Slow and Easy Panettone

Of all the holiday breads that pop-up around this time of year, panettone is the stand out. Boozy, sweet, and ubiquitous, it can be found at grocery stores and bakeries everywhere. This year, it's time to start making panettone at home.

Panettone French Toast Recipe with Orange Maple Butter

Baked Panettone French Toast is an easy and delicious breakfast to celebrate the holiday season. Prep the night before and bake on Christmas morning!

Pastiera (Ricotta and Cooked Grains Cake) Recipe | Seriously Italian

Pastiera is a dessert to grow into, after which it reveals itself as a marvel of balanced flavors and contrasting textures. I'm so glad my mom plugged away with this one because now I cannot imagine Easter without it.

The Italian Baker's Pane di Como

This bread from The Italian Baker uses what it calls a "starter" but it's not a sourdough starter. It's a pre-ferment using commercial yeast. The long pre-ferment adds a lot of flavor and the method of rising in a basket adds texture to the surface of the bread.

Leftover Panettone Ice Cream

If you have some panettone turning stale and want something different than French toast, consider making it into ice cream.

Panforte di Siena

Packed with dried fruit and nuts, this Tuscan specialty makes an energizing, healthy breakfast.

Buttery Marzipan Stollen

Stollen is one of the world's great Christmas breads. Most people buy it, but the truth is that stollen is as easy to make at home as any basic bread.

Gluten-Free Pumpkin Gingerbread

The recipe combines two classic fall quick breads: pumpkin and gingerbread. It grabs the ginger and molasses from a classic gingerbread and adds just enough pumpkin for moistness without adding too much pumpkin flavor. Think of it as a really spicy variation of your favorite pumpkin bread.

Brioche

This classic brioche is airy and tender, with a deeply rich and buttery flavor thanks to a hands-off cold fermentation.

Italian-Style Bread with White Whole Wheat Recipe | Bread Baking

When I was a kid, bread fell into several categories. First, and most common, was plastic-bagged grocery store bread. Second was paper-wrapped skinny loaves of French bread. Third was paper-wrapped fatter loaves of Italian bread. And last, bakery bread, which meant there was a special event of some kind.