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Batbout is a delicious Moroccan flatbread. Slightly richer and fluffier than a pitta bread, you can fill them with sweet or savoury fillings.

Batbout flatbread

tsp dried active yeast

1¼ tsp caster sugar

150 grams/5½oz plain flour, plus a little extra if needed

grams/1¾ oz fine semolina, plus extra for dusting

salt

tbsp full-fat Greek-style yoghurt

tbsp olive oil,

Paul Hollywood's easy white bread recipe shows you step by step how to make bread that's crusty on the outside and soft on the inside. If you're new to making bread, this one's great for beginners.

Easy white bread

bread

grams/1½oz butter

sachet fast-action dried yeast

milliliters/10¾fl oz tepid water (warm not cold – about body temperature)

Home bakers battle to be crowned best amateur baker. The six remaining bakers are making bread in the shadow of Sarre Windmill in Kent.

Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood show you how to bake with easy-to-follow recipes and advice on the Get Baking website.

Paul Hollywood's crusty cob loaf

This focaccia recipe is easy to make and easy to adapt with whatever herbs you have in the house. 


Focaccia

white flour

tsp salt

sachet (7 grams) dried easy blend yeast

olive oil

400 milliliters/14fl oz cold water

olive oil,

fine sea salt

Enjoy this homemade loaf of ciabatta as a sandwich with mozzarella, basil, tomato and prosciutto, or simply ripped into pieces and dipped in olive oil and good-quality balsamic vinegar.

Ciabatta

instant yeast

milliliters/1fl oz olive oil,

semolina flour, for flouring

Try this easy soda bread recipe for when you want bread in a hurry – it's ready in less than an hour with no kneading, proving (or yeast). This makes a small loaf, but you can easily double the recipe and make two.

Each serving provides 215kcal, 8g protein, 43g carbohydrate (of which 3g sugars), 1g fat (of which 0.3g saturates), 1g fibre and 1g salt.

Easy Irish soda bread

flour

170 grams/6 ounces plain flour,

½ tsp bicarbonate of soda

290 milliliters/10fl oz buttermilk

Bao buns are deliciously light and fluffy and surprisingly easy to make at home. Jeremy Pang shares his foolproof method for great results every time.

Looking for filling ideas for your bao buns? Try <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/char_siu_pork_54198">char siu pork</a>, <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/steamed_bao_buns_with_13064">spicy vegan cauliflower</a> or <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/sticky_chicken_in_quick_22426">sticky chicken</a>.
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For this recipe you will need a steamer.

Bao buns

265 grams/9½oz plain flour, plus extra for dusting

1½ tsp fast action dried yeast

tbsp caster sugar

tsp baking powder

tbsp vegetable

So impressive and perfect for sharing. Tear and share bread always goes down well as part of a spread. It’s best made and served on the same day, though it can be frozen once cooked and defrosted and refreshed in a moderate oven to serve. 

For this recipe you will need a freestanding mixer fitted with a dough hook.


Tear and share cheese and herb rolls

dried fast-action yeast

350 milliliters/12fl oz warm water

cheddar,

tbsp herbs

egg,

Fresh from the oven with a sliver of butter melting into it, or the next day as toast with anything from marmalade to pâté spread on top, there’s no beating a homemade white loaf.

Paul Hollywood’s white bread

grams/¼oz salt

320 milliliters/11½oz cold water

milliliters/1½fl oz olive oil,

extra oil and flour, for kneading

The softest and most delicious homemade no-knead bread recipe. This bread has a few unique ingredients that separate it from hundreds of others. This will soon be your tried and true bread recipe! 

Easy Soft Italian No Knead Bread

(500 ml) of warm water (might need a little more)

yeast

¼ cup of steel cut oats

golden flax meal

(500 gramsrams) all purpose flour (such

In a large mixing bowl dissolve the yeast into the warm water

Add the steel cut oats and the flax meal and mix well (I use a fork to mix)

Add flour and salt to the mix and incorporate well.

Dough will be sticky and slightly wet. You may need to add a little more water if it seems dry. 

Cover the bowl with saran-wrap and let it rise on kitchen counter for at least 8 hours- up to over night. The dough will double in size. For best results make sure it is at least 75 degrees F.

After first rise transfer the sticky dough in a floured surface and shape it into one large boule or into two baguette shaped logs. Transfer onto floured parchment paper. Sprinkle with additional flour on top. Cover with a kitchen towel. **If using mix-ins see NOTES.

Let rise again for 50-60 min (on the parchment paper covered with towel)  

With sharp knife score the dough with 2 longitudinal cuts for each baguette OR 2 scores on top of the large round boule

Pre-heat oven to 450 F. Meanwhile, place a 6-quart Dutch oven (or heavy cooking pot with oven-safe lid) in the oven as it preheats.

When oven is preheated to 450 F take out the dutch oven and place the baguettes or the large boule inside (with parchment paper). Place back in oven to bake for 33 min with lid ON. After 33 min check if the top of bread is golden brown. If you like darker brown take the lid off and cook an additional 6-10 min.

