Whether you’re a seasoned baker or just getting started, making your own artisan yeast breads is a rewarding experience that’s sure to impress your friends and family.
In this roundup post, we’ll explore a wide variety of artisanal yeast breads that you can make, from simple rustic loaves to traditional Holiday breads. We’ll also share some tips and tricks for making sure your breads turn out perfect every time.
Why Make Your Own Artisan Yeast Breads?
- Healthier. Store-bought bread is often made with refined flour and unhealthy additives. Making your own bread gives you control over the ingredients, so you can choose whole-wheat flour and other nutritious ingredients.
- Tastes better. Homemade artisan breads are moist, flavorful, and have a complex aroma that will make your mouth water.
- Satisfying. There’s something about the process of making bread that’s very satisfying. From mixing the ingredients to kneading the dough to baking the loaf, there’s a sense of accomplishment that comes from making your own bread.
Why you’ll want to try these recipes
Making your own artisan yeast breads is a great way to improve your baking skills, save money, and enjoy delicious, healthy bread.
- Control over the ingredients. You can choose whole-wheat flour, sprouted flour, or other nutritious ingredients to make your bread healthier.
- Economical. Homemade bread is much cheaper than store-bought bread.
- Fun. Making bread is a fun and rewarding experience.
With a little practice, you’ll be able to make delicious, healthy breads that everyone will love.
21 Easy Artisan Bread Recipes
These artisan bread recipes are sure to please any bread lover. With simple ingredients and easy-to-follow instructions, you can make delicious, rustic loaves at home in no time.
This bread has a nutty, wholesome chew of cracked wheat and it tastes wonderful on morning toast or in a sandwich.
This is a soft, rich sandwich bread made with milk and honey and einkorn flour. It has a wonderful texture and an almost buttery flavor that will leave you wanting just one more slice. This is comfort food!
These beer pretzel bites have beer added to the batter to ramp up the flavor and give them a hint of maltiness.
With a slightly crisp outside and a fluffy, chewy inside, they're perfect for snacking on any time of day. And what's not to love about the classic combination of beer and pretzels?
These cinnamon rolls bake in a bath of caramel sauce that oozes all over them. The caramel sauce makes them sticky, gooey, and oh, so delicious. You're going to need a fork to eat these gooey cinnamon rolls. You can mix the dough by hand, with a mixer, or with a bread maker.
Delicious english muffins made with einkorn flour, an ancient grain with exceptional flavor and nutrition.
Our sprouted rye bread is soft, fine textured with a distinctive rye flavor and a sprinkling of caraway seeds. It is made from organic sprouted whole wheat flour and organic sprouted rye flour. We added a small amount of cocoa powder to give it the dark color but it does not alter the taste of the bread.
A perfect everyday sandwich bread with a light crumb and chewy texture from the oatmeal.
Tsoureki is a sweet, rich yeast bread with hints of citrus and a unique Mediterranean spice. The symbolism that it represents makes this bread perfect for Easter but you can make it any day of the year.
The dough is sticky and can by challenging to work with but it creates a wonderfully soft and fluffy texture. See our tips in the notes for working with the dough.
This whole wheat Einkorn pizza dough makes a soft and tender pizza crust that has a deliciously rich flavor and is easy to digest. It is packed with all the goodness of whole grain and the additional flavor and nutrition that Einkorn is known for
A soft and springy whole wheat sandwich bread made with sprouted whole wheat.
Make this artisan-style, Quick No-Knead Dutch Oven Bread in only 2-hours! It is moist and tender with a beautiful crunchy crust. No special equipment needed, just a bowl, a spoon and 5 minutes of mixing time.
Focaccia is Italy's traditional flatbread and can be either thin and crispy or thick and soft. Dimples in the bread is one of the hallmarks of this style of focaccia bread. Our Garlic and Herb Focaccia bread is a thin, crisp cracker-like bread with garlic and herbs infused in the dough. The bread is baked with rosemary, thyme and large salt flakes sprinkled on top.
An easy, artisan-style rye bread with a crunchy crust. A touch of molasses and a measure of caraway seeds adds to the flavor depth. Baking in a Dutch oven gives this bread a crunchy top and a moist crumb.
