12 beautiful bread recipes

Unleash your inner artist by baking one of these 12 beautifully simple breads. These breads are simple, yet sophisticated, embracing add-ins such as citrus and cinnamon, fruits and vegetables, and even gluten-free flours. 

Chocolate Banana Mini Breads

Make these light yet luscious loaves with superripe bananas.

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Blueberry Citrus Bread

This bread can be made up to three days ahead and stored at room temperature. To make this bread vegan, use coconut butter in place of butter.

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Carrot and Ginger Corn Bread

This gluten-free recipe has a fantastic texture and zippy ginger taste. Make-ahead tip: The uncooked batter keeps in the refrigerator for several days, so you can make fresh, hot muffins any morning you feel like it. Ingredient tip: Turbinado sugar is similar to brown sugar but with a coarser texture. Makes about 2 loaves or about 16 muffins

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Garlicky Fry Bread

A real crowd-pleaser for kids and adults alike. Perfect with a dinnertime bowl of chili or as breakfast paired with fresh fruit.

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Hearty Cereal Bread

This gluten-free, nutrient-rich bread—excellent for breakfast or sandwiches—tastes even better toasted.

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Cheddar Chive Skillet Cornbread

If you are able to buy chives with their pretty purple flowers, stir the petals into softened butter with a little honey—then smear over this warm cornbread.

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Gluten-Free Cinnamon Roll Bread

This decadent bread satisfies cravings from gluten-free dieters for bread and cinnamon rolls.

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Gluten-Free Orange-Banana Bread with Pecans

Serve this awesome gluten-free bread as is, or with a smear of apple butter.

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Gluten-Free Pumpkin-Almond Bread

This good-for-everyone breakfast or treat bread, served at Hanson Mesa Bed & Breakfast, can also be made into three 3x6-inch miniloaves for gifts.

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Almond Cinnamon Coffee Bread

The dough for this coffee bread can be mixed by hand if you don’t have a stand mixer. Drizzled with icing, it’s a feast for the eyes at breakfast or dessert time. 

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Pão de Queijo (Brazilian Cheese Bread)

Blogger Colleen Francioli of FODMAPlife.com says this recipe was inspired by trips to brazil with her husband’s family. These soft and chewy balls of bread are also low in lactose, great for those with an intolerance or Irritable Bowel Syndrom (IBS).

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Sweet Potato and Pecan Tea Bread

A warming treat to go with tea or coffee, this quick gluten-free bread is a nice alternative to pumpkin bread.

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