30 Bread Recipes With Active Dry Yeast - MyRecipes (2024)

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Got a packet of active dry yeast? Then you're one step closer to making one of thesedelicious breads. In the mood for something savory? This focaccia is exactly what you need. Sweet? Try thisCranberry Pull-Apart Bread with Orange-cream Cheese Icing. Do you just want some simple, homemade white bread for your PB&J? We've got you covered there too. No matter what you're looking for, you'll love this collection of 30 bread recipes with active dry yeast.

Sweet Potato Rolls

Sweet Potato Rolls Recipe

Warm, light, and fluffy, these extra-special buns will be the talk of the buffet line. This fall, we’re sneaking sweet potatoes into everything, from our biscuits to gnocchi to waffles. Accordingly, mashed sweet potatoes are the secret ingredient in these bright, festive rolls.

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Savory Charcuterie Bread Recipe

If you’re looking for an impressive bread recipe, this is it. Meet lard bread: We’re talking meaty, savory, and yeasty, perfect for a crowd, and let’s not forget beautiful. The swirl from the meat and cheese goes throughout the bread, which is slightly dense and chewy, but in the best way.

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Classic Focaccia Bread Recipe

Our classic, standard focaccia recipe yields an oily (but not overpowering!) and flavorful loaf that’s super crisp on the bottom, just like a really good pizza crust. If you have the right tools, focaccia isn’t difficult. Letting the dough sit overnight helps it relax and will make a better bread.

Cornmeal Crescent Rolls

Homemade Crescent Rolls with Cornmeal Recipe

Sure, you could make crescent rolls from store-bought, refrigerated dough, but for holidays and other special occasions, surprise everyone with buttery, pillowy homemade rolls. The key to the recipe is making a porridge with the cornmeal (in Step 1), which allows you to add more moisture to the dough,

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Braided Lemon Bread Recipe

Our beautiful Easter centerpiece bread offers a healthier take on the classic egg- and butter-enriched bread. It’s made completely with white whole-wheat flour and less added sugar (in this case, honey) than many traditional recipes. Our techniques and ingredient choices leave you with a soft, fluffy, lightly sweet bread that’ll garner raves.

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Parker House Rolls Recipe

Buttery, yeasty heaven you can enjoy at brunch, dinner, or whenever.

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Homemade Dinner Rolls Recipe

Soft, tender, pillowy, and buttery. What's not to love? Once you go homemade, it's hard to go back to store-bought dinner rolls.

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Copycat Texas Roadhouse Rolls with Cinnamon-Honey Butter Recipe

Texas Roadhouse’s buttery-sweet rolls are cherished far and wide for good reason—they’re delicious. And now, you can enjoy a fresh, warm batch at home, anytime you please.

Whole Wheat Easter Egg Bread

This Whole-Wheat Braided Egg Bread Is Perfect for Easter Recipe

Our beautiful Easter centerpiece bread offers a healthier take on the classic egg- and butter-enriched bread. It’s made completely with white whole-wheat flour and less added sugar (in this case, honey) than many traditional recipes. Our techniques and ingredient choices leave you with a soft, fluffy, lightly sweet bread that’ll garner raves: The soaking step at the beginning allows the dense flour to hydrate more fully, resulting in a more tender bread, and the vital wheat gluten—which you’ll find near the yeast and flour in well-stocked supermarkets—aids in tenderness as well. The colored eggs are decorative, though you could eat them if you’d like (they’ll be overcooked). If they discolor from baking, simply twist to remove them, and replace with more vibrant eggs. The finished bread is gloriously large and serves a crowd. If you have leftovers, try slicing and toasting for breakfast—or using for French toast or bread pudding.

Simple White Bread

Simple White Bread Recipe

Three rises give this basic sandwich-style bread a delicate crumb and a soft texture.

Cranberry Pull-Apart Bread with Orange-cream Cheese Icing

Cranberry Pull-Apart Bread with Orange-cream Cheese Icing Recipe

The entire family will love the sticky-fingered fun of tearing apart these sweet layers filled with tangy cranberries and bright orange zest. The recipe makes two loaves of bread; give one as a gift, and take the other to brunch.

Cornmeal Angel Biscuits

Cornmeal Angel Biscuits Recipe

Like a cross between a buttermilk biscuit and a Parker House roll, these addictively light and buttery biscuits have added color, flavor and texture from yellow cornmeal. Your guest will be intrigued by the little touch of Southern cornbread flavor, even if it is a biscuit!

Parmesan-Herb Angel Biscuits

Parmesan-Herb Angel Biscuits Recipe

The dough can be made up to 1 week in advance; and stored in the refrigerator. Honestly, these angel biscuits come by their name because they taste like they’re sent right from heaven to our plate!

