From Challah to Naan: 12 Homemade Bread Recipes

By Jenn Segal

Once you realize how easy it is to make bakery-quality homemade bread, you’ll do it all the time! All of these bread recipes are easy to recreate in your own kitchen.

Crusty Artisan Bread

This crusty bread recipe is astonishingly easy — no kneading required — and it makes three beautiful loaves, which you can bake as needed.
Challah

With its rich, slightly sweet flavor, shiny golden crust, and pillowy interior, challah isn’t just for the Jewish holidays — it appeals to everyone, any time!
Homemade Naan

With this recipe, soft and pillowy homemade naan is within your reach, and you don’t need a tandoor oven.
Southern-Style Buttermilk Biscuits

These Southern-style buttermilk biscuits are deliciously rich, buttery, and flaky.
Miraculous Homemade Bagel Recipe

This easy bagel recipe calls for equal parts flour and Greek yogurt, making the bagels high in protein and low in calories.
Soft Pretzels

Similar to Auntie Anne’s, these soft pretzels are a touch sweet and deliciously buttery.
Irish-American Soda Bread

This Irish soda bread is dotted with currants and caraway seeds. Serve it for breakfast, as a snack, or side dish.
Cornbread Muffins

These tender cornbread muffins are the perfect side to any Southern or Southwestern dish. You can whip up the batter in no time!
Brioche

Adapted from one of my favorite bread making books, this easy homemade brioche tastes like it was made in a French bakery.
Simple Cornbread Recipe

Tender and a touch sweet, this cornbread is easy to whip up with very few ingredients.
Chocolate Babka

Chocolate and Nutella-swirled babka makes a crave-worthy treat any time of day.
Dinner Rolls

Soft, fluffy, and buttery — these pull-apart dinner rolls are simply the best!