https://thewoksoflife.com/category/recipes/bread-and-pizza/ a culinary genealogy Tue, 16 Sep 2025 15:35:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://thewoksoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-TWOL-favicon-4-32x32.png https://thewoksoflife.com/category/recipes/bread-and-pizza/ 32 32 https://thewoksoflife.com/bread-lasagna-zucchini/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/bread-lasagna-zucchini/#comments Tue, 16 Sep 2025 15:33:05 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=93297 This bread lasagna is easier to make than a traditional lasagna, because instead of cooking pasta, you use sliced sourdough bread! It’s one of those “aha!” cooking moments that completely changes how you think about a dish. Layered with sauce, cheese, and sweet zucchini, this lasagna recipe has just 6 ingredients, and it’ll probably be […]]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/bread-lasagna-zucchini/feed/ 37 https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-meat-pie/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-meat-pie/#comments Wed, 03 Sep 2025 15:38:52 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=93142 This Chinese Meat Pie is a real treat—after all, how often do you eat a meat pie? This one is extra exciting. It’s not dense like you might be picturing, but rather layered with a chewy dough and a delicious pork and scallion filling.  If you say “how about a meat pie?” to any omnivore […]]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-meat-pie/feed/ 41 https://thewoksoflife.com/sourdough-english-muffins/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/sourdough-english-muffins/#comments Wed, 07 May 2025 17:45:22 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=86413 These sourdough english muffins are fluffy, flavorful, and freezer-friendly. The nooks and crannies are tops. The crunch factor is THERE.  The dough ferments overnight, so assemble the dough the night before, do one stretch and fold, and let the dough sit on the counter. The next morning, just roll, cut, and cook your muffins after […]]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/sourdough-english-muffins/feed/ 8 https://thewoksoflife.com/herb-stuffing-recipe/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/herb-stuffing-recipe/#comments Tue, 12 Nov 2024 15:35:11 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=83705 This herb stuffing recipe is not just the perfect Thanksgiving side dish, you can enjoy it any time of year! Serve it with a roast chicken, oven-baked turkey thighs, or even something like a pork roast. This easy stuffing recipe with dill, parsley, and thyme is straightforward to make—and delicious!  Our Favorite Thanksgiving Side We […]]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/herb-stuffing-recipe/feed/ 18 https://thewoksoflife.com/hamburger-bun-recipe/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/hamburger-bun-recipe/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2024 15:18:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=79865 This hamburger bun recipe is super easy to make with regular pantry ingredients, and the result is a SOFT roll that stays soft!  All you need is milk, an egg, a little sugar, all-purpose flour, yeast, and salt. Sesame seeds are optional! With summer upon us, I know this recipe will come in handy all […]]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/hamburger-bun-recipe/feed/ 48 https://thewoksoflife.com/english-muffin-recipe/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/english-muffin-recipe/#comments Sun, 30 Jul 2023 23:35:06 +0000 http://thewoksoflife.com/?p=2315 This homemade english muffin recipe will blow any store-bought English muffin out of the water, guaranteed. I started making English muffins at home when we were living in Beijing, and I couldn’t buy them locally. And you know what? Now that we’re all back in the U.S.A, and once again have the luxury of buying […]]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/english-muffin-recipe/feed/ 406 https://thewoksoflife.com/homemade-multigrain-bread/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/homemade-multigrain-bread/#comments Wed, 10 May 2023 16:35:00 +0000 http://thewoksoflife.com/?p=3946 Nothing is quite as daunting as walking into the kitchen with the expectation of churning out bakery-quality bread. However, this deliciously soft multigrain bread recipe will help you do just that!  We make our multigrain bread with our favorite homemade 9-grain blend. We have all the detailed instructions you need for foolproof results. If you’d […]]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/homemade-multigrain-bread/feed/ 261 https://thewoksoflife.com/milk-bread-2/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/milk-bread-2/#comments Sat, 15 Apr 2023 13:30:00 +0000 http://thewoksoflife.com/?p=8013 This Asian milk bread recipe is a triumph. I’m not exaggerating when I tell you that for months, we’ve searched, tested, and failed time and time again to nail down a perfect recipe for soft, buttery, fluffy milk bread. Until that is, when we finally did it! This recipe was originally posted January 17, 2015, […]]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/milk-bread-2/feed/ 2368 https://thewoksoflife.com/cornbread-low-sugar/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/cornbread-low-sugar/#comments Thu, 23 Mar 2023 04:50:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=71787 This cornbread recipe began as just a “prop” cornbread for an Instant Pot Rib recipe, but has since become our go-to cornbread. It’s easy to make, and no one in our very picky family could find fault with it. (Picky extended family included!) It’s also easy to make substitutions and add-ons as you desire, which […]]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/cornbread-low-sugar/feed/ 20 https://thewoksoflife.com/hua-juan-flower-rolls-scallion-buns/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/hua-juan-flower-rolls-scallion-buns/#comments Tue, 08 Mar 2022 05:15:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=62400 Chinese hua juan, or flower rolls, are beautiful to look at and delicious. These steamed scallion buns (which can also be pan-fried for crispy bottoms), are surprisingly tasty despite their simplicity, thanks to a few simple ingredients: salt, five spice powder, and plenty of scallions.  PASSING THIS RECIPE ON TO THE NEXT GENERATION A long […]]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/hua-juan-flower-rolls-scallion-buns/feed/ 39