Want to make bread at home? Here are all the best homemade bread recipes, from sourdough to crusty artisan bread to cornbread.
Making homemade bread sounds complicated and time consuming, right? But with the right recipes and skills, you can be making bread in no time! Making bread at home can be cheaper and tastier than the loaves from you local grocery store. The best part? You’ll have that satisfying feeling that you made it all with your own two hands.
Here are a few of our favorite bread recipes, with varying skill levels! The easiest is our homemade sandwich loaf and no knead bread, and the most advanced is our sourdough bread. Where necessary, we’ve got videos to help you through the process. Whatever recipe you choose, we guarantee: you’ll want to make this bread again and again.
And now…the homemade bread recipes you should know!
This sandwich bread recipe is so simple, moist and delicious, you’ll want to make on repeat! It’s easy to make at home with no special equipment, and works for sandwiches, toast, and more. It’s so moist and irresistible, it’s quickly become a reader favorite recipe.
Skill level: Easy
Want to bake easy homemade bread, but not sure where to start? Try this best no knead bread recipe! Your friends and family will sing your praises. This bread is life changing! It’s got the best flavor: lightly tangy and robust. The exterior is the perfect crisp crust, and the interior has the perfect moist chewiness. If you’re a bread baking beginner, this is the place to start.
Skill level: Easy
Here’s our very best whole wheat bread! Like our homemade bread above, it's perfect for sandwiches and toast, made with your own two hands and no store-bought preservatives! It’s so easy to make: with no special equipment needed. All you need is a loaf pan and a passion for homemade bread. This version of the classic recipe uses more whole wheat flour for a more robust flavor and increased nutrients.
Skill level: Easy
Did you know it’s easy to make bakery-style focaccia bread at home? Introducing the perfect focaccia recipe! No need to shop around. Make this simple bread once, and we guarantee you’ll find it’s the best focaccia bread you’ve made at home. It’s thick and airy, crispy on the outside with beautiful pillowy air pockets on the interior.
Skill level: Easy
Welcome to Artisan Bread 101! Want to make beautiful artisan bread but don’t want the commitment level for sourdough? This artisan bread recipe is the perfect place to start.
Our Simple Sourdough (above) is one of the best resources on the internet for how to make sourdough bread. But to start with something a little more accessible, we created this recipe. This artisan bread recipe teaches you the skills of sourdough but with a simpler and faster method!
Skill level: Medium
Fougasse bread is a traditional French bread with a leaf-like shape and a delightful crispy crust! It's similar to Italian focaccia. Here’s our step-by-step guide for how to bake this delicious and impressive flatbread at home.
Skill level: Medium
What’s better than a crunchy fresh French artisan baguette? (Almost nothing.) Well, here’s an easy baguette recipe you can make at home! It’s simple to make: there’s no special equipment required! The only ingredients you need are all-purpose flour, yeast and salt. You will be absolutely amazed at the crunchy texture, tangy flavor, and beautiful long loaf.
Skill level: Medium
This homemade sourdough bread recipe is the best resource on the internet! Easy to follow instructions, a printable checklist, and a step-by-step video help you master that tangy flavor, chewy crust, and perfect texture.
In our Sourdough Bread Recipe video, Alex shows you exactly what it looks like on the steps for each day. Since it's a multi-day process, we also created a printable checklist so you can remember which step you’re on.
Resources
The Recipe: Best Sourdough Bread
Sourdough Bread for Beginners
How to Make Sourdough Starter
How to Feed Sourdough Starter
Sourdough Bread FAQ
Skill level: Advanced
Here’s our new favorite bread trick: flatbread! This traditional bread is so easy to make, nothing like sourdough or artisan bread. Just mix up the dough, then cook it until golden and charred in a skillet! You need no yeast, no special flours, and no special equipment. You’ll be surprised at how soft and chewy it is, with the perfect flavor. Try it with falafel to make a killer sandwich, a wrap with hummus and grilled veggies, a flatbread pizza, or as a side with soup.
Skill level: Easy
Looking for an artisan bread recipe that’s easy to make and has that perfect crusty bread texture? Meet our homemade artisan bread recipe! It’s got a beautiful crust and artisan bread appearance, but it takes only about 30 minutes of active time. It’s baked in a Dutch oven to get that crispy crunchy exterior.
And the flavor? It’s got a very light tang from some Greek yogurt, and it’s the perfect texture for making sandwiches. I like to call it “cheater’s sourdough” because it’s way less work than sourdough and just as delicious. It's got a video tutorial to show you exactly how it's done. Bring on the bread!
Skill level: Medium
Bread recipes don't have to be baked! This Indian flatbread is cooked in a skillet, and it's always a crowd pleaser: soft, supple, warm and garlic-scented. There’s not much better to sop up a savory curry. There are all sorts of creative ways to turn naan into dinner too: like naan pizza! It’s easy to find this famous bread at the store, but the very best way to eat it: homemade, right off the skillet.
Plant based variation: Vegan Naan Bread
Skill level: Medium
What if we told you you could make a fresh, artisan bread recipe at home, with minimal active time and a fraction of the cost of store-bought bread? Most bread recipes require many hours of labor. But there’s a type of bread making called no knead bread, where you can mix up a batch and throw it in the refrigerator for a few hours or for up to 2 weeks! Then you shape and bake it the day you want to eat it.
It’s truly easy compared to other bread recipes! This multigrain bread is made with some rye flour and has tasty mix-ins like oatmeal, sunflower seeds, and quinoa.
Skill level: Easy
A quick bread is any bread that uses baking soda and baking powder for leavening, instead of yeast. Yeast breads require a bit more technique, including proofing and shaping the dough. Quick breads, on the other hand, can be baked right away (hence the “quick”) and require no special techniques. Pick a few from below!
Quick Bread Recipes
Homemade Cornbread or Vegan Cornbread
Healthy Banana Bread or Vegan Banana Bread
Chocolate Banana Bread
Best Zucchini Bread, Vegan Zucchini Bread, or Easy Zucchini Bread
Easy Cranberry Bread
Vegan Pumpkin Bread
Skill level: Very Easy
Recipes that use stale bread
When you make homemade bread recipes: what happens if you don’t eat it all? Because there are no preservatives, after a few days you’ll end up with some ends of stale bread. But never fear, there are lots of creative ways to use up those crusty ends. Here are some of our favorite ways to use stale bread:
- Homemade Croutons Homemade croutons are WAY tastier than store bought, and they’re easy to make at home.
- How to Make Breadcrumbs They’re easy to make and a great way to use up stale bread—use them on pasta, mac and cheese or salads.
- Ribollita (Italian Bread Soup) A hearty Tuscan vegetable stew, loaded with veggies and thickened with bread.
- Panzanella (Italian Bread Salad) This classic Italian bread salad features crusty bread, ripe tomatoes, bell peppers, and basil.
Can your bread recipes be made in a bread maker?
We haven’t tested them for one, sorry!