Bread: Core recipes

The world of bread baking is infinite, which can seem a bit daunting if you are a newbie baker. We have a wealth of recipes, and whole books, to get stuck into once you are confident with your baking, or even just to drill down into a particular bread you want to explore. For example, search Challah, to find a host of recipes to try along with reference materials about the egg-enriched Jewish sabbath bread. But to get you started with bread, here are seven core recipes. From the simplest, a quick, yeast-free Irish soda bread, to a basic white loaf, and a basic wholemeal loaf. Sourdough is not just for lockdown, and if you want to start exploring the tangy, complex tastes of wild yeasts and the development of the perfect sourdough crumb, there is a recipe here for that all important starter, and a great sourdough loaf. The world of enriched doughs is epitomised by brioche, that deceptively light, buttery dough, that takes yeast-risen dough into a different, more indulgent world, and tastes of heaven. Take a look around, sniff fresh bread in the air, and if you like what you see explore our other bread collections.