Artisan dark rye and wheat berry bread is a serious loaf — chewy wheat berries, stone-ground rye, molasses, and a long slow bake that builds a crust like slate. The warm dark beer in the dough is not a gimmick; it deepens the flavor in a way nothing else can. Plan an...

Quick savory whole wheat herb bread is the loaf I bake when soup is on — a soft crumb scented with minced garlic and onion, and basil, oregano, and thyme running through every slice. Straightforward enough for a first loaf, flavorful enough to become a habit. About...

Orange & fennel rye raisin bread is what I bake when I want the kitchen to smell unbelievable — two whole oranges of zest, a warm hint of crushed fennel seed, and raisins folded through a molasses-tinted rye dough. Half breakfast bread, half afternoon treat....

Hearty potato rye bread with fruit and nuts is old-world baking at its most satisfying — mashed potatoes keeping the crumb moist, prunes, golden raisins, and currants for sweetness, and walnuts running through every slice. It is barely sweet, more bread than cake....

Hearty rye and oat multigrain bread is the dense, dark loaf I bake when I want toast that stands up to anything. Molasses sweetens, rolled oats and dark rye give it chew, and a hot oven builds a crust with real attitude. Simple ingredients, honest technique — a...

Classic vegetarian brioche loaves are butter-and-egg-rich bread at its best — a soft dough worked with plenty of butter, baked into two glossy golden loaves. Butter, eggs, milk, and a little sugar are the whole story. The long rise is the only slow part, and it is...

Classic homemade white bread in the Vienna style leans a little richer than everyday sandwich bread — a milk-and-butter dough with just enough sugar, baked to a deep glossy shine. This version moves quickly, with only about twenty minutes of hands-on work. The smell...

Classic homemade white bread — two golden braided loaves of it — is the weekend project that pays you back all week. The dough is enriched with milk, butter, and a whisper of sugar, and an egg-yolk wash gives the braid its lacquered shine. Nothing from a plastic...