Egg Bread Recipes

Egg breads are enriched doughs that need plenty of rising time. Make perfect shiny challah braids, holiday loaves, and brioche with these recipes.

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Braided Egg Bread

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This makes a very large and impressive loaf. I have used it for large parties.
By Marilou Hitt

A Number One Egg Bread

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This makes all other egg breads look weak. I learned the recipe from two older ladies in Hawaii. This makes the best bread pudding and french toast imaginable. Try cutting it in chunks and dipping it in fondue---WOW!
By Kevin Ryan

French Brioche

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A rich eggy bread, made easier by preparing the dough in the bread machine.
By Linda

Miriam's Not-So-Secret Challah

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A surprisingly sweet, yet light, challah that makes any night special. Feel free to knead some raisins into the dough if you like.
By MIRIAM571

Kalacs (Hungarian Cinnamon Swirl Bread)

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My husband's aunt passed along this super-easy recipe for this Hungarian sweet bread, and I made a couple of revisions to my family's taste. Cinnamon, poppy seed, or walnuts are a traditional filling. Her recipe is for cinnamon, but one of my favorite ways is to break from tradition and use a cocoa/sugar/butter/vanilla mixture. It's delicious, especially when the leftovers are toasted and buttered!
By wisweetp

Shabbat Challah

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My Shabbat Challah is something out of this world. I made it up on my own, because the ones I tasted, I just didn't like. Try it you will love it!! This can make 6 regular sized loaves, or two large braided loaves.
By NUNU123182

Challah I

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Traditional egg bread for the Jewish Sabbath. You can add 1 cup raisins or golden raisins to the dough just before shaping and then make the loafs into round braids for Rosh Hashanah.
By Joan Callaway

Portuguese Sweet Bread III

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This is a very old recipe for Portuguese sweet bread. The dough for this egg bread is prepared the night before, left to rise overnight, and then baked the following morning in round cake pans.
By Pat

Polish Egg Bread

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This recipe came from a friend and it is fantastic. I was in Poland in August and enjoyed the bread there so I was glad when I received this recipe. Everyone asks me for the recipe.
By BOBBIELLEN1

Brioche

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A fresh brioche can be served with jelly or other preserves to accompany tea or coffee, or with pate or hors d'oeuvre. The tops of the small ones can easily be pulled away, giving space for a sweet or savory filling. Brioche dough can also be used for wrapping other ingredients such as beef for boeuf-en-croute, a salmon filling for a koulibiaca, or a spicy garlic sausage.
By MC

Bread Machine Challah II

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Absolutely delicious. I have a two pound bread machine and use it to make the Challah dough. It freezes well.
By MARYLYN PISSERI

Easy Challah Bread

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A six-ingredient, simple recipe for Challah bread.
By copetenn

Inspiration and Ideas

Braided Egg Bread

Braided Egg Bread

"This had the flavor I was looking for along with a wonderful texture. I made 1/4 of the recipe and shaped it differently, just for a change of pace." – Deb C
Basic Babka

Basic Babka

This version has a cinnamon-walnut filling.
Sy's Challah

Sy's Challah

Pumpkin Brioche

Pumpkin Brioche

Hanukkah Brunch Recipes

Hanukkah Brunch Recipes

Sy's Challah

Sy's Challah

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Honey Whole Wheat Challah

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Challah, the delicious and beautiful braided bread traditionally served at the Friday night Jewish Sabbath meal, is made with the addition of whole wheat, and sweetened with honey. This slow-rise recipe is designed for flexibility, so split-second timing isn't necessary. This is a wonderful bread for a first-time breadmaker. Braid with a 3 or 4-strand braid, and sprinkle with sesame or poppy seeds.

More Egg Bread Recipes

Sweet Challah

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This is a sweet bread that is really easy to make. It is so good that a 30-year-old man who was a guest at my Shabbat Table actually giggled when he ate it. The doughier you want the bread to be, the shorter you should bake it.
By SuperRebbetzin

Bread Machine Challah I

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Easy recipe for challah or egg bread using a bread machine. I use the light setting on my bread machine.
By Suzy

Irresistible Whole Wheat Challah

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Warm and light, fresh out of the oven with butter and salt sprinkled on top, it is a delicious gift or dessert for any occasion. Best with whole wheat, but just white flour or a mixture works. It is easy and fun, but takes all day. Trust me, it is so worth it!
By HopelessFanatic
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Potica

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This is a wonderful bread from Slovenia with a sweet, nutty filling. Due to the spelling and pronunciation (paw-tee'-tzah) it's very hard to find the recipe.
By Vicky Bryant

Most Amazing Challah

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I made up my own Challah that is amazing! I have tried countless combinations to finally get it right. It uses quick rise yeast to save you a bunch of time. Enjoy!
By Palsar7