An easy, 3-hour rise, no-knead, cranberry walnut bread with a generous measure of cranberries and walnuts. Slice and serve with a slathering of butter! This large loaf of bread is a holiday family favorite.
An easy, no-knead focaccia bread that makes a pan of soft, fluffy bread. This Italian focaccia bread is thick enough to cut large squares and slice in half for sandwiches. This recipe is a keeper!
This quick rise pizza dough is made with rapid acting yeast and all-purpose flour. Pizza night can happen any night of the week without planning ahead!
Einkorn flour gives the naan bread a light yellow tint and rich flavor. We added garlic and green onions for a delicious twist.
You can cook the bread in a skillet or in a hot oven. If you use the oven, we recommend using a pizza stone for best results.
Indian fry bread is a soft and fluffy flatbread that you can serve as a savory or sweet treat. Top it with jam, cinnamon sugar, honey, or savory taco toppings.
This recipe has instructions to make the fry bread with or without yeast. Both versions come out equally delicious but if you want to freeze the dough, choose to make the version with yeast.
This Ooni pizza dough recipe makes the best dough for pizza ovens. It has a lower hydration which is exactly what you want when you cook pizza quickly at high heat. The lower hydration makes the dough easy to work with and prevents it from sticking to the pizza peel or the inside of the pizza oven.
The process in this recipe is a little different than our American-style fast pizza dough recipe. This recipe tips its hat to the Neapolitan standards of making pizza dough. Instead of adding water to the flour, we add flour to the water.
The gentle, sweet wheat flavor and slight nutty undertone of whole grain einkorn bread make it stand out from any other bread. Along with its unique taste, this delicious bread is also packed full of nutrients.
We have two variations of this bread. You can make 100% einkorn bread which is denser than traditional bread but has an amazing flavor. Or, you can blend in some bread flour which will give the bread a light, soft texture while retaining a great deal of the einkorn flavor. We love both versions.
This recipe uses a smaller amount of yeast than traditional bread recipes in order to slow down the proof time and allow more flavor to develop. If you want to speed up the proof time, see the notes.
Let’s Get Baking!
Making your own artisan yeast breads is a rewarding experience that’s sure to impress your friends and family. With a little practice, you’ll be able to make delicious, healthy breads that everyone will love.
We hope this post has inspired you to give artisanal yeast bread making a try and that you enjoy making these delicious breads!
? Tips for Success
- Use high-quality ingredients. The quality of your ingredients will make a big difference in the taste and texture of your bread. Use fresh flour and make sure your yeast is still active.
- Knead the dough thoroughly. Kneading the dough helps to develop the gluten, which gives the bread its structure and elasticity.
- Let the dough rise in a warm place. The dough needs time to rise so that the gluten can relax and the yeast can work its magic.
- Bake the bread at the correct temperature. Overbaking the bread will make it dry and tough.
- Have fun!
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Frequently Asked Questions
The basic ingredients for making artisanal yeast breads are flour, water, yeast, salt, and sometimes fat. The type of flour you use will affect the flavor and texture of the bread. For example, whole wheat flour will give the bread a heartier flavor and a denser texture.
Artisan yeast breads are made with high-quality ingredients and are often hand-kneaded. They are also allowed to rise for a longer period of time, which gives them a more complex flavor and texture.
There are many different types of artisan yeast breads, including sourdough, multigrain, and flatbreads.
Some common mistakes people make when making artisan yeast breads include not kneading the dough enough, not letting the dough rise long enough, and overbaking the bread.
Artisan yeast breads can be stored at room temperature for up to 2 days, or in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
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Food Safety
- Raw flour, baking mixes, batter, and dough are not safe to eat until thoroughly cooked.
- After handling raw batter or dough, it is important to wash your hands, utensils, and surfaces thoroughly.
- Test baked goods with a toothpick or instant-read thermometer in the center of the baked goods to ensure they are done baking.
- Use oils with high smoking point to avoid harmful compounds. Always have good ventilation when using a gas stove.
