This classic Italian bread recipe is soft and tender on the inside with a chewy crust on the outside. Homemade bread doesn’t get much better — or simpler — than this!

(NOTE: This post was originally published in 2014 (!). We’ve since then updated it with new photos, but it’s the same recipe you know and love.)

Looking for a fun and therapeutic baking project, or another way to use your sourdough starter besides making loaves of bread? Give this easy sourdough focaccia a try! This slow-and-steady (yet very easy-to-follow) recipe will guide you through the process of making your own crisp-on-the-outside, soft-on-the-inside and totally all-around delicious sourdough focaccia bread made from scratch. This is the final recipe in a month-long series I’m working on featuring recipes that use leftover sourdough starter. For a refresher on all things sourdough, head to this post!

These sourdough pancakes pull double-duty as both a tasty breakfast and a great way to use up any leftover sourdough starter! Perfectly soft and fluffy, you only need a handful of ingredients to get them to your breakfast table. This recipe is part of a month-long series I’m working on featuring recipes that use leftover sourdough starter. For a refresher on all things sourdough, head to this post!

When life gives you leftover sourdough starter, don’t toss it! Use it to make these tastier-than-ever Sourdough Blueberry Muffins, a.k.a. legitimately my new favorite blueberry muffin made from scratch. Perfectly soft, sweet, tender and moist, these taste just like a bakery blueberry muffin but you can have them fresh from the oven in your home in less than an hour. BOOM. This recipe is part of a month-long series I’m working on featuring recipes that use leftover sourdough starter. For a refresher on all things sourdough, head to this post!

Got a sheet pan? Then you’ve got everything you need to make this delicious dinner! Sheet pan shakshuka combines a spicy tomato sauce with roasted vegetables, soft-cooked eggs, tangy feta cheese and a sprinkle of fresh herbs. But the best part is that this meatless meal bakes entirely on a sheet pan, making it preetttty much the perfect weeknight dinner.

Deliciously dense, moist, buttery and full of sweet banana, brown sugar and dark chocolate flavors, trust me: You will want to eat this chocolate banana bread recipe for breakfast, snack time, dessert and then some.