Breads and Doughs

Breads and Dough is one of our favorite things on the blog. Is there anything much more therapeutic or soothing than rolling out freshly made dough for baking?

These breads and dough recipes are filled with love. Many are passed down from generations of experienced bakers.

We love making everything from Homemade Kolaches, to Grandma’s Cinnamon Rolls to Country White Bread.

Our recipe for Perfect Pie Crust is so easy and gives you flakey, yummy crust every single time!

Explore our many recipes for inspiration and delicious baked goods to make in your own kitchen.

An overhead view a bread wreath with a ramekin in the center filled with marinara sauce and is surround by festive herbs.

Cheesy Skillet Rolls (Pull-Apart Bread Wreath)

These rolls are nothing short of sublime. The smell, as they are baking, is intoxicating. Then once you pull that…

Homemade Apple Fritters

If you love apples and if you love lightly fried sweet treats, these gems are for you. There is just…

Homemade Churros

There is just something so satisfying about this iconic dessert. And making them at home is easy, fun, and over-the-top…

An overhead view of a baking pan filled with freshly baked kolaches topped with poppyseed filling and cream cheese filling.

Grandma’s Homemade Kolaches

Homemade pastries are just something special. And these delectable treats are nothing short of amazing. Grandma Longwell was an amazing…

An overhead view of a pile of bacon parmesan gourgeres on a square white wax piece of paper.

Bacon Parmesan Gougères

These truly are the perfect party appetizers. Light, airy, and deeply flavorful. These puffs of yumminess are made using the…

A straight-on view of a lemon blueberry jumbo muffin sitting on a baking rack with other muffins in the background.

Lemon and Blueberry Jumbo Muffins

It may not be true that bigger is always better, but when it comes to homemade muffins, it is definitely…

A straight-on view of a large serving pasta bowl filled with panzanella that has been topped with shaved Parmesan cheese.

Panzanella (Tuscan Tomato and Bread Salad)

If you’re looking for a new recipe to use up farm-fresh vegetables, this is the one for you. This is…

A straight-on view of a black platter filled with a stack of homemade soft pretzels next to two glasses of beer and a bowl of melted cheese.

Easy Homemade Soft Pretzels

These are the quintessential snack. Fluffy on the inside and salty crispy on the exterior. Just the best. If you’re…

A large wooden spoons lifting up cooked fresh spinach pasta from a bowl.

Homemade Spinach Pasta

Dried pasta is great, it really is. But, there is something transcendent about freshly homemade. Homemade egg pasta is absolutely…

Two homemade English muffin halves covered with butter and peach jam with one that has a bite taken out of it.

Homemade English Muffins

Baking bread from scratch can be intimidating, no doubt, unless you start with the best ingredients, understand the steps, and…