36 bread recipes

Easy homemade bread recipes

Easy bread rolls

These super-soft, simple-to-make rolls work brilliantly as a breakfast or sandwich roll and are lovely with a bowl of hot soup for dunking. Check out our best sandwich ideas to get some inspiration for fillings.

Wholemeal bread

This quick and easy loaf only takes 20 minutes of hands-on time, perfect for a mini weekend project. Next, try our wholemeal pitta pockets recipe or wholemeal flatbreads recipe.

Ciabatta

Set some time aside this weekend to make your own ciabatta – the Italian bread that can be used for anything from toasties and garlic bread to bruschetta. Try using yours in our recipe for ciabatta stuffed with garlic, mushrooms and taleggio.

Listen to our podcast interview with author, therapist and baker Pauline Beaumont, who talks about how breadmaking can aid emotional and psychological wellbeing and the many ways in which baking our own loaves can teach us valuable life lessons.

Tiger bread

With its crunchy exterior and soft, pillowy centre, tiger bread is a great bake to master – perfect for a weekend project.

Easy baguettes

Arguably the crustiest bread you’ll ever make, have a go at baking our best-ever baguettes with a little help from our baking expert. For a decadent brunch, try making our eggs benedict baguettes.

White bread loaf

Master a classic with this easy-to-follow white bread recipe, it’s a brilliant loaf for sandwiches and toasting.

Sourdough bread recipe

olive cookery writer and ex-baker Adam Bush shares his bread-making expertise for sourdough. Learn how to create your own starter (no yeast needed), then how to craft the perfect sourdough loaf with our step-by-step guide, using just flour and water. If you've got spare sourdough starter, try baking our sourdough cookies recipe.

Porridge loaf

Transform leftover porridge into this delicious, oaty loaf with a whipped honey and cinnamon butter to slather on generous slices fresh out of the oven.

Guinness soda bread

This is a speedy homemade bread with wholemeal flour and oats, perfect slathered with salty butter. Stout and black treacle add caramely, earthy flavour.

Gluten-free bread

Those avoiding gluten shouldn’t have to miss out on bread – make this easy loaf and serve your favourite soup for dunking. Browse over 60 more gluten-free recipes.

Focaccia bread with rosemary and olive oil

Check out our simple but flavour-packed focaccia with rosemary and olive oil. This incredibly moreish bread recipe is easy to make and perfect to tear and serve. Next, try our roast potato focaccia recipe.

Brioche

Master sweet, fluffy brioche with our foolproof recipe. If you happen to have leftovers, it can be transformed into our brioche bread and butter pudding.

Chocolate babka

Try this marbled Jewish babka with thick chocolate filling for a weekend baking project. Best served warm with your favourite cuppa. Try our chocolate, cherry and pistachio babka recipe next.

Street cart soft pretzels

Soft yet slightly chewy, with a dark golden skin from being boiled before baking, these pretzels are slow-fermented for a richly flavoured dough. Finish with fat crystals of salt.

Soda bread

An easy bread recipe that takes less than an hour. Ideal for when you're in a hurry, it uses just four ingredients. This soda bread is made with a mix of wholemeal and plain flour.

Homemade bagels

Make perfect, chewy bagels with our easy step-by-step guide. It calls for simple ingredients, a little patience and some basic kneading. See our favourite bagel topping ideas.

Savoury garlic and cheese swirl buns

If you love garlic cheesy bread then you'll love these super soft savoury swirl buns. Packed with gooey mozzarella, these buns are an ideal side for a dinner party with friends.

Bacon and chive brioche buns

Mastering this beautifully light, fluffy bread is well worth the time and effort. You’ll need a stand mixer to make these buns – they freeze really well, just defrost and toast before eating.

Rye bread with dates

If you love making your own bread, this recipe is for you! The dark rye flour and sweet dates are a perfect pairing and this dark loaf goes brilliantly with cheese.

Muesli loaf

Our muesli loaf recipe makes a dense, nutty loaf a little like soda bread. Packed with oats, coconut, nuts and fruit, we think it's great for breakfast. Make your own muesli with this recipe...

Rye bread

For an easy-to-follow bread recipe, bake a loaf of this rich rye bread and fill your kitchen with nutty aromas.

Spring onion and turmeric kefir soda bread

Serve your golden homemade soda bread (made with kefir, spring onions and rolled porridge oats) with lashings of salted kefir butter.

Pretzel bites

Using ready-made pizza dough speeds this up. The bicarbonate of soda helps give the bites their signature chewiness.

Quick bread with carrots and walnuts

This multi-purpose quick bread works for breakfast, brunch, or just served up with a nice cup of tea. The carrots. walnuts and yogurt give it a really moist texture. Spread with cream cheese for extra indulgence.

Hot tomato, feta and rosemary bread

Use slow-roasted chilli tomatoes from a jar as a quick flavour explosion to top this easy sharing bread.

Cheddar soda bread with spring onion butter

No yeast? No problem! Whip-up a batch of cheesy Irish soda bread for lunch, with lashings of homemade spring onion butter on top. See more Cheddar recipes.

Pull-apart garlic bread

Garlic bread is always a crowd-pleaser. This is our recipe for the best-ever tear-and-share garlic bread which not only looks fantastic, but is packed with mozzarella and parmesan as well as the garlic butter. It'll be your new favourite.

Cheese, onion and sriracha garlic bread

Looking for a garlic bread recipe? Try this cheesy garlic bread to serve with your weekend comfort food.

Monkey bread with cheese

Try our monkey bread ultimate pull apart bread – little dough balls stuffed with cheddar, mozzarella and jalapeños served with smoky tomato sauce for dipping. For something spicy, try our sriracha monkey bread recipe.

Roti canai

This roti canai recipe is an easy bread recipe that is great to serve with curry. Our recipe is for the classic crisp layered bread. It's easy to make, all you need is a well oiled surface.

Black vinegar mushroom naan

Looking for a naan bread recipe? Check out this veggie naan from Neil Rankin's latest restaurant, Temper City. Packed with plenty of flavour this naan bread is the ideal side to have with your weekend curry. Plus, it's low in calories too.

Cheat’s bacon brioche subs

A brioche roll can really take your burger or hotdog to the next level. This recipe for cheat's bacon brioche subs is really easy to make and can be made into whatever shape you need. Try with our hotdog recipes...

Marmite bread

A really unusual bread recipe to try from Sixtyone in Marylebone. We've asked them to share their recipe with us here for a really indulgent marmite bread. Pair with our other marmite ideas for extra indulgence...

Olive bread

Try our best olive bread recipe, made with olive paste and 4:1 white and dark rye flour. Delicious on it's own for a tea-time treat or served with soup.

Glazed apricot breakfast bread

Make a dough like a Danish pastry and dot with fresh apricots, then sprinkle with cinnamon sugar before cooking. This bread is best eaten warm. Looking for breakfast ideas? Check out our breakfast section here for muffins, on-the-go recipes, avocado on toast and more...

Pair your homemade bread with one of our warming soup recipes