27 Fall Bread Recipes To Bake This Year
When you think about fall baking, what do you imagine? We imagine cozying up on our screened porches on a weekend morning, wrapped under a plaid blanket, holding a cup of hot coffee, enjoying the steaming slice of coffee cake that we just pulled from the oven. Perhaps you imagine gathering around the family dinner table with a large pot of hearty chili and a basket of fresh, homemade dinner rolls. Whatever fall baking recipe you choose, these delicious bread recipes will suit the occasion. Coffee cakes coated in sugary glazes and smothered in rich caramel, icebox dinner rolls perfect for sopping up Thanksgiving gravy, classic poppy seed muffins, moist banana bread recipes, and countless fluffy dinner rolls recipes – these bread recipes and baking recipes are the soul-soothing and heart-warming classic Southern comfort desserts, just like your grandma used to bake. That is, as long as your grandma baked Bananas Foster Coffee Cake with Vanilla-Rum Sauce.
Pumpkin Bread
Recipe: Pumpkin Bread
Classic pumpkin bread is usually first on our baking list as soon as the temps dip below 80 degrees. This easy recipe requires just 10 minutes of hands-on time, two bowls, and a whisk to pull together.
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Cinnamon Sugar Pull-Apart Bread
Recipe: Cinnamon Sugar Pull-Apart Bread
Eating this bread will be just as fun as baking it. Layering dough rectangles creates a unique and forgiving finish.
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Cherry-Pecan Swirl Bread
Recipe: Cherry-Pecan Swirl Bread
A homemade dough, cherry-pecan filling, and glaze with orange zest create an impressive bread that's equally as beautiful as it is delicious.
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Chocolate Marble-Pumpkin Spice Bread
Recipe: Chocolate Marble-Pumpkin Spice Bread
Chocolate lovers will adore this decadent take on pumpkin bread. The marbled loaf starts with one basic batter that's split and flavored.
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No-Knead Buttermilk Bread
Recipe: No-Knead Buttermilk Bread
Baking bread in a cast-iron Dutch oven makes a crisp golden crust with no kneading required.
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Chocolate Monkey Bread
Recipe: Chocolate Monkey Bread
Make monkey bread even more decadent with a homemade chocolate glaze.
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Apple Bread
Recipe: Apple Bread
You probably already have most of the ingredients for this bread recipe on hand in your pantry.
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Caramel-Glazed Monkey Bread
Recipe: Caramel-Glazed Monkey Bread
Caramel glaze is the finishing touch that makes this fresh baked bread irresistible. It's best enjoyed when served warm.
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Sweet Potato Cornbread
Recipe: Sweet Potato Cornbread
Add a touch of sweet flavor to cornbread by adding two cups of mashed sweet potatoes.
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Pumpkin-Honey-Beer Bread
Recipe: Pumpkin-Honey-Beer Bread
When preparing this bread for the oven, make sure not to over-mix your batter. This can cause your loaves to be misshaped.
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Mini Pecan Monkey Bread Loaves
Recipe: Mini Pecan Monkey Bread Loaves
Frozen yeast rolls help these miniature loaves come together with less effort on your part.
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Apple Butter-Pecan Quick Bread
Recipe: Apple Butter-Pecan Quick Bread
This seasonal bread can also be prepared in muffin form.
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Praline Pull-Apart Bread
Recipe: Praline Pull-Apart Bread
You'll need just seven ingredients and 15 minutes of prep time to create this indulgent pull-apart bread.
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Apple Muffins
Recipe: Apple Muffins
Cozy up with warm apple cider and one of these tender apple muffins to kick off fall the right way.
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Apple Cider Doughnuts
Recipe: Apple Cider Doughnuts
These lightly spiced doughnuts are extremely moist from the combination of apple butter, cider, and grated apples. Be sure to use apple cider, and not apple juice.
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Apple Crumb Muffins
Recipe: Apple Crumb Muffins
You'll savor every last bit of the sweet crumb topping on these classic apple muffins.
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Caramel Apple Coffee Cake
Recipe: Caramel Apple Coffee Cake
This cake is down-home delicious and so easy you won't believe you started from scratch.
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Sugar-and-Spice Apple Muffins
Recipe: Sugar-and-Spice Apple Muffins
These sugar-and-spice apple muffins are soft, tasty, and remind us of an apple-cake donut or a fall churro.
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Gluten-Free Banana Bread
Recipe: Gluten-Free Banana Bread
This bread is so tender, you won't believe it's gluten-free. For best results, use a light-colored pan. Or, turn your dark pan into a shiny one by wrapping the outside of it with heavy-duty aluminum foil.
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Potato Rolls
Recipe: Potato Rolls
These dinner rolls are also terrific for sandwiches.
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Caramelized Apple Toffee Muffins
Recipe: Caramelized Apple Toffee Muffins
These chewy, crunchy, oh-so-good apple muffins can be enjoyed from breakfast to dessert.
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Our Favorite Buttermilk Biscuit
Recipe: Our Favorite Buttermilk Biscuit
Our Test Kitchen baked hundreds of biscuits until we landed on our all-time favorite, no-fail recipe that will impress new cooks and old pros alike.
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Sally Lunn
Recipe: Sally Lunn
The no-knead recipe came from England, but Southerners have been starry-eyed for the brioche-like loaf for decades.
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Angel Biscuits
Recipe: Angel Biscuits
Nestle these yeast biscuits snug together in the pan and they'll rise even higher when baked. You don't have to use all the dough at once—refrigerate in an airtight container up to 5 days.
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Bananas Foster Coffee Cake with Vanilla-Rum Sauce
Recipe: Bananas Foster Coffee Cake with Vanilla-Rum Sauce
Substitute extra cream for rum in the sauce, if you prefer.
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Sweet Potato Biscuits
Recipe: Sweet Potato Biscuits
Serve these from-scratch biscuits warm with butter, honey, and jam, along with two platters—one with seared slices of country ham and pepper jelly and another with deli ham and pimiento cheese.
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Rosemary Focaccia Bread
Recipe: Rosemary Focaccia Bread
Pair this flavorful herb bread with Turnip Green Pesto for a mouth-watering appetizer.