Sweet bread recipes
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Brunch recipes
Gail’s Bakery’s cinnamon buns
Gail's Bakery's flaky cinnamon buns are exactly the sort of joyfully crisp, sugar-coated treat you want to enjoy with a strong cup of coffee.
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
Pecan pie chelsea buns
We've taken a classic chelsea bun recipe up a notch with this tear-and-share pecan pie bake, filled with a spiced pecan filling and drizzled in whisky icing
Hot cross bun recipes
Orange hot cross bun loaf
A twist on the Easter tradition of hot cross buns, this orange and anise hot cross bun loaf is best served sliced with butter and marmalade.
Sweet bread recipes
Fig and seville marmalade breakfast buns
Gill Meller shares with us the recipe for his signature breakfast buns that are filled with sweet dates and tangy seville orange marmalade.
Brunch recipes
Maple and bacon danish pastry
These maple and bacon danish pastries from Popham's Bakery are sweet, slightly salty and made with the crispiest flaky pastry.
Sweet bread recipes
Chocolate and cardamom babka buns
Sugar, spice and all things nice – that's what these chocolate babka buns are made of. Enjoy them for breakfast, brunch or afternoon tea.
Brunch recipes
Chocolate babka
A cross between bread and cake that's swirled with cinnamon-spiced chocolate – this chocolate babka recipe is worth every bit of effort.
Fruit tea loaf
This fruit tea loaf recipe combines prunes, sultanas and currants with delicate earl grey tea. Serve this sweet bread with a wedge of cheese for lunch!
Challah
This slightly sweetened plaited loaf, known as challah, makes an impressive centre piece for a brunch or breakfast with friends.
Sweet bread recipes
Kouign amann
These buttery French pastries – a Breton cousin to the croissant – are so irresistible you'll struggle to limit yourself to one.
Hot cross bun recipes
Hot cross bun loaf
Debbie Major's hot cross bun loaf is flavoured with aromatic saffron. Serve with clotted cream for a delicious Easter weekend treat.
Christmas baking recipes
Christmas twists with whisky icing
This festive take on cinnamon buns, complete with whisky filling and icing, is a Scandi-style alternative to a mince pie as a teatime treat.
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