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Yeasted breads
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14 main recipes
Same-day white bread
A crusty white loaf made with gentle folds and a same-day rise. Ingredients, clear steps and troubleshooting.
Ingredients & method →Same-day 75% whole-wheat bread
A hearty, mostly whole-wheat loaf with a moist crumb and crisp crust. Ingredients, clear steps and troubleshooting.
Ingredients & method →Olive & oregano bread
A savoury loaf flavoured with olives, olive oil and oregano. Ingredients, clear steps and troubleshooting.
Ingredients & method →Moroccan Khobz
Round, crusty white loaves for tearing, dipping and scooping. Ingredients, clear steps and troubleshooting.
Ingredients & method →Simit
Twisted bread rings coated generously with sesame seeds before baking. Ingredients, clear steps and troubleshooting.
Ingredients & method →Baguettes with poolish
Long French-style loaves made with a poolish for flavour and a crisp crust. Ingredients, clear steps and troubleshooting.
Ingredients & method →Boiled bagels
Firm rings, simmered before baking for a chewy crust. Ingredients, clear steps and troubleshooting.
Ingredients & method →Soft pretzels · baking-soda bath
Twisted yeast dough with a short alkaline-water dip. Ingredients, clear steps and troubleshooting.
Ingredients & method →Ciabatta
Two broad, flour-dusted loaves with an open crumb and a crisp crust. An overnight preferment develops the dough before gentle folding and shaping the…
Ingredients & method →Dark rye bread
A compact pan loaf made with two-thirds wholemeal rye flour and a little treacle. Rest the baked bread overnight before cutting thin slices.
Ingredients & method →Grissini breadsticks
Thin, crisp Italian-style breadsticks made with olive oil. Divide the dough evenly and bake until the sticks dry through, then let them cool before…
Ingredients & method →Tuscan-style salt-free bread
A lean, salt-free loaf with an overnight preferment and a mild wheat flavour. This home version uses instant yeast; it is not a certified Pane Toscano…
Ingredients & method →Citrus and sultana fruit loaf
A lightly enriched yeast loaf with sultanas, candied citrus peel and a little cinnamon. Cool it fully before slicing; the firm crumb also suits…
Ingredients & method →Cypriot-style village bread
A round olive-oil loaf scented with mastic and mahlab, with a sesame, nigella and caraway crust. Ingredients, clear steps and troubleshooting.
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