Holiday Bread Recipes

Staff Picks

Basic Babka

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

Matzah

This recipe can be used during the Feast of Unleavened Bread.

By Batyah

Potica

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

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

Choereg (Armenian Easter Bread)

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

Bread Machine Challah for Shabbat and Festivals

A perfect recipe for arthritic hands that can't knead dough easily anymore! Recipe is written for a bread machine that makes 1.5 pound (700 gram) loaves. NOTE: Do NOT bake this dough in the machine. Use only the dough/pasta setting. There is too much fully-risen dough for the machine to accommodate.

By Tzipporah Hoffmitz

Old World Poppy Seed Roll

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

Cheese-Filled Easter Polish Bread (Babka)

This is a delicious sweet bread with a swirl of orange and vanilla-flavored cheese. It is easy to make and too easy to eat. We will enjoy it this Easter and I hope you enjoy it too! Eat one loaf for Easter and freeze the other for later.

By Ellen Bancroft Ziegler

Banana Banana Bread

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Why compromise the banana flavor? This banana bread is moist and delicious with loads of banana flavor! Friends and family love my recipe and say it's by far the best! It's wonderful toasted!! Enjoy!

By Shelley Albeluhn

Mom's Zucchini Bread

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Really, really good and moist- my kids eat it as quickly as I can make it. Bread will freeze well, and keep in refrigerator for weeks.

By v monte

Janet's Rich Banana Bread

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This is the moistest banana bread that I have ever tasted. It's also very easy to make!

By vjonsson

Golden Sweet Cornbread

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If you like sweet cornbread, this is the recipe for you! My mom made this for me as a child, and now it's my family's favorite.

By bluegirl

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Amish White Bread

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I got this recipe from a friend. It is very easy, and doesn't take long to make.

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Crispy and Creamy Doughnuts

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I have tried so many versions of glazed doughnuts, and this one finally came out perfect! Just like the ones at my favorite doughnut shop.

By Kelly

Extreme Banana Nut Bread 'EBNB'

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This is my mom's dense, excellent, and definitely unhealthy banana nut bread recipe. It's always completely gone in minutes. This is great at parties, but hazardous at home. HEALTH WARNINGS: EBNB may be habit forming. A very flexible recipe that will accommodate changes based on what you have on hand. Use any type of fat in place of the butter, such as shortening or oil. It works with either brown or white sugar too.

By SASEIGEL

Banana Crumb Muffins

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The crumb topping is what makes these banana muffins stand apart from the ordinary. They're scrumptious!

By Lisa K

Grandmother's Buttermilk Cornbread

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This is my grandmother's cornbread recipe and it's the best - sweet and moist!

By Bethany Weathersby

Beignets

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A traditional New Orleans-style recipe for their famous beignets! Grab a cafe au lait and you're set!

By ginampls

Banana Sour Cream Bread

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I know, you're probably thinking, 'Oh no! Another banana bread recipe!' But this one is a little different: the sour cream makes this one so moist it melts in your mouth. The flavor is just wonderful! This one is great for gift giving and holidays. Loaves freeze well.

By Esther Nelson

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

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

Downeast Maine Pumpkin Bread

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This is a great old Maine recipe, moist and spicy. The bread actually tastes even better the day after it is baked. Great for holiday gift giving!

By Laurie Bennett

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

Basic Corn Muffins

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A simple but delicious muffin recipe that can easily be dressed up by adding jalapenos, honey or anything else.

By Doug Matthews

Amazingly Easy Irish Soda Bread

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A good old fashioned soda bread with just the basic ingredients. Buttermilk gives this crusty loaf a good flavor. The best Irish soda bread around!

By MP Welty

Best Ever Banana Bread

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This really is the best banana bread I have ever tasted. Very moist and it freezes well. I also bake this in 3 small loaf pans however you may need to shorten the baking time.

By Rose

Hot Water Cornbread

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This is a very old-fashioned recipe. The cornbread is shaped into little cakes and fried, rather than baked. They are served with maple syrup or honey.

By Karin Christian

Sarah's Knish

Traditional Jewish treat of little golden pastry domes filled with seasoned mashed potatoes and fried onions.

By Sarah Dipity

Lemon Blueberry Bread

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

By Mama's Cafe

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

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

Homemade Ice Cream Cones

These cones are in between a crepe and store-bought sugar cones. They're a huge hit with all my friends! If you have extras, store them in an airtight container, unroll, and re-crisp in a 400 degrees F oven.

By Mallory Strange

Danish Pastry

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

By Cindy

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

Croissants

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Authentic French croissants.

By Kate

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

Kouign-Amann

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

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