Bread Machines & Makers: Recipes & Guides

Whether you call it a bread maker or a bread machine, there’s no denying this handy appliance is a carb-lover’s dream. Our guide offers recipes, tips, techniques and more.

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The Best Bread Machines for All Types of Bakers

Make baking easy with a bread maker. Our Test Kitchen tried 10 different brands to find the best bread makers for all kinds of bakers.

14 Easy Bread Machine Recipes for New Bread Bakers

Using a bread machine takes a lot of guesswork out of baking. Check out our delicious and easy bread machine...


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Our All-Time Best Bread Machine Recipes

Don't neglect this gadget! These bread machine recipes make creating a homemade loaf (or batch of buns or rolls) incredibly...


This Is Why Your Kitchen Needs a Bread Machine

With a handy bread machine, you can make homemade bread and other dough-based dishes in just a few hours.


How to Make Bread Machine Recipes by Hand 

Making yeast bread without a bread machine couldn't be easier! Here's how.

Herbed Dinner Rolls

30 reviews

After I had my sixth child, a friend dropped off dinner, including these rolls, which start in a bread machine....


Veggie Pull-Apart Bread

5 reviews

A bread machine hurries along the dough-making process, but chopped vegetables, bacon and cheese make the buttery wreath unforgettable. —Christi...

Quick Bread Bowls

4 reviews

I never thought it could be this easy to make bread bowls at home. While the dough is mixing and...


Pecan Raisin Bread

4 reviews

We love raisin bread and also enjoy the nutty flavor of pecans, so I decided to combine the two for...


Bread Machine Pumpkin Monkey Bread

5 reviews

I love making this pumpkin monkey bread for a holiday brunch. Leftovers reheat well, and the sauce is good enough...


Seeded Whole Grain Loaf

My husband and I want whole grain bread, but we don't like the spongy store-bought whole wheat breads. I drastically...

Vegetable & Cheese Focaccia

3 reviews

My family eats this flavorful bread as fast as I can make it. Sometimes I add different herbs, red onion...


Cranberry Orange Bagels

25 reviews

Dried cranberries and orange zest add bright flavor to these scrumptious morning treats. Switch up the taste, if you’d like,...


Coffee Raisin Bread

5 reviews

"This bread brings back memories of Easter mornings when I was a child and enjoyed toasted hot cross buns," pens...


Golden Egg Bread

6 reviews

"Cut this lovely loaf into thick slices to fix excellent French toast," recommends Sybil Brown of Highland, California. "It also...


Seven-Grain Bread

2 reviews

Flavorful and slightly chewy, this lovely loaf is the best thing to come out of her bread machine, attests Lise...

Buttermilk Wheat Bread

9 reviews

The buttermilk gives this bread a wonderfully unique taste and a pretty golden crust.


Sour Cream Chive Bread

7 reviews

This savory loaf mildly flavored with chives is delicious when served warm with a meal, soup, salad or stew. It...


Harvest Fruit Bread

"My sister is raising two little girls but always makes time to bake homemade bread," writes Sandy Vias, San Leandro,...


Pineapple Bread

1 review

From Nicholville, New York, Marian Shelton shares this light loaf that gets its subtle sweetness from pineapple juice. "My daughter...


Potato Bread

9 reviews

From Omaha, Nebraska, Jane Hutfles writes, "I use our bread machine at least three times a week. This basic loaf...


No-Fry Potato Doughnuts

3 reviews

Jill Shramek of Powell, Wyoming adapted a recipe from her Czechoslovakian in-laws to make the dough for these sweet treats...


Date-Nut Yeast Bread

1 review

"For breakfast, this bread is delicious toasted, buttered and topped with cinnamon-sugar," writes Roseanne Farulli, Burgettstown, Pennsylvania.


Ricotta Bread

5 reviews

"This moist, slightly sweet bread is one of my favorites to prepare in my bread machine," says Jenet Cattar of...


Spaghetti Bread

5 reviews

You're sure to love the heavenly aroma and pleasant herb flavor of this tender bread from Lois Gelzer of Standish,...

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Honey Whole Wheat Bread

14 reviews

You'll appreciate the hearty whole wheat goodness in this tender bread from Diane Kahnk of Tecumseh, Nebraska. The recipe calls...


Jalapeno Bread

2 reviews

Grilled cheese sandwiches are especially good made with moist slices from this pretty corn-flecked loaf. For a milder chili taste,...


Banana Raisin Bread

9 reviews

"Toasted slices of this moist banana bread are wonderful for breakfast," reports Jackie Kew of Grand Island, New York. "For...


Fruit-Filled Kolaches

1 review

"In our Czech community, these tender pastries are served at weddings and family dinners," shares Mary Pecinovsky of Calmar, Iowa....


Bread Machine Garlic Bread

3 reviews

With the help of my bread machine, baking this parsley-flecked loaf is super simple. Soft slices make a flavorful accompaniment...


Crusty French Rolls

5 reviews

Save time by letting your bread machine knead the dough for these hearty, chewy rolls with a wonderful golden crust....