Christmas bread recipes
For a brilliant centrepiece this Christmas, how about one of our bread recipes? 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.
Try sweet golden dumplings with ginger sauce, our showstopping Nutella star wreath, a chocolate and panettone pudding that’s sure to bring some ‘oohs’ and ‘aahs’, and of course some Christmas stollen.
Our cheese, cranberry and thyme fondue star is indeed the star of any table. Use up bread sauce with these rolls, or enjoy a slice of fragrant cardamom and prune bread.
If you’re in the mood for more festive baking, discover our full Christmas collection.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Jamie Oliver’s garlic bread
Jamie Oliver's scrumptious garlic bread recipe is just made to tear-and-share with friends and family. Bake one tray, freeze the other.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Garlic bread and melty baked cheese wreath
Is there a better way to bring a crowd together than with a melty cheese and garlic bread wreath? No, we can't think of one either...
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Whisky mac marzipan stollen
This stunning stollen centrepiece has a cocktail-inspired whisky mac marzipan centre. Just the kind of Christmas surprise we love!
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Tear and share feta and herb bread
A gorgeous cheesy bread, flecked with feta and fresh herbs, is something great to share with friends for an alfresco feast in the garden.
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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.
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Richard Bertinet’s Christmas stollen
Richard Bertinet's Christmas stollen is perfect for the holidays. This stollen is packed with nuts and fruits and finished with a rum glaze.
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