16 Savory Baking Ideas your family will love
You’ll love these savory baking ideas for those days you want to bake but don’t necessarily want to eat sugar coated sugar.
One of my students always has me thinking about savory baking recipes now. She’s not a huge fan of sweets. As such, it’s become a thought exercise for us to puzzle through how you can adapt any given recipe into something savory. Some ideas are more successful than others, but nevertheless, it’s good sometimes to stretch yourself!
Whether you’re looking for full dinner ideas, breads to go along with soup or charcuterie boards, or whether you’re looking for everyday sandwich breads that actually taste like something besides a package, I’ve got you covered.
The potato garlic knots alone would be on my youngest son’s perfect baking list alone! What will your favorites be?
Savory Baking Ideas
Savory Baking Ideas
Baked dinner ideas, scrummy sandwich breads, breads for cozy soups, and wonderfully flavorful bakes to go along with charcuterie.
Easy whole wheat dinner rolls for an awesome family supper
Filled with the goodness of naturally sweet whole wheat, these are the kind of feathery pull-apart rolls of potlucks gone by. Make them for Thanksgiving, Christmas or to go along side your favorite soup.
Homemade Hawaiian Sweet Rolls are so much better than the package
Ultra soft rolls perfect for party sandwiches and sliders. You just might never go back to the package after you taste these light pillowy buttery soft rolls.
No knead fresh milled wheat bread
The taste of sweet fresh wheat in the best kind of sliceable sandwich loaf that comes together in a lazy morning.
This makes a kicking avocado toast or breakfast sandwich loaded with bacon and a fried egg!
Pesto Monkey Bread is the savory appetizer that’ll make your house smell amazing
Pull apart pesto bread covered in a garlicky herby pesto sauce and lots of cheese; this is the perfect appetizer bread for any get together.
BLT Pizza: easy dinner with your last best tomatoes
Simple overnight pizza dough stretched into a thin crust wonder topped with peppered tomatoes, perfect bacon and mayo drizzled arugula. This is the best of summer on a plate.
Deli Rye Pan Buns for the most perfect Reuben sliders
Easy to make savory rye buns that are the perfect base for meaty sliders.
These are the ultimate savory rolls, able to stand up to the heartiest of flavors.
How to make easy everyday bread for toast of dreams
This basic white bread is a great beginner baking recipe with very little active time. If you had to make one bread for the perfect BLT or egg salad sandwich, this might be it.
Potato Garlic Knots are unbelievably soft and buttery
Ultra soft potato bread rolled up with fragrant garlic butter twisted up into a piece of Heaven.
These are truly indulgently good rolls that are perfect for a Thanksgiving table or to go with your favorite soup.
Bacon Monkey Bread is all the best parts of Fall
All the savory flavors of Fall are here: butternut squash, bacon, blue cheese and caramelized onions. This is party food to the max.
The best krautburgers: a full meal in your hand for happy families
Soft yeast dough enveloping a savory filling of cabbage and ground beef with the punched up flavor that’s missing from most bierocks and Runzas.
These are the ultimate portable meal, perfect for busy families on the go.
How to make Homemade Pita Bread that puffs up every time
This bread was made for tearing and dipping into wonderfully savory things like hummus, tzatziki, or olive oil and herbs. You can’t go wrong wrapping up meat in this bread!
Make these mini bread bowls for a fun soup night
Chewy bread bowls sturdy enough to stand up to the heartiest chili. A few of these filled with different dips, and you’ve got a perfect side for a tailgating party.
Easy overnight pizza dough: the dough that makes itself
This is the pizza dough that almost makes itself. Give it a little time, and you’ll have bubbly, incredibly flavorful cold fermented dough that’s ready to make into the light crispy pizza topped with your favorite cheese and meats
with a splash of sauce.
Homemade hamburger buns: feather light, gorgeous, and easy to make
Light, gorgeous handmade buns you can make in a few minutes that’ll put anything out of a package to shame.
Homemade hot dog buns are a cinch to make yourself and loads better
Light, soft buns that will hold up to a good sausage and all the condiments you could throw at it.
Store-bought buns can’t hold a candle to these beauties.
Homemade Popovers might be the most genius dessert ever
For a savory twist, fill your popovers with cheese and ham and eggs scrambled with cream cheese for the perfect brunchy custardy popover sandwich.
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