German sweet bread

I make this challah for my family and family gatherings in Colorado, and it turns out beautifully each time. I hope you enjoy it as much as my family does! If you'd like, sprinkle poppy or sesame seeds before baking, but I never do. Videos for instructions on how to braid a six-strand challah can be found by entering "braiding a 6-strand challah" into the Search box at http://www.youtube.com (I originally saw the one by MayaSophia, on her blog). I always braid mine with the six-strand method…

In this video I will show you a recipe for a sweet German bread named Hefezopf. Germans love this moist and chewy yeast bread for breakfast, spread with butter or with butter and jam. It is also very popular to have it at 4 pm at the traditional “German coffee hour”. How is Sweet Braided...Read More

Here's an easy German Sweet Roll recipe that's great for Easter and other holidays as well. It also makes a great fruit loaf.

One of the most famous of all Christmas pastries, German Stollen are prized throughout the world. This authentic Stollen recipe is the BEST!

Dough: Scald milk and add butter, sugar, and salt. Dissolve yeast in warm water in a separate bowl and then add to milk mixture. Beat in eggs. Then add flour. Cover and let...

A recipe for Quarkstollen (German Quark-Almond Sweet Bread)! This festive, easy bread is flavored with slivered almonds, lemon, and Quark.

Add flour, some milk, sugar, butter, egg, fresh yeast, and salt to a bowl. Beat slowly at first until everything is well mixed. Then knead well until the dough is no longer sticky and becomes smooth. Set aside for approx. 30 min.

These delicious German nut rolls are a tasty alternative to cinnamon rolls. These soft yeast rolls will satisfy your sweet tooth cravings.

This light, sweet bread dotted with candied fruit and nuts is a tasty Christmas tradition from Germany that our family has enjoyed for years, and I’m sure yours will, too!

Our crusty German bread rolls are incredibly easy to make. Mix the dough together in the evening and simply bake them in the morning. There is no kneading required. Enjoy an authentic German breakfast with our delicious bread rolls. Alternatively, you can also serve them as dinner rolls. The choice is yours.