Christmas bread recipes
For a brilliant centrepiece this Christmas, how about one of our breads? If you are after something sweet, we have all the panettone and stollen you could need. And for first course, we have cheesy tear-and-share loaves, and savoury wreaths aplenty.
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Savoury bread recipes
Bread sauce rolls
Use up leftover bread sauce from Christmas dinner or your Sunday roast to make these soft, pillowy rolls. Perfect for a leftovers sandwich.
Festive desserts
Sweet golden dumplings with ginger sauce
These golden, sweet dumplings are a Christmas favourite in Hungary and Romania. Serve the warm, yeasted buns with a jug of vanilla sauce.
Christmas baking recipes
Cozonac (Romanian Christmas and Easter bread)
Cozonac is a traditional Romanian bread, served at both Easter and Christmas. Irina Georgescu shares her recipe for cozonac with walnuts.
Christmas baking recipes
Kolach (Ukrainian Christmas bread)
Step aside, panettone: there’s a new festive bake in town. Let Olia Hercules introduce you to kolach, a Ukrainian braided Christmas bread.
Sweet bread recipes
David Atherton’s plaited loaf (Kozunak plait)
This is a Kozunak plait - a celebratory plaited loaf that hails from Bulgaria. It’s essentially a braided enriched bread – similar to Jewish challah.
Savoury bread recipes
Korean garlic rolls with cream cheese filling
Judy Joo’s decadent cream cheese garlic rolls are her take on a Korean favourite. Korean garlic bread is sweet and eaten with dalgona coffee.
Christmas baking recipes
Savoury babka loaf
Babka's rich brioche dough is a great partner for savoury fillings. Our babka loaf is threaded with truffle pesto, herbs and ricotta.
Christmas baking recipes
Cheese, cranberry and thyme fondue star
This fun cheese Christmas bake is indulgent, comforting and equally delicious served as a snack with drinks or with a hearty bowl of soup.
Recipes using sourdough bread
Baked camembert bread bowl
This camembert bread bowl works as a hearty starter, informal tear and share lunch, or perhaps as part of a vegetarian Christmas buffet.
Christmas baking recipes
Nutella star wreath
Celebrate the festive season with our stunning star wreath! Enriched dough is filled with Nutella and tahini, twisted into a plait and baked until golden.
Christmas baking recipes
Whisky mac marzipan stollen
This stunning stollen centrepiece has a cocktail-inspired whisky mac marzipan centre. Just the kind of Christmas surprise we love!
Christmas leftover recipes
Chocolate and panettone pudding
Leftover panettone? This recipe is a great way to use it up - it's like a super-festive version of bread and butter pudding.
Christmas baking recipes
Cardamom and prune bread
“The flavours here are Christmassy, like an English afternoon tea bread or malt loaf, great toasted with butter." – Richard Bertinet.
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