SPONSORED POST: I’m a Professionally Trained Baker and I Swear by King Arthur’s New Bread Mix Kits
King Arthur's Bread Mix Kits are made from the brand's high-quality flour we've come to love. Credit: King Arthur® Baking Company Credit: King Arthur® Baking Company
As a professionally trained baker, I’ve never shied away from using or recommending time-saving mixes and kits. They save home bakers money and time, and the results are reliable and delicious. But after testing four new mix kits from King Arthur® Baking Company, I found them to be exceptionally high-quality, going way beyond merely reliable. If you already know King Arthur for their high-quality flours and specialty ingredients, you’re going to fall in love with their Bread Mix Kits just as fast as I did.
What’s So Great About King Arthur’s Bread Mix Kits?
King Arthur’s Bread Mix Kits come in four varieties: Pull-Apart Garlic Bread, Soft & Chewy Pretzel Bites, Crispy & Airy Focaccia, and Perfectly Tender Flatbread. Unlike other bread mixes, these aren’t just flour mixed with yeast in a box. Each box is truly a complete baking kit, including a custom mix made with King Arthur’s high-quality flours and flavor enhancers specific to each bread; components for making the bread; and detailed baking directions. All you have to do is add water and a little butter or oil and mix up a special bread.
Here’s where things get really exciting: Because all the ingredients and directions are in one place — and these kits have been formulated by King Arthur’s genius team — you can go from box to baked in about an hour. Bread-makers of any experience level will appreciate not having to pull out the stand mixer, but these kits are especially helpful to bakers who have wanted to bake fresh bread but might have been intimidated. Each kit includes all the dry ingredients and a guaranteed recipe that’s easy to follow — my 10-year-old made Pretzel Bites just fine!
Most importantly, the finished products are incredible to eat — the pretzels are actually chewy on the outside and the focaccia is tender and fluffy without needing hours of rising. You can make them exactly as directed or use King Arthur’s online recipes to turn them into even more specialty baked goods, making these kits a versatile staple to keep in your pantry.
I have loved being able to reach for these kits to round out weeknight dinners — making Pull-Apart Garlic Bread to serve with meatballs and roasted broccoli or serving Perfectly Tender Flatbread alongside slow cooker butter chicken. But I also had so much fun baking Soft & Chewy Pretzel Bites with my son on a Sunday afternoon as a snack. I even served Crispy & Airy Focaccia alongside a pot roast for dinner guests who could not believe the bread was pulled together while we enjoyed a glass of wine in the kitchen.
The Best Way to Enjoy King Arthur’s Bread Mix Kits
Over one week of testing the four kits in my own home kitchen, I paired them with favorite family dinners to make classic combinations. Here’s how we ate them.
Pull-Apart Garlic Bread Mix Kit: Somewhere between a dinner roll and buttery garlic bread, this kit makes 24 fluffy garlic bread bites. They’re perfect for sopping up pasta sauce or chicken noodle soup, but my whole family especially loved turning them into meatball sliders. (To make them, I added the optional mozzarella cheese and halved the baked rolls.)
Soft & Chewy Pretzel Bites Mix Kit: If you’ve ever made homemade pretzels (or even looked up a recipe, but quickly closed the tab!) you know that most call for boiling water with baking soda or lye. The bakers at King Arthur found a way to skip that step and still deliver comparable results. We made what we called “pretzel dinner” — that’s Pretzel Bites, browned sausages, sliced apples, cheese dip, and Brussels sprouts all laid out on one big platter. My 10-year-old was able to make the Pretzel Bites without my help. You can also pair these bites with soup or stew as they are perfect for dipping.
Crispy & Airy Focaccia Mix Kit: The fact that this kit makes really airy focaccia in an hour still blows my mind as a baker. You usually need hours of slow rising for this quality in bread! Our favorite way to enjoy this kit has been as sandwiches — after the focaccia cools a bit you can cut it into generous portions and add your favorite fillings. We loved pesto, grilled chicken, and fresh mozzarella, as well as thinly sliced steak and caramelized onions.
Perfectly Tender Flatbread Mix Kit: Have you ever had a hankering for wrap-style sandwiches only to realize you’re out of tortillas, pita, or wraps to actually make them? This kit fills a lot of gaps in the flatbread category of my kitchen. You can use it for making gyro-style wraps filled with crispy beef and creamy tzatziki just as well as simple chicken caesar wraps. The leftovers are also ideal for making quick and easy flatbread pizzas later in the week.
You know a new product is a winner when your kids ask you to make it again — and offer to help. King Arthur’s Bread Mix Kits aren’t just a new favorite for me: Both of my kids have also asked to make these breads with me because these are easy and delicious enough for beginner bakers too.
Find out where to buy King Arthur’s Bread Kit Mixes near you or buy them online and enjoy fresh-baked bread with your dinner tonight!
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