Recipes for Yeast Breads

By Elizabeth Yetter, About.com Guide to Bread Baking

After you bake your first loaf of bread, you'll wonder how you ever managed without with easy, self sufficient skill. The yeast bread recipes on this page are easy to make. Just follow the instructions and you'll be eating well and impressing friends and family in no time.

1. White Breads
2. Grain Breads
3. Sweet Breads
4. Cheese and Vegetable Breads

White Breads

Most people begin with baking white breads because they are easy to make and the ingredients can be found at most grocery stores. Baking white breads are also a great way to ease children into eating and loving homemade breads.

• Easy Beginners Bread
• Two Loaf White Bread
• Four Loaf White Bread
• Buttermilk Bread

• Beer Bread
• White Rice Bread
• Garden Chive Bread

Grain Breads

Whole wheat bread is another popular beginner's bread. There's also bread made with buckwheat flour, cornmeal, and rolled oats. The beauty of grain breads is that they taste delicious when made with natural sweeteners such as honey and molasses.

• Whole Wheat Honey Bread
• One Loaf Whole Wheat Bread
• Anadama Bread
• Buckwheat Molasses Bread

• Oatmeal Wheat Bread
• Ginger Oat Bread
• Spicy Rye Loaves
• Pumpernickel

Sweet Breads

Sweet breads make beautiful gifts and are a pleasure to eat as snacks or for dessert. These sweet yeast breads are all easy to make and taste delicious.

• Cinnamon Swirl Bread
• Maple Syrup Bread
• Cinnamon Dessert Bread

Cheese and Vegetable Breads

Cheese and vegetable breads are special breads you can make to accompany a family dinner or picnic. Each bread has a unique flavor, such as onion, tomato, or farmer's cheese, to suit the many taste buds that visit this site.

• Mozzarella Herb Bread
• Onion Soup Mix Bread
• Onion Poppy Seed Bread

• Cream of Celery Bread
• Easy Tomato Bread
• Farmer's Cheese Bread