Put the bread on a cooling rack and let cool completely. Or, take a slice when still warm and enjoy  🙂

SOOOOO EASY! Bread was gone the next day, our littles devoured it with butter and jam.

So easy and so good! I made this today and I’ve already eaten a little too much before dinner :)

Love this bread! So easy and so delicious

This bread is easy to make and so delicious! I love that it has flax meal and steel cut oats for added fiber and nutrition

Delicious  and easy.
Your recipes are easy to follow and always turn out great - thank you. 
Would love to share a photo of how pretty my boule is 😊

Delicious and easy. Appreciate how accurate your recipes always are - thank you.

This bread is delicious and so easy to make. My kids make their own loaf too!  No kneading needed , no stand mixer needed! So simple. No reason to buy store bought again.  Thank you Elena!

This bread is so delicious and so easy to make.  My kids make their own loaf with me. No kneading , no stand mixer needed, just what this busy mom needs!! No reason to buy store bread again.  Thank you Elena

This cheesy, garlicky tear-and-share bread is great for picnics and other get-togethers. Top with dried oregano, poppy seeds or sesame seeds, depending on your preference.

Cheese and roast garlic tear-and-share bread

garlic

150 grams/5½oz plain flour

250 milliliters/9fl oz full-fat milk, plus extra for glazing

tbsp malt extract

unsalted butter,

150 grams/5½oz cheddar, grated

tsp dried oregano, poppy seeds or sesame seeds

butter

tbsp finely chopped fresh flatleaf parsley

salt and black pepper

For this simple white bread recipe, you can choose to bake the dough as a tin loaf, perfect for sandwiches, or as a free form boule, which is great if you don’t have a loaf tin. You can also bake the dough as individual bread rolls. 

Basic white bread

grams/1¾oz unsalted butter, diced (optional)

fast-action dried yeast

350 milliliters/12fl oz lukewarm water

tbsp runny honey (optional)

(optional)

Making a loaf of bread doesn't have to be complicated. Simply follow Edd Kimber's advice.

A simple guide to making a white loaf of bread

Milk, butter and golden syrup makes this loaf particularly rich and delicious, and it keeps well too.

Sandwich bread loaf 

golden syrup

350 milliliters/12fl oz warm milk

grams/½oz fresh yeast

250 grams/8 ounces plain flour,

bread flour

grams/½oz sea salt

The Spanish love their bread and after tasting this, so do we! With the starter mix, it’s halfway to a sourdough and it’s a good old-fashioned hearty bread that keeps well.

Rustic Spanish bread (Pan Rustico)

150 milliliters/5fl oz/¼ pint warm water

tsp caster sugar

tsp fast-action dried yeast

grams/4½oz strong white flour

200 milliliters/7fl oz/⅓ pint warm water

100 grams/3½oz strong wholemeal flour

Norwegians love their bread and loaves made with rye flour are particularly popular.
This wonderful bread tastes a bit like sourdough – only better. We like it made with a mixture of white flour and rye so it isn’t too heavy, but you can change the proportions if you prefer a darker loaf – you may need to add extra water if using more rye. We cooked this by the side of a fjord after a trip on a longship, and we ate it with codfish (klippfisk) soup.

Rye bread

milk

water

tbsp dark soft brown sugar

sachet of fast-action dried yeast

rye flour

strong white flour,

tbsp fine sea salt

tsp caraway seeds

sunflower oil,

Tear and share these delicious sage and onion bread rolls - a perfect accompaniment to a warming soup.

Sage and onion tear and share bread

150 milliliters/5fl oz whole milk, plus extra for glazing

grams/¼oz sachet fast-action dried yeast

tsp fine sea salt

onion,

garlic clove, crushed

sage leaves, chopped,

black pepper

There is nothing quite like the smell of freshly baked bread, top these rolls with a generous amount of butter for a real treat. 

Basic bread rolls

grams/1 butter

75 milliliters/2½fl oz milk, warmed

225 milliliters/8fl oz warm water

oil,

rice flour,

Looking for a foolproof gluten-free bread recipe? Dan Lepard’s adaptable and easy recipe makes a large white crusty loaf, perfect for sandwiches. 

Gluten-free bread

grams-50 grams/1 ounces-1¾oz golden linseeds (also known as flaxseed)

475 milliliters/17fl oz warm water

sachet fast-action yeast (about 2½ tsp)

100 milliliters/3½fl oz natural yoghurt

450 grams/1lb cornflour

grams/1¾oz psyllium husk powder

Freshly baked pittas are far superior to shop-bought and are amazingly simple to make. Try them stuffed with souvlaki or dipped into hummus.

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Easy Soft Italian No Knead Bread

Cheese and roast garlic tear-and-sh...

Basic white bread

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Rustic Spanish bread (Pan Rustico)

Rye bread

Sage and onion tear and share bread

Basic bread rolls

Gluten-free bread

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