole-Wheat Sandwich Bread

15 hrs

Two oval loaves of filone on a wooden board.

Filone

20 hrs

Slices of broa, or Portuguese corn bread, on a plate with a bowl of olives and an bowl of choiriço sliced.

Broa ~ Portuguese Corn Bread

4 hrs 15 mins

Three pretzel rolls on a sheet of parchment sprinkled with coarse salt.

Pretzel Rolls

2 hrs 30 mins

Eight Italian breadsticks, or grissini, lined up next to each other.

Italian Breadsticks ~ Grissini Torinesi

2 hrs

Three presunto and cheese loaves on a wooden cutting board, with one cut into several slices and knife lying beside it.

Portuguese Sausage, Ham, and Cheese Bread

3 hrs 10 mins

Two slices of no-knead pumpkin-sunflower seed bread on a white plate with the remaining loaf next to it on a separate plate.

No-Knead Pumpkin-Sunflower Seed Bread

5 hrs

One whole and one torn whole grain sourdough pita stacked on top of each other.

Whole Grain Sourdough Pita

1 d

A loaf of no-knead Cheddar-chiles bread on a kitchen towel on a wire rack with two slices cut from it and knife resting beside it.

No-Knead Cheddar Chiles Bread

3 hrs 45 mins

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