8 bread dough recipes

This is an easy and inexpensive gift for children.

Basic enriched bread dough with scalded milk, egg, and yeast, perfect for rolls, loaves, or sweet breads. Old-fashioned all-purpose dough that rises on the counter or rests overnight in the fridge.

Homemade frozen bread dough: a soft egg-and-milk yeast dough divided into two freezer loaves and 16 dinner rolls. Make once, freeze for fresh bread on demand for weeks.

Sourdough-style bread loaf using 2 cups of dough starter combined with active dry yeast for extra lift and complex flavor. A straightforward starter bread with a tender crumb and golden crust.

Sourdough bread made from starter batter mixed with flour, shortening, and baking soda. A quick-rise loaf brushed with milk for a golden crust, ready in under an hour.

Versatile butter-rich yeast dough made in a bread machine, then shaped into loaves, dinner rolls, cloverleaf rolls, cinnamon-raisin swirls, or breadsticks. One dough, six possibilities.

Use frozen bread dough in this ham, pepperoni, eggs, and cheese Stromboli-like recipe that fits the bill for a quick, hearty, and satisfying main dish that can be prepared in advance and served warm or at room temperature.

Pizza dough made with bread flour for a chewy, crisp crust with real stretch. One easy batch rolls into big thin-crust pizzas, and the dough freezes beautifully for later.