Christmas Bread Recipes Around the World
Ritual breads are featured at every important occasion in Eastern Europe and around the world, especially at Christmas time and Easter. You will find Easter bread recipes from around the world here. But this collection of bread recipes celebrates Christmas around the world.
In Eastern Europe, every major holiday, religious observance or rite of passage is celebrated with a special bread. There are Easter breads, Serbian slava bread, wedding breads and more. They are usually slightly sweet yeast breads and sometimes studded with raisins or other dried or candied fruits. The Eastern European bread recipes presented here are traditionally served at Christmas time.More »
Ashley Skabar, About.com's Guide to Dairy-Free Cooking, contributes these Christmas bread recipes:
Dairy-Free Christmas Stollen Vegan Molasses Gingerbread Recipe Vegan Chocolate Babka Recipe Vegan Chocolate Pumpkin Gingerbread Recipe More »
Karin Engelbrecht, About.com's Guide to Dutch Food, says, "This recipe for fruited bread with a sweet almond paste center is a real winner for the holidays. I have updated the traditional recipe, using cranberries and orange liqueur instead of the usual raisins, currants andbrandy. But please feel free to stick to the traditional version or try this chocolate stol."More »
Jennifer McGavin, About.com's Guide to German Food, says, "Dresden has the most famous Christmas Stollen, but you can bake your own with little trouble in a few hours' time. Christmas Stollen or Christstollen is full of nuts, raisins and candied fruit. If made a few weeks in advance of serving, it mellows and softens and is very good." You might also enjoy German New Year's Pretzel.More »
1. Eastern European Christmas Bread Recipes
In Eastern Europe, every major holiday, religious observance or rite of passage is celebrated with a special bread. There are Easter breads, Serbian slava bread, wedding breads and more. They are usually slightly sweet yeast breads and sometimes studded with raisins or other dried or candied fruits. The Eastern European bread recipes presented here are traditionally served at Christmas time.More »
2. Julekake Recipe
Carroll Pellegrinelli, About.com's Guide to Baking, says, "My father used to make julekake every Christmas for mother and me. It's a tasty bread made with candied fruit and cardamom. I loved eating it toasted with real butter on it for breakfast."More »3. Dairy-Free Christmas Bread Recipes
Ashley Skabar, About.com's Guide to Dairy-Free Cooking, contributes these Christmas bread recipes:
4. Dutch Christmas Bread Recipe - Kerststol
Karin Engelbrecht, About.com's Guide to Dutch Food, says, "This recipe for fruited bread with a sweet almond paste center is a real winner for the holidays. I have updated the traditional recipe, using cranberries and orange liqueur instead of the usual raisins, currants andbrandy. But please feel free to stick to the traditional version or try this chocolate stol."More »
5. German Stollen Recipe - Christstollen
Jennifer McGavin, About.com's Guide to German Food, says, "Dresden has the most famous Christmas Stollen, but you can bake your own with little trouble in a few hours' time. Christmas Stollen or Christstollen is full of nuts, raisins and candied fruit. If made a few weeks in advance of serving, it mellows and softens and is very good." You might also enjoy German New Year's Pretzel.More »
