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10 Easy Bread Recipes For Beginners

A round-up of some of our easiest bread recipes to make at home—from sourdough to focaccia—no advanced baking skills needed.

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Baking your own bread is an inexpensive way to have bakery-quality loaves. And it need not be a labour-intensive process—even if you’ve never so much as kneaded dough before. Here are 10 easy bread recipes that even beginner bakers can bring to the (proverbial) table.

no-knead bread on a serving plate with three slices cut off
Photo, Roberto Caruso.

Classic No-Knead Bread

No-knead bread is quite possibly the easiest bread to make because it only takes 3 ingredients, and—as the name implies–it doesn't require any kneading. It does, however, require a lot of time. But you don't need to micromanage it! Just relax while your dough slowly rises and develops, before baking. Get the classic no-knead bread recipe.

If you have an Instant Pot, try making our Instant Pot no-knead bread recipe in just 6 hours. 

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