In the world of baked good, breads and loaves are completely underrated! In most cases, they are easier than baking cakes, eliminate the need to bake in batches like cookies, and most importantly, they’re delicious! 21 Homemade Bread and Loaf Recipes is a collection with at least one flavour combination to suit every taste or preference!
When it comes to breads and loaves, I think I prefer them over cakes. Today, I’m sharing some of my best with you in this compiled list that I’m calling 21 Homemade Bread and Loaf Recipes! In this post, I’m compiling my tried and tested loaf and bread recipes. I say must-try, because I have personally tried every single one of them and I can honestly say that each of them are not only delicious, but unique as well.
SERVING YOUR LOAF
Here’s the thing about breads and loaves – they both come from humble beginnings. Even looking at them, in most cases, they aren’t pretty or spectacular, nor are they show-stopping. But, that certainly doesn’t mean that your bread or loaf shouldn’t be served with style!
Like scones and biscuits, I think breads and loaves lend themselves quite well to what most people would call English Tea. I like to think of English Tea as an afternoon snack. And, afternoon snacks are terribly underrated! I like to partake whenever time permits. Hot coffee and a slice of your favourite bread or loaf is a great break from the 9-5 routine.
In times of cooler weather, I can’t think of a better way to serve breads or loaves than putting out a full set of tea. Sure, it might seem I have too much time on my hands, but life is short, folks – enjoy it! Take the tea set out of your cabinet, dust it off, and take a well-deserved afternoon break!
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Prepared with lots of fresh rhubarb, this moist and delicious, lemony and refreshing loaf is drizzled with a sweet sugary glaze. Glazed Rhubarb Lemon Loaf is a perfect dessert or a lovely addition to your afternoon tea. This is a late-spring brunch item that doubles as an evening after-dinner dessert.
Loaded with dried apricots and raisins and prepared with cream cheese, this Raisin Apricot Loaf is dense, moist, and absolutely delicious! This is one of those confections that doubles as a wonderful after dinner dessert or an indulgent afternoon treat!
If a pumpkin loaf is prepared without real pumpkin, it isn’t a pumpkin loaf! So, this Glazed Pumpkin Loaf is baked with almost two whole cups of canned pumpkin puree! In addition to a homemade pumpkin spice blend, this loaf is packed with pecans for extra flavour and texture!
A super moist loaf prepared with fresh blackberries, lemon juice and zest, and hand-picked lilac petals. Not only is this Blackberry Lemon Lilac Loaf delicious and pretty, it is also quite fragrant! If you are fond of the smell of lilacs in early summer, this dessert is sure to please!
Made with a few simple ingredients, like flour, baking soda, sugar, and buttermilk, Easy Strawberry Shortcake Bread is a great introduction to bread baking, and the reward is delicious! Served warm with hot coffee or tea, or as the base for French Toast, this bread is just perfect!
Best served with tea as an afternoon snack, Date Walnut Loaf is very moist with bursts of sweet chopped dates and crunchy walnuts. Makes for a great gift idea, and can be easily frozen for later too!
Moist and delicious, lemony and refreshing, packed with berries, and drizzled with a sweet glaze, Red Currant Lemon Loaf is a perfect dessert or a lovely addition to your afternoon tea. This is a summertime brunch item that doubles as an evening after-dinner dessert.
Moist and delicious, lemony and refreshing, packed with blueberries, and drizzled with a sweet, lemon glaze, my Lemon Glazed Blueberry Loaf is a perfect dessert or a lovely addition to your afternoon tea.
Loaded with fresh raspberries, this Raspberry Banana Loaf is the most moist and delicious loaf ever! Prepared with only a bowl and a spatula; no sifting or adding ingredients one at a time. Dump everything in a bowl, stir to combine, and bake. A loaf like this needs no frosting or fussing; serve thick slices with a hot tea or coffee!
Loaded with milk chocolate chips, this Chocolate Banana Loaf is the most moist and delicious loaf ever! Prepared with only a bowl and a spatula; no sifting or adding ingredients one at a time. Dump everything in a bowl, stir to combine, and bake!
This has to be the easiest Banana Walnut Loaf to make! With just one bowl and a spatula, you too can whip up this delicious treat. It’s a no-fuss, no-mess recipe with all of the flavour and richness you’d expect from a homemade banana loaf.
Prepared like the traditional version, this Garlic Bread Focaccia is light and airy on the inside with a crunchy exterior. Loaded with fresh garlic, parmesan and cheddar cheese, this bread is perfectly paired with pasta, soup, and pizza too, yet good enough to eat on its own as a delicious snack!
Sometimes, you need to break out the flour and the yeast and make homemade dinner rolls because they are always so much better than store-bought! Thyme and Sage Savoury Dinner Rolls are light and fluffy, filled with buttery flavour, and very easy to make too! They’re perfect served with any holiday meal!
Freshly baked homemade bread is the ultimate comfort food. There really is nothing like it! Artisan Garlic and Herb Bread is one of the most delicious and easiest breads you’ll ever make! Loaded with fresh chopped garlic and herbs, this bread is quite aromatic and very savoury!
There’s something really soothing and satisfying about freshly baked bread. Even more so when you bake that bread yourself! No Knead Jalapeno Cheddar Bread is one of the most delicious and easiest breads you’ll ever make! Loaded with freshly chopped jalapenos and grated cheese, this bread is cheesy and moderately spicy – perfect to dip into soup!
Made with a few simple ingredients, like flour, baking soda, sugar, and buttermilk, Irish Soda Bread is a great introduction to baking bread. It’s a rustic and dense bread that’s paired perfectly with soup!
Every culture has traditional foods, and I can’t think of one food that I associate with Newfoundland more than homemade bread. Newfoundland Molasses Sweet Bread is both a tradition and a treat! Make this bread plain or add raisins or dried currants to suit your tastes!
There’s something really soothing and satisfying about freshly baked bread. Even more so when you bake that bread yourself! Dutch Oven Cinnamon Raisin Bread is the tastiest – and easiest! – bread you’ll ever make. It’s a good thing too, because you’ll want to make this bread again and again!
21 HOMEMADE BREAD AND LOAF RECIPES
There you go, Dear Reader! 21 Homemade Bread and Loaf Recipes all on one page for you to peruse and drool over! I trust you will be able to find a recipe or two from this list that fits into your holiday baking time and schedule.
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Jen says
These all look so delicious! I’ll be trying the blackberry lemon lilac loaf!