The Essential

Challah

Challah Dough

Challah dough is enriched with eggs, oil, and yeast, with a little sugar for a hint of sweetness. We use honey in our challah...
Essential Pretzel Dough recipe with shaped pretzels stacked on blue surface

The Essential Pretzel Dough

From Oktoberfest to street fairs and football games, soft, doughy pretzels are everywhere this time of year. But you don’t need a street vendor...
Pretzels

Traditional Large Soft Pretzels

From street fairs to football games, soft, doughy pretzels are everywhere. But you don’t need a street vendor or concession stand to get your...
Pretzel Twists on parchment on blue surface baking recipe

Pretzel Twists

Use these Pretzel Twists in place of breadsticks at the dinner table. Or just eat them dipped in spicy German mustard as a snack. ...
Pretzel Knots

Pretzel Knots

Shaping these knots is easier than tying your shoes—there’s no bow involved. For more pretzel baking fun, try our Pretzel Twists or our Traditional Large Soft Pretzels. ...
Sourdough Ciabatta sliced

Sourdough Ciabatta

Sourdough Ciabatta is a rustic Italian loaf that was first made in 1982—yes, that recently—by Arnaldo Cavallari, a baker from outside Venice who was...
Sourdough Boule

Sourdough Boule

For many, the French-style sourdough boule (a giant round of crusty sourdough goodness) is the queen of from-scratch breads. Much like with baguettes, the...
Sourdough Baguettes together on cutting board baking recipe

Sourdough Baguettes

These classic Sourdough Baguettes might seem intimidating. And they do take quite a bit of time (upwards of 10 hours). But they aren’t technically...
Basic Brioche Dough in brioche tete dish baking recipe

Basic Brioche Dough

At its heart, brioche is the gorgeous love child of a pastry chef and a bread baker. Think of it as part bread-part cake that...
Brioche à Tête on white surface torn into baking recipe

Brioche à Tête

The French name of this brioche à tête refers to the shape (tête means head). One of the most recognizable forms of brioche, it’s...