Holiday Winter Breads: 5 Traditional Baked Goodies For Your Festive Gathering
As flavourful as it can be, breads are one of the most versatile and tasty dishes to serve- any side serving, creams, and jam works splendidly with it. Bread is prepared with a dough, made with water and other ingredients like yeast, sugar, or salt with egg whites.
Breads are highly customisable according to the needs of the recipient when serving. It can be used as a scooper for different cream-based and mashed side dishes and appetisers. Bread is one of the oldest prepared foods in Europe and Australia. Currently, bread is a staple of every household and is known for its easy yet tasty recipe with innovative outcomes.
Bread can be used as a sponge to soak the flavours of main dishes and leftover gravies, serving as a contrasting side to cocktail drinks, making it an ideal appetiser.
5 Traditional Holiday Winter Breads
Cranberry Bread
Cranberry bread is a classic holiday treat with the sweetness of orange zest and brown sugar. Super easy to make, it is made by using dry cranberries or folding fresh ones into a batter with orange juice, eggs, and butter. It beautifully pairs up with festive cocktails, which have a sour taste or an effervescence- ideal for a festive treat. The texture of the bread is soft but dense due to cranberry syrup seeping into the dough. The bread is moist and has vanilla undertones with sour after-taste. Having it with jam and cream should make an ideal pair for a side dish or appetiser.
Raisin Bread
Soft and sweet with a melt-in-your-mouth texture, raisins; when combined with flavourful bread- it bakes into a delicious loft of sponge with a comforting taste. Raisin breads are best eaten fresh with some jam or cream. To add a little flavour contrast, you can also have it with salty cream cheese or salted caramel. Cocktails that have slightly bitter note along with a dry or sharp texture can be paired up for a desired taste. Raisin bread is very easy to make and only needs half the baking time compared to other complex bread-baking recipes. One simply needs to add an extra ingredient, which takes centre stage in the whole recipe without any extra prep- raisins; to have a fluffy and moist loaf of bread to enjoy as a festive treat.
Panettone
Panettone is one of the famously known breads popular for its taste from Italy. It is a holiday bread staple worldwide. It is made with butter, egg, and sugar, and studded with candied citrus peels. The unique flavour profile of the orange gives the bread an added flavour. It goes well with sparkling wine, champagne or some light cocktails. The bread is tasty and is excellent for serving with spicy main dishes. It can be served plain, toasted, or used for bread pudding when hosting a festive gathering.
Speckled Bread
Speckled bread, also known as Bara Brith, is a Welsh fruit bread made by soaking dry fruits in brewed tea overnight and mixing with dough that is spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg. It has a cake-like texture that goes well with spiced cocktails.
Monkey Bread
Monkey bread is like eating pudding, but in bread texture. It has a very dry feel but when served with its flavourful glaze, it turns into a moist doughnut-like dessert bread. Monkey bread is known for its flavours and pairs perfectly with richer cocktails.
With additional garnishes and fruit bases, bread can be an easy dish to improve the feast- being the centrepiece of a table. Olive oil, lemon herbs, cheese; spices like cumin, paprika, turmeric, and dry fruits- the list to innovate the bread for a festive menu is endless. One when in doubt should opt for a classic traditional bread to complete the menu.
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