Basic Babka

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This Jewish treat is a hybrid of sweet roll, swirl bread, and coffee cake. It's a sweet yeast dough that you roll out, fill, and roll up like a jelly roll, then cut, twist, and bake in a loaf pan. Don't worry: It looks fancy (and it IS a little messy), but it's seriously easy to do. And once you get the dough down, you can try it with other fillings.
By Nicholio
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Chocolate Babka

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Of all of the breads I've baked, my friends love this one the most. It's soft and moist, and the chocolate just melts in your mouth when you bite into a slice. I hope you'll like it as much as we do!
By Lilia

Cheese Babka

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Polish cheese babka like my grandmother served every Easter.
By KRISTINALANGER

Decadent Challah Bread

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This recipe is for a decadent, rich Challah bread. No matter who I serve this to, everyone hails it the best Challah they've tasted. Makes 2 large loaves.
By Anonymous

Challah in a Hurry

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Made with quick-rise yeast, this is a sweeter, richer challah that lends itself especially well to Rosh Hashanah or other holiday uses. It is quicker and easier than a standard double-rise recipe, so it's great for those afternoons when you're in a challah of a hurry. Challah was meant to be torn and not sliced. B'tayevon!
By AnneElena Foster

Pumpkin Brioche

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This bread is so good and perfect for the holidays.
By apurpleocean

High-Altitude Challah

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I make this challah for my family and family gatherings in Colorado, and it turns out beautifully each time. I hope you enjoy it as much as my family does! If you'd like, sprinkle poppy or sesame seeds before baking, but we never do.
By greeny4444

Challah II

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This recipe is a sweeter version of the classic challah. It was given to me by a friend.
By Rivka

Everything Challah

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Challah is traditionally eaten on the Jewish Sabbath (Shabbos). This is not your average challah recipe. It is a twist on my trusty old water challah recipe (which even water-challah-phobics have loved), and has some of the taste of an everything bagel. It's really something else. Enjoy! This challah freezes extremely well after baking, just defrost in a ziplock bag with the zipper open. I always freeze it, even what I bake on Thursday nights for use on Friday! It preserves the freshness so well.
By twkitchen

Olga's Potica

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An incredible sweet and yummy Slovenian treat. This recipe was handed down from my great aunt Olga. This recipe can use anywhere from 1 to 2 cups of raisins, the amount is purely up to your taste.
By Ann

Spelt Flour Bread Machine Challah

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I got a challah recipe from my husband and tweaked it to use spelt flour. This recipe makes a beautiful 2-pound braided challah. I like to divide the dough in 3; make two loaves and one little roll. I like to try different toppings each time I make this recipe, such as sesame seeds, dried onion flakes, granulated garlic, kosher salt, or flax seeds.
By LORIBARRY

Portuguese Sweet Bread IV

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This is an original recipe for Massa Savada. It's from my Portuguese Grandmother 'Vova' who was from Sao Miguel in the Azores. This recipe is very large; you may want to divide it in half.
By J. Pacheco

Italian Christmas Bread with Eggnog Glaze

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My husband fondly recalls the Anise Bread that his Italian grandmother used to make during the holidays. She evidently never had a recipe (and never used a bread machine!) so this is what I came up with for a quick, special Christmas bread. This rich bread has a wonderful aroma while baking.
By Nancy Ann R.

Ukrainian Country Babka

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This Ukrainian Country Babka is not as rich, it has less eggs. Some Babka's may have as many as 30 eggs. You can also add pumpkin to this recipe for richer flavor. Perfect for special occasions.
By Olga D

Hunza Bread II

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Hunza bread refers to a Hungarian sweet bread filled with golden raisins. This is a simple version that's made by hand.
By MARBALET

Hanukkah Star Challah

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When invited to a Hanukkah dinner, I thought of making something appropriate. Finally we decided on a Challah bread shaped as a 6-pointed Star of David.
By AMG

Michell Jenny's Challah

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This our family favorite. The recipe was a gift from my best friend.
By Ione Walker

Chef John's Easter Bread

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If you were lucky enough to grow up in an Italian-American home, there's a good chance you got to enjoy the smell of freshly baked Easter bread, with its unmistakable anisette aroma filling the air. This loaf of Easter bread is one of my favorite holiday traditions, and an authentic family heirloom recipe; made the same way as my mother, and her mother, and her mother's mother made it. I hope you give this a try, and remember, it's never too late to start an old family tradition. Frost with pink icing and top with sprinkles!
By Chef John
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Babka III

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Babka is a rich yeast-raised cake bread. A successful babka, the pride of every Polish/Ukrainian homemaker, is rich, tender, fine-textured, and very light. Traditionally, this bread is baked in tall round baking pans. Coffee cans can be lined with baking parchment and used instead.
By Valinda
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