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Yeast

Cheddar Jalapeño Bread

With sharp cheese and diced chiles in every bite, the bread’s great on its own. But just think of the possibilities.

Maple Spam Shakoy

I make these twisted yeast doughnuts with a veil of maple icing and a generous shower of crispy fried Spam bits.

Strudel di Funghi e Mascarpone (Mushroom Strudel)

A buttery lattice dough enrobes mushrooms, herbs, and speck.

Moravian Sugar Cake

If a coffee cake and a focaccia had a baby, it would look something like this Moravian sugar cake.

Sicilian Pizza

Sicilian pizza is an Italian-style pizza recipe identified by its thick, chewy, bready crust under a layer of toppings like tomato sauce.

Caramel Rolls

Caramel rolls are soft, plush, buttery, cinnamon-y, and drenched in caramel. Here’s my rendition of the Midwestern specialty.

Kringle

The official pastry of Wisconsin has Danish roots. Our homemade kringle recipe is filled with almond paste and cherry jam.

Malasadas

These irresistibly puffy, sugar-crusted Hawaiian doughnuts come together with a handful of pantry ingredients.

Homemade Ginger Beer

We streamlined this ginger beer recipe, using pantry ingredients for a fermented drink that’ll really level up your home bar.

Pull-Apart Sour Cream and Chive Rolls

These melt-in-your-mouth dinner rolls from Claire Saffitz are even more tender and pillowy than the classic Parker House rolls.

Make-Ahead Dinner Rolls

This homemade version of “brown-and-serve” rolls comes out of the oven hot and steamy, just in time for dinner.

Monkey Bread

It’s impossible to hate monkey bread, especially this version ribboned with spiced pecans and gooey caramel sauce.

Classic English Muffins

This recipe for homemade English muffins employs a few smart tricks, offering a faster path to warm rolls with those coveted chewy nooks and crannies.

Conchas

Enriched bread dough gets shaped into a roll and baked with a crunchy, cookie topping scored to resemble a seashell, or concha.

Hands-Off Panettone

Our best panettone recipe, adapted from baker Jim Lahey, employs a long rise for a festive and flavorful holiday bread without much work.

Parker House Rolls

This recipe for Parker House rolls produces a golden brown crust, a fluffy interior, and a buttery flavor that makes the buns perfect for any occasion.

Pide With Cheese

Turkish pide is a popular summer snack; this version uses sheep’s-milk cheese.

Barbari Bread (Nan-e Barbari)

This leavened Persian flatbread is at its best when eaten fresh.

Khachapuri for a Crowd

This oversize version of khachapuri, the Georgian cheese-filled bread, is both a time-saver and brilliant way to feed a group.

Perilla Leaf Focaccia

Though perilla look like large mint leaves, they are tender and mild, with notes of sesame. I love using them for salads and in this focaccia.