MMOT: Favorite Holiday Breads
11/29/21
As I mentioned earlier, the first half of December is going to be devoted to holidays and holiday breads. I already sent out the Cranberry-Pecan Sourdough to subscribers, and will make that one available to everyone soon. And I have 3 or 4 other loaves in the works as well, including a Chocolate-Sour Cherry Sourdough.
For this week’s Monday Morning Open Thread, what are some of your favorite breads to make around the holidays? They can be classic, traditional loaves, or just recipes you consider go-to ones for entertaining or potlucks.
—Andrew
Panettone has long been a staple of Christmas morning. When my sibling and I were kids and fearful of anything with dried fruits we were more interested in having pancakes or cinnamon rolls, but my Mom would still get one of those Panettone in a box for herself and possibly my father and toast in in a toaster oven. Now that we are all very pro dried fruits in breads, we have taken to making our own for the last couple years with good success and all partaking in a slice or two on Christmas Morning. We have also made french toast out of it, which can be unwieldy but /very/ tasty!
Separately, I was inspired by your mention of a cranberry pecan sourdough, and am currently awaiting my own riff on it to come out of the oven! So far so good, and excited for the true test come snack time!
My wife always requests liege waffles for Christmas morning. They're a delight to make and reheat well too!