Rosemary-Asiago Rolls

Rosemary-Asiago Whole-Wheat Pull-Apart Rolls Recipe

Bake these light and tender whole-grain rolls ahead and freeze up to 1 month, or make the dough ahead and bake on the day: Punch down the risen dough to form a ball, wrap with plastic wrap, and chill 8 hours or overnight. Return to a bowl and let rise at room temperature for 1 1/2 hours before shaping.

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English Muffins Recipe

There's just nothing like a toasty English muffin slathered in butter. Trust us, you haven’t lived until you’ve had a fresh one made from scratch. A great weekend cooking project, these classic English muffins are surprisingly easy to make, even for an inexperienced baker.

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Bagels Recipe

As any true bagel enthusiast knows, store-bought simply can’t compare to a freshly baked, New York-style bagel. And while they may seem intimidating to make on your own, rest assured, a great bagel is relatively simple to make and uses just a few pantry ingredients.

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Dill Pickle Focaccia Recipe

The surprising tang of the pickles is just the salty burst that your next focaccia bread needs. Topped with grated white cheddar cheese, this easy-to-make, homemade bread has the perfect balance of savory, salty, and cheesy.

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Orange-Fennel Focaccia Recipe

Already widely loved in the context of salad, the incredible trio of bright orange, sweet and earthy fennel, and salty olives shines in this impressive focaccia loaf. Want to take it up a notch? Enjoy this wow-worthy bread warm, with generous smear of softened goat cheese.

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Rosemary Focaccia with Stewed Grapes and Olives Recipe

Making your own bread at home might sound intimidating, but this simple Rosemary Focaccia recipe will turn you into a full-time bread-baker. Even though the homemade dough needs time to rise, this bread recipe isn’t extremely time-intensive, especially for how decadent it tastes.

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Pink Lemonade Rolls Recipe

This playful take on the classic orange roll makes for a perfect treat for Mother’s Day, a bridal brunch, baby showers, or the next time you wanna bring a little extra cheer to you weekend breakfast spread. A tender, buttery dough encases a sticky lemon filling and is then glazed with a bright pink lemonade glaze. This sweet-tart glaze, which we make using powdered pink lemonade mix, is also a great way to spruce up a bundt cake, pound cake, muffins, or scones. We opted for Country Time brand lemonade mix, which you can find on the beverage aisle of your favorite supermarket.

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Homemade Flatbreads Recipe

Flatbreads quickly cook on a griddle set over hot coals. Prep and portion the dough ahead to keep time at the grill to a minimum. Servethesehomemade flatbreads with juicy grilled lamb and a trio of savorysauces.

EC: Cinnamon Swirl Toast Is Even Better Than Regular Toast, Which Is Saying a Lot

Cinnamon Swirl Toast Recipe

This may feel like a steep hill to climb for a piece of toast, but any bread you make will be leagues better than something that came from a bag, and you, lucky being, get all the therapeutic benefits of kneading it, and if you’ve never made bread before, it’s worth trying and easier than you might think.

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Savory Sage and Thyme Brioche Loaves Recipe

With just enough black pepper to make it spicy and herbs and duck fat to add richness, this bread is the epitome of savory and delicious. Duck fat can be found at specialty stores, but you can substitute chicken or turkey fat as well. Make sure to purchase active dry yeast (as opposed to rapid rise) for this recipe.

Rosemary-Asiago Rolls

Honey Whole-Wheat Pull-Apart Rolls Recipe

Bake these light and tender whole-grain rolls ahead and freeze up to 1 month, or make the dough ahead and bake on the day: Punch down the risen dough to form a ball, wrap with plastic wrap, and chill 8 hours or overnight. Return to a bowl and let rise at room temperature for 1 1/2 hours before shaping.

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Sausage-Stuffed Honey Buns Recipe

These sweet and savory rolls are inspired by the Howard family's love of sausage biscuits with muscadine preserves.

EC: Make This Cult Bakery’s Shakshuka Focaccia at Home

Shakshuka Focaccia Recipe

Start the oven very hot; it will lose a bit of heat when you open the door to add the egg. If you start it at 500°F, it will still be around 475°F by the time you shut the door. For a soft and runny yolk, serve the focaccia immediately.

Yeast Rolls

Yeast Rolls Recipe

You can make the dough for these tender, buttery rolls the night before.

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Golden Raisin and Honey Challah Recipe

This traditionally Jewish bread requires 2 rising times, but the rich anf fluffy result is definitely worth it. Toast it, top it with jam, or use leftovers in French toast. You can also use dark raisins, dried cranberries, or omit the raisins completely, if desired. Divide the dough into 3 pieces for easier braiding.