To the Dads

Whether you're a dad yourself or you have a dad to celebrate, Father's Day is a special day. And this year, in particular, you dads out there deserve a heartfelt shoutout. If parenting is hard, pandemic parenting is downright grueling. So, as a Father's Day tribute, here are a handful of dad-approved and loved recipes (from our dads to you), sure to make this day and week ahead just a little bit better.

To start, what dad doesn't appreciate a homemade breakfast sandwich made exactly the way he likes it? Our Buttery Sourdough Sandwich Biscuits, above, are well-suited for the classic bacon, egg, and cheese combo, but your filling options are limitless. If you've taken to sourdough baking recently, be prepared to want to make these daily.

Next, let's talk flatbreads. Around here, our Artisan No-Knead Pizza Crust reigns supreme with dads. It's the surest and easiest way to nailing wood-fired pizza without resorting to wood or fire or takeout. Also popular are these Simple Tortillas, another recipe with unbounded potential when it comes to filling options. Baker dad extraordinaire, Martin Philip, and his son Arlo offer awesome inspiration in the video link at the bottom of the recipe.

Of course, let's not forget about those dads with sweet tooths. One of our design gurus here proclaimed that this Caribbean Rum Cake was his favorite until our Chocolate Cheesecake dethroned it. What won this dad over? The fact that the cheesecake was even better straight out of the freezer as a frozen dessert. Now that's worth trying in the name of Father's Day, don't you think?