Tag: yeast

Chocolate Babka

Chocolate Babka

It’s only one more week until Easter, and at home, we would typically make a Hefezopf, a brioche-like braided yeast bread, for our Easter brunch. I like baking with yeast. It’s like magic when the yeast is working, making the dough to rise until double…

Christstollen – a German Christmas Classic

Christstollen – a German Christmas Classic

It’s still several weeks until the Holidays, and although I am not in a very festive mood just yet, I am already incredibly excