Easter Bread Recipes

Easter egg bread, paska, potica, cinnamon rolls, and kolaches. Find a classic Easter bread recipe with useful tips on how to make it.

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Paska Bread

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This traditional Polish egg bread is wonderfully light with a slightly sweet flavor.
By Tiffany Leyda

Hot Cross Buns I

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Hot cross buns! Hot cross buns!
By LITSTER5

Bunny Pretzels

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A quick and easy way to make homemade pretzels. They can be brushed with butter or dipped in cinnamon sugar, just like they do at the mall. This is a treat I like to make for our Easter egg hunt.
By SHORECOOK

Kulich (Russian Panettone)

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Kulich is a sweet yeast bread, similar to panettone, that is traditionally baked in Russia for Easter. But you can enjoy it any time! It can be glazed or left plain. You can bake the bread in large coffee tins so they keep their traditional shape.
By Valjusha

Easter Bread Ring

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This recipe is from Italy. The Italians love it, especially at Easter time.
By MARBALET

Choereg (Armenian Easter Bread)

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Ok...so my mother would just kill me if she knew I made our family recipe for Choereg public. But my policy is 'why keep a good thing to myself'. Choereg is a traditional, slightly sweet bread, especially made for Easter. It is delicious for breakfast with a nice cup of coffee. It takes some level of skill, but anyone used to handling yeast should not have a problem. You can find Mahleb at Middle Eastern grocery stores, especially around Easter. It will be with the spices. Please do not omit it, as this is what gives it its distinctive flavour and aroma.
By Ani

Italian Easter Bread (Anise Flavored)

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Growing up, this was the best treat of Easter morning (and still is)! One bite of this light, fluffy, sweet bread and you're twelve years old again! Bakery quality in two hours. Try this South Philly Italian tradition and keep the heritage alive...Buona Pasqua a Tutti!
By LadyAnna123

Cheese Babka

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

Ooey-Gooey Cinnamon Buns

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These buns are sooo good hot from the oven when they're gooey and warm.
By dakota kelly

Ninety Minute Cinnamon Rolls

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Delicious cinnamon rolls made with a soft, quick rising dough.
By GOOFYDEBBIE

Strawberry Muffins

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Strawberry muffins that can be made with fresh or frozen strawberries. If using frozen berries, thaw slightly, then chop with a knife.
By Katie Mae

Cinnamon Rolls III

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Here's an easy alternative to buying those famous cinnamon rolls in the mall. They taste exactly the same, and the dough is made in the bread machine.
By MISS ALIX

Inspiration and Ideas

Easter Breads From Around the World

Easter Breads From Around the World

A feast day tradition dating back centuries, Easter breads are some of the loveliest edible centerpieces we've ever seen.
Basic Babka (and Variations)

Basic Babka (and Variations)

It only looks complicated! Try it for yourself using these tips.
Braided Easter Egg Bread

Braided Easter Egg Bread

Easter Blossom Bread

Easter Blossom Bread

12 Best Braided Yeast Breads to Twist Your Brain Around

12 Best Braided Yeast Breads to Twist Your Brain Around

Enjoy 15 Festive Easter Breads From Around the World

Enjoy 15 Festive Easter Breads From Around the World

Potato Rolls

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I have been eating these rolls since I was a kid. I don't know where they started out, but I remember my grandmother making them. They freeze well and taste great split open and toasted.

More Easter Bread Recipes

Lemon Blueberry Bread

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A quick bread that is one of my family's favorites.
By Mama's Cafe

Sweet Dinner Rolls

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This dough makes wonderful dinner rolls but can also be used to make cinnamon rolls. Mixing it in your bread machine but bake the rolls in the oven. They're light, soft and sweet.
By Donna West

Danish Pastry

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Rich buttery flaky dough that turns pastries into a sinful delight. Worth the effort and extra work involved.
By Cindy

Kouign-Amann

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Pronounced 'queen-a-mahn,' kouign-amann wouldn't be one of the world's greatest pastries if it also weren't a legendary labor of love. The irresistible combination of sweet, salty, sticky, buttery, crispy, flaky, and tender is something you must experience to believe. Made with bread flour, the dough is a little different from croissants or puff pastry. Salt is also key here; the authentic ones are about as savory as they are sweet.
By Chef John

Hearty Breakfast Muffins

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Healthy, hearty breakfast muffins. These have a lightly sweet flavor and lots of wholesome ingredients to get your day started. Moist, chewy, and not overly dense. Easily customizable! You can use any flavor of yogurt, but I prefer plain Greek yogurt. Customize with your favorite nuts or seeds, zucchini or squash, cooked sweet potato, raisins or cranberries, etc. Enjoy!
By KatieTries2Cook

Old World Poppy Seed Roll

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Tender, soft, sweet yeast bread swirled with a creamy homemade poppy seed filling. Growing up, my mother and aunts always made this Eastern European bread for Easter and Christmas. Looks complicated, but is easy enough to make for an Old-World treat. I like it best after the second day.
By Linda

Streusel Topped Blueberry Muffins

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This is a really moist muffin if you don't overwork the batter. I'm a 'muffin snob' and I find myself making this same recipe over and over again! You'll never want to make a boxed blueberry muffin again.
By Heather Walker

Cinnamon Rolls II

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I make these the night before and bake them in the morning. My family and friends can't stay out of them. They are very moist and decadently rich.
By PAT MYERS

Cake Mix Cinnamon Rolls

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This recipe is absolutely delicious. I make them the night before, take them out in the morning and let them rise. I have also made sticky buns with this recipe using a coconut/pecan frosting for the bottom of my pan.
By ARVILLALAR

Blini (Russian Pancakes)

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Widely popular Russian dish, especially eaten during the Maslenitsa festival in Russia. All kinds of fillings are possible--sweet or savory.
By Kangaroo495

Pani Popo (Hawaiian Coconut Bread)

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Delicious Hawaiian bread that anyone will love--even those who don't like coconut! Eat it for dessert or with any meat hot off the grill. Tastes great warm or cool.
By Kasey

Golden Crescent Rolls

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This is a great recipe for sweet, fluffy crescent rolls (kind of like a croissant but more dense).
By Mike A.

Easy Cream Cheese Danish

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This recipe makes the best cream cheese Danish I have ever tasted. It is very simple to make.
By Natalie

Buttermilk Cinnamon Rolls

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Easy, yeasted cinnamon rolls. A crowd always gathers when they come out of the oven. Favorite activity: scraping the goo off the bottom of the pan.
By Amy

Braided Easter Egg Bread

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This decorative Easter bread has whole eggs baked into it! Do not cook the whole eggs, as they will bake at the same time that the bread does. The eggs can also be dyed for extra color.
By MARBALET

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

Lemon Zucchini Bread

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I thought my mom made the best zucchini bread - until I added lemon! This is a wonderful, light zucchini bread that's not too sweet.
By REBECITA

Overnight Cinnamon Rolls I

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Make the night before, rolls rise in the fridge overnight and bake the next morning. Easy and delicious. Enjoy!
By DENDES5238

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

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

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This peanut butter chocolate chip bread is a favorite of my kids, either for a special breakfast on Easter morning or a side dish brought to a fancy brunch. It is a very flexible recipe. You can use it for a plain banana bread, a peanut butter banana bread, or a chocolate chip banana bread. Great for Easter brunch!
By QueenCook

Apple Danish

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Delicious! Always get 'ummm!' responses when I serve this. The Danish has apple filling and is topped with a browned butter glaze.
By kunes5

Grandma's Orange Rolls with Orange Cream Cheese Frosting

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Orange cream cheese frosting--how can you miss?
By Andi Williams

No-Knead Cinnamon Rolls

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These are gobbled up as soon as family sees them. I'll never try another cinnamon roll recipe, because I think these are the best. Note: These are wonderful fresh, but they don't freeze well.
By Stephanie Knewasser

Rhubarb Bread I

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Rhubarb is one of the wonderful gifts of spring. This bread will turn it into a delicious treat for the whole family.
By LAFLINT
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