6 Heavenly Bread Recipes

If we’re being completely honest with ourselves, plain white toast in the mornings can get pretty boring. The same goes for breadsticks with dip, it’s difficult to get inspired and excited by bread if you’re simply buying it, already baked and packaged in a supermarket. Because baking bread takes far too long and is really difficult, right? Wrong. Here we’ve selected some of our favorite and simple bread recipes for you to try yourself at home, and we promise you’ll be bread-baking converts in absolutely no time at all!

Now this is the bread you want to bake if you’re looking for an impressive nibble for a dinner party or a satisfying evening snack. Thin, crispy and with Mediterranean flavors of succulent sundried tomatoes and fragrant rosemary; you’ll be transported directly to the Côte d’Azur with one bite. You can amp up the Mediterranean flavor even further by enjoying it with our homemade Aioli.

It’s always a bonus when your food tastes and looks great at the same time, with the perfect example being our braided Italian bread. However don’t be alarmed, it’s incredibly easy to make despite its impressive appearance – have a look at our video for how to prepare Basic-Yeast-Dough if you’re still unsure. With pine nuts, sundried tomatoes and black olives, there’s really no room to go wrong. Pair it with mozzarella and prosciutto for an alternative to your lunchtime sandwich.

There’s no knead to worry about spending hours in the kitchen making this flavorful bread, it does all the hard work for you – simply combine the ingredients, let it rise overnight, and bake it the next morning. Made using whole wheat and rye flour, try it with our homemade Strawberry-Jam for a satisfying start to your day.

Look no further, here’s a failsafe recipe for delicious banana bread that you can make at home again and again. What’s better than sweet bread that you can eat for breakfast, as a snack and even as a dessert? We’re sure you’ll be making batch after batch of this, so try it with our Homemade-Hazelnut-Spread for when you feel like treating yourself.

This Turkish flatbread is also surprisingly easy to make. Simply combine the ingredients, roll it out thinly, drizzle with oil, bake and voilà: delicious, crispy flatbread ready to be enjoyed with a range of dips. Take a look at our video on how to prepare Yogurt-Dipping-Sauces for a fresh take on flatbread.

This is a great breakfast loaf: packed with nuts, rye flour and cranberries, you can be sure it will be filling and also provide you with energy at the same time. Take a look at our video on how to Chop-Nuts for a few safety tips and serving suggestions. You can enjoy this straight out of the oven with butter; it doesn’t need anything else, as it’s already flavorful enough!

French Fougasse with sun-dried tomatoes

Braided Italian bread

No-knead Dutch bread

Banana bread

Thin crispy lavash

Easy fruit and nut bread

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