Truly extraordinary bread recipes

The breads we're currently swooning over! [logo]( Sunday Recipe Inspiration with Posie Batch 381 [Scaccia]( To me, all bread is extraordinary. The very act of transforming flour, water, salt, and yeast into something golden and warm and crackly-crusted seems like an alchemy approaching pure magic. I grew up in a household with nothing but homemade bread — my mother, despite having four daughters and a farm to run, made bread at least twice a week: airy ciabatta, squishy potato sandwich loaves, darkly molasses-tinged anadama, and raisin bread fragrant with cinnamon. Watching her hands at work, kneading in a steady rhythm that seemed innate as the dough smoothed out from rough and sticky to supple and smooth — her fingers dancing nimbly over the taut surface of the dough to pinch a seam shut — was as close to meditation as I got without knowing it. Step beyond the humble yet ever-present thrill of everyday bread, and you enter an entire universe of truly spectacular bread: I'm talking about jaw-dropping, can-I-actually-bake-that-myself bread. I write to you all today just as we wrap up our Extraordinary Bread series, where we selected and showcased a dozen phenomenal recipes that we at King Arthur are most excited about baking this year. My favorite of all 12 is the intricate-looking [Scaccia]( (above), a swirled and layered loaf that combines thin strata of dough (using '00' flour) with cheese and tomato sauce. Dozens of you at home have already started showing us your own versions, and bakers everywhere are pulling it off beautifully. As someone who could easily subsist on grilled cheese alone, the gooey puddle of cheese cradled inside the boat-like [Khachapuri]( bread might take my second top spot. As for the rest, each is as appealing as the next — not only in flavor and looks, but in the absolute joy I get from baking something intriguing. Something to demand my attention for a slow Saturday. Something that grounds me in the act of baking: the push-pull of kneading dough, the careful concentration required to twist [Cinnamon Star Bread]( into shape or delicately snip slits in an [Olive and Onion Fougasse]( or gently top soft balls of dough with a thin disk of sugar cookie-like topping to make [Cinnamon Conchas](. It warms me to think of you all, out there in your own kitchens, experiencing the joy of these 12 recipes. You can find them all in our [Extraordinary Bread]( recipe collection; share yours with us on social media if you like with #extraordinarybread. Posie Content Editor Recipes We're Baking This Week ★★★★☆ [Khachapuri (Georgian Cheese Bread)]( ★★★★★ [Cinnamon Star Bread]( ★★★★☆ [Olive and Onion Fougasse]( ★★★★★ [Cinnamon Conchas]( Baking Gluten-Free? From flourless to wheat-free, we have recipes to inspire you. Search for a classic or discover a new favorite. [Get GF Recipes ›]( Fresh From the Blog — Story — How (and why) did we update a classic cookbook? Our beloved Baker's Companion got an upgrade [Read More ›]( — Recipes — Breads of all shapes and sizes Shaping techniques that go beyond basic [Read More ›]( — Tips and Techniques — The kitchen helper you didn't know you needed 7 reasons the giant spatula is one of a kind [Read More ›]( Baker's Rewards Plus Your exclusive baking experience [Join Now]( Yum's the word Presents The “Pi Day: Flour Power Stories” show! [Learn More]( [Shop ›]( [Recipes ›]( [Learn ›]( [Blog ›]( [Rewards ›]( Connect With Us [ftsocial_facebook]( [ftsocial_instagram]( [ftsocial_twitter]( customercare@kingarthurbaking.com Call toll-free: 800.827.6836 58 Billings Farm Road, White River Junction, VT 05001 Subscribe to King Arthur mobile alerts, text JOIN to 27820. By subscribing to King Arthur mobile messages you consent to receive autodialed messages to the number used at opt-in. Message frequency may vary. Message & data rates may apply. Text STOP to 27820 to opt out. See [Terms]( & [Privacy](. You are receiving this because you signed up for King Arthur emails. This email was sent to {EMAIL}. View this email as a [web page](. [Preferences]( [Unsubscribe]( [Privacy](