Yes, you can have wonderful, home-baked bread any day of the week.

Easy Bread will change the way you think about baking bread. Skip the traditional rounds of kneading and rising. With dough always ready to go, you'll be serving up glorious, fresh-baked breads in no time! Award-winning cookbook author Judith Fertig shares her expertise with a simplified, step-by-step technique and clear, detailed recipes easy enough for even beginning bread bakers. Start with a simple French loaf or pizza dough and quickly advance to filled breads, bagels and flaky buttery croissants. Prepare delicious bread toppings and fillings, like artisan butter, cinnamon sugar and caramelized onions, ready for whenever a craving for sweet or savory strikes.

Varieties include:

Basic Artisan Breads

• Baguette
• Rolls

Whole Grain Breads

• Whole Wheat
• Traditional Naan

Seeded Breads and Filled Breads

• Whole Wheat Cheddar Boule
• Rosemary and Black Olive Fougasse

Flavored Breads

• Hamburger Buns
• Sun-Dried Tomato and Feta Flatbread

Slow-Rise Breads

• Slow-Rise Herbed Polenta
• Slow-Rise Ciabatta

Gluten-Free Breads

• Gluten-Free Caraway "Rye"
• Gluten-Free Cinnamon Rolls

Festive Breads

• Chocolate Hazelnut Swirl Loaf
• Apple Custard Kuchen

Brioche

• Butternut Brioche
• Brioche Pull-Aparts

Bagels

• New York Bagels
• Montreal Bagels

Buttery Yeast Breads

• Flaky, Buttery Croissants
• Danish Orange Pinwheels

Baking bread was never so easy -- or so satisfying!