12 Easy Homemade Bread Recipes

Making bread at home doesn’t have to be scary or time-consuming! These easy homemade bread recipes are perfect for any skill level, taste great, and do not require any special equipment. 

Homemade french bread, sandwich bread, and muffins!

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Friends, I have been sharing bread recipes and demonstrating how to make bread from scratch for years. It’s been a lot of fun and so fulfilling to hear from so many over the years who had previously never made bread themselves and who are now baking bread regularly in their home (to the delight of their families).

Never before, though, has it felt so important and timely to help others experience the freedom and satisfaction of being able to bake bread from just a handful of staple ingredients. With grocery stores wiped bare of packaged bread options, THE TIME IS NOW! 

Whether you are an experienced baker or a complete novice, you can use these recipes to enjoy warm-out-of-the-oven, body-and-soul-satisfying, baked goods.

My sincere hope is that I can come alongside people now who are anxious during a difficult time and help your nourish your people. Then once this storm has passed, your skills and confidence will remain. You will be stronger and your home will smell amazing.

12 Easy Homemade Bread Recipes

Oat & Nut Bread

This sandwich bread is a newer version of my classic whole wheat sandwich loaves. The recipe is very versatile as far as what flours you use, and an essential recipe for delicious sandwiches, toast, and simple bread and butter slices with a hot bowl of soup.

One-Hour French Bread

Fresh, warm French bread in just one hour? Four ingredients and two loaves? Yes please!

Undoubtedly one of the most popular bread recipes on the blog, these one-hour French bread loaves are all-stars when it comes to needing a quick and easy recipe to serve with soup, pasta, French dip sandwiches, and so much more.

One-Hour Focaccia Bread

Focaccia bread looks and tastes fancy, but it’s really quite simple and can be finished in just one hour! Try it with the suggested herbs or experiment with a combination of your own. Just don’t skimp on the olive oil!

Skillet Cornbread

In our home, skillet cornbread is non-negotiable whenever I’m making chili or stew. We also love it as a frugal meal with pintos and rice.

Simple Thin Crust Pizza Dough

If the French bread isn’t the most popular bread recipe on my blog, this simple thin crust pizza dough definitely is! If you don’t have a pizza dough recipe you LOVE, then you need to give this a try. It is so easy and requires very little time, which is why we make it every week and often for quick lunches too!

Quick Sweet Bread

These loaves are a sweet twist on the one-hour French bread. Add a little sweetness to the dough and roll it up with cinnamon sugar, chocolate, or another filling of your choice!

Banana Bread

Enjoy a loaf of homemade banana bread today! It's easy to make, full of delicious banana flavor, and rich in vitamins and minerals!

We make this banana bread regularly whenever we have ripe bananas on hand! It’s delicious not only for breakfast, it’s also great with a smear of peanut butter for a filling lunch or afternoon snack.

Back Pocket Pancakes

This is one pancake recipe you want to have in your back pocket! It's super easy and so versatile. Serve them with butter and maple syrup, fresh fruit and whipped cream, throw in some blueberries...the options are endless! This is one pancake recipe you want to have in your back pocket! It's super easy and so versatile. Serve them with butter and maple syrup, fresh fruit and whipped cream, throw in some blueberries...the options are endless! After going strawberry picking earlier this week, my middle son had one request-- pancakes with strawberries and fresh whipped cream for breakfast. I was personally looking forward to strawberries with vanilla ice cream and my grandmother's pound cake, but pancakes sounded good too. Thankfully, my son was eager with both ideas and help. We mixed the batter together, and then he took over cooking the pancakes on our new cast iron griddle. This is one pancake recipe you want to have in your back pocket! It's super easy and so versatile. Serve them with butter and maple syrup, fresh fruit and whipped cream, throw in some blueberries...the options are endless! Back Pocket Pancakes Print Back Pocket Pancakes Back Pocket Pancakes3 This is one pancake recipe you want to have in your back pocket! It’s super easy and so versatile. Serve them with butter and maple syrup, fresh fruit and whipped cream, throw in some blueberries…the options are endless! Author: Lisa @ This Pilgrim Life Prep Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 10 minutes Yield: About 30 4" pancakes Category: Breakfast Ingredients 3 C flour 1 Tbsp baking powder 1 tsp baking soda 1/4 C maple syrup 2 eggs 1/4 C melted butter 2 – 2 1/2 C milk or whey Instructions Heat a cast iron griddle or other griddle over medium heat. (If not using cast iron, you can wait until about five minutes before starting before heating the pan). Melt the butter and set aside to cool slightly. Mix together the dry ingredients in a medium mixing bowl. In a large measuring cup, whisk the maple syrup and eggs. Stir in the cooled melted butter, and then 2 cups of the milk/whey. Add additional milk/whey a tablespoon at a time until you reach the desired consistency. (When I use fresh flour, I add an additional half cup because the fresh flour absorbs more liquid). Grease your griddle with a thin layer of butter, then pour quarter cup portions on the griddle, about an inch apart. Cook the pancakes until small bubbles appear on the surface, then flip them over and cook for one to two minutes on the other side until golden brown. Continue cooking the pancakes until you run out of batter, keeping the cooked pancakes in the warm oven until you are ready to eat. Serve with maple syrup, butter, fresh fruit, whipped cream, or other toppings of choice. Notes I use this pancake recipe for almost all our pancake breakfasts. It’s very versatile. Change things up by adding sweet spices, blueberries, chocolate chips, etc. Sharing is caring! Don’t forget to pin and share. Thank you! This is one pancake recipe you want to have in your back pocket! It's super easy and so versatile. Serve them with butter and maple syrup, fresh fruit and whipped cream, throw in some blueberries...the options are endless!

No boxed mixes are necessary when it’s this easy to make pancakes from scratch! Make them plain, or add in cinnamon, blueberries, chocolate chips… you get the picture.

Saturday Morning Waffles 

Perfect homemade waffles from scratch, ready for a delicious Saturday morning breakfast!

When the occasion warrants waffles, this recipe is my favorite.

From-Scratch Breakfast Biscuits

Homemade biscuits should come with a warning– once you make them from scratch, it will be very difficult to go back to a tube! These biscuits are our favorite for breakfast sandwiches, jam and butter, honey, and so on.

Cheddar-Garlic Drop Biscuits

I love how quick and easy it is to throw together these drop biscuits. In the time it takes your soup to cook, you can have a pan of hot biscuits ready to enjoy!

Raisin, Date, & Walnut Muffins

These muffins are sooooo good! Chock-full of raisins, dates, and walnuts, the batter requires little extra sweetness. Just be sure to serve it with a dollop of butter.

Don’t forget to pin and share this list of bread recipes! Each of these recipes are on regular rotation in our home and in many others too. I would love to hear when you try one! Tag me on social media (@thispilgrimlife), and come back to the recipe and leave a rating and comment. I appreciate it so much!

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Making bread at home doesn't have to be scary or time-consuming! These easy homemade bread recipes are perfect for any skill level, taste great, and do not require any special equipment. 

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  2. I’ve made the cheese biscuits, French bread, banana bread and the wheat bread using all our purpose flour all of them are delicious.

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  5. I have made Lisa’s French bread, sandwich bread, cornbread, and waffles and they are all delicious!! If you have not tried them you need to and fast! So yummy!! As a matter of fact, I made two loaves of sandwich bread today. My kitchen smelled heavenly as they were baking.

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