Laugenbrezel (Bavarian-Style Soft Pretzels)

This Bavarian-style soft pretzel recipe is as straightforward as this kind of recipe gets, yielding six crisp, chewy tender pretzels.

Pretzel Rods from 'Classic Snacks Made from Scratch'

Is there any snacker on earth who doesn't like pretzels? Their malty, subtle sweetness, generous crunch, and potent salt coating make for an easy-to-love snack that never really grows old. In Casey Barber's Classic Snacks Made from Scratch, the hard pretzels are a classic take on the form. No sourdough starter or fancy flours here, just good old yeast, brown sugar, and baking soda.

Gluten-Free Soft Pretzels

This recipes makes traditional soft pretzels. The tapioca starch and xanthan gum provide a pleasant chewiness to the pretzels. Substituting a different starch or omitting the xanthan gum will affect the texture of the pretzels.

Sunday Brunch: Pretzel Rolls

These pretzel rolls are basically soft pretzels that have not been given the signature pretzel twist. Split them and fill them with thick-sliced bacon and some nice grainy mustard and you've got a hearty, filling brunch.

Pretzel Bao With Sweet Sesame-Hot Mustard Pork

German-Chinese fusion may sound strange, but when pillowy pretzel buns meet bao, and mustard-slathered roasted pork meats char siu, it works. Chinese hot mustard, sesame paste, and honey make a flavor-packed change-up from the traditional char siu sauce, while a special Chinese bread-making trick makes the pretzel buns even more moist and tender. It's impossible not to love this Deutsch version of a Dim Sum classic.

Fresh Thyme Bread with Olive Oil

There's nothing quite like the aroma of fresh bread baking in your oven. There really isn't. When it comes to baking bread, there are two major schools of thought. There is bread that can be

Easy No-Knead Olive-Rosemary Focaccia With Pistachios

This focaccia, topped with olives, rosemary, and pistachios, results in a crisp, olive oil-scented crust with just the right amount of tender chew.

Homemade Bagel Bites

If you can't understand the allure of made-from-scratch Bagel Bites, there's nothing I can say or do to convince you. This is a recipe for the hardcore fans, those of us who've longed for bite-size pizza poppers that taste as good as we remember—chewy, cheesy, salty, and crisp.

Soft Bread Salami Rolls

These soft rolls are great for sandwiches. They have a moist, tender crumb and thin, crisp exterior. Most of the time spent here is just letting the yeast do it's thing. These rolls are a great way to ease into bread baking, easily mixed in a standing mixer and shaped by hand.

Chocolate Dipped Almond Pretzel Cookies

These almond butter cookies are twisted into the shape of a pretzel and dipped in dark chocolate.