Homemade Chewy Bagels
⏱ 108 min
Homemade breads from soft sandwich loaves and dinner rolls to tortillas, pita, naan, sourdough, focaccia, bagels, ciabatta, and sweet breads.
15 recipes in this collection
Classic homemade bagels with a dense chewy crumb, shiny browned crust, bread-flour dough, and the essential boil-before-baking method.
⏱ 108 min
Rustic ciabatta with a deeply crisp crust and dramatically open, irregular crumb made with a wet dough and overnight biga.
⏱ 1490 min
Pillowy pull-apart dinner rolls with a tender enriched crumb and buttery tops, perfect for holidays or everyday dinners.
⏱ 148 min
Tender, lightly tangy homemade English muffins cooked on a griddle, with golden cornmeal-dusted surfaces and plenty of nooks and crannies for butter and jam.
⏱ 128 min
Soft, chewy homemade naan with yogurt-enriched yeast dough and deeply blistered spots from a blazing-hot cast-iron skillet.
⏱ 95 min
Moist but never gummy banana bread made with deeply ripe bananas, nutty brown butter, brown sugar, vanilla, and pockets of semisweet chocolate.
⏱ 80 min
Soft yeasted cinnamon swirl bread with a defined ribbon of brown sugar and cinnamon rolled through a tender buttery loaf.
⏱ 173 min
Crisp-edged, airy focaccia with a high-hydration dough, generous extra-virgin olive oil, deep dimples, flaky salt, and optional rosemary.
⏱ 215 min
A dependable soft white sandwich loaf made with milk, butter, and a touch of sugar, with a fine tender crumb that slices cleanly for toast and sandwiches.
⏱ 138 min
A crusty artisan sourdough boule with a deeply browned crust, open chewy crumb, and naturally fermented flavor, made with an active sourdough starter and an overnight cold proof.
⏱ 1080 min
Crisp-crusted French bread with a light chewy interior, simple lean dough, traditional elongated shaping, scoring, and steam.
⏱ 145 min
An approachable deli-style rye loaf with a chewy crust, tender crumb, rye flour, caraway, and a subtle touch of molasses.
⏱ 195 min
Soft homemade pita bread with tender, chewy edges and a hollow pocket created by steam in a blazing-hot oven.
⏱ 150 min
A beginner-friendly weight-based guide to creating a lively sourdough starter from flour and water, with feeding schedules, readiness tests, maintenance, and troubleshooting.
⏱ 10 min
Soft, flexible homemade flour tortillas with lightly blistered surfaces and a tender, slightly chewy bite, made from a simple rested dough and cooked quickly in a hot dry skillet.
⏱ 65 min