Italian Bread Recipes

Easy focaccia with grapes and rosemary is a soft pan bread with a crisp golden top and juicy baked grapes, ready in about 3 hours 20 minutes. It makes one 9×13-inch pan, enough for 12 squares, and most of the time is hands-off rising. Why This Recipe Works The dough is wet and sticky on …

Brimstone bread (dark crust bread) is 12 soft red buns under a black rice flour crust that cracks as it bakes, ready in about 3 hours 20 minutes. Most of that time is rising, and the cracks show the red dough underneath, so the buns look like glowing lava rock. Why This Recipe Works The …

This crusty, soft Italian Bread With Sesame Seeds is made with bread flour, yeast, and olive oil, and ready in 2 hours and 35 minutes. The satisfying crunch of the golden crust gives way to a tender, chewy center scattered with toasted seeds. I love baking this on Sunday mornings when the house needs a …

These Jack-o-Lantern Cheese Quesadillas turn two flour tortillas and a pile of shredded cheese into a stringy, gooey Halloween dinner in fifteen minutes. The melted marble cheese glows through a carved pumpkin face, so every bite pulls apart in cheesy strands. It’s ready faster than you can carve an actual pumpkin. Debbie Chapman cuts the …

There is something undeniably magnetic about the aroma of Italian herbs and toasted cheese wafting from a hot oven. This Italian Herb and Cheese Bread recipe is designed to bring that iconic, bakery-quality experience directly to your kitchen, offering a loaf that is significantly better than anything you’ll find at a deli counter. Try More …

This crusty soft Braided Italian Bread is made with active dry yeast, bread flour, and olive oil, and ready in 2 hours and 50 minutes. Tearing apart the warm, golden-brown strands reveals a fluffy crumb that holds butter perfectly. I love making this loaf on lazy weekend afternoons. Try More Recipes: What I Learned Making …

This crusty chewy Traditional Italian Bread is made with bread flour, active dry yeast, and warm water, and is ready in about three hours. Cutting through the thick golden crust reveals a soft, airy center with the perfect chew. I love baking this loaf on a lazy Sunday afternoon. Try More Sides Recipes: Why You …

This crusty chewy Homemade Crusty Italian Bread is made with bread flour, yeast, and olive oil and ready in about three hours. Pulling the golden loaves from the oven and hearing the thick crust crackle as it cools is deeply rewarding. I bake this nearly every weekend to serve alongside Sunday dinner. The Secret To …

This golden crispy Pioneer Woman Italian Homemade Calzones is made with savory sausage, creamy ricotta, and pizza dough, and ready in 35 minutes. Tearing open the freshly baked crust reveals a steaming center of melted cheeses and seasoned meat. I love serving these on busy weeknights when everyone wants a hearty, filling meal. Restaurant-Quality At …

This cheesy savory Pioneer Woman Italian Strata is made with mild Italian sausage, crusty bread, and eggs, and ready in 1 hour and 25 minutes. Pulling it from the oven reveals a puffed, golden crust with bubbling cheese around the edges. I love serving this hearty casserole for weekend brunch because the prep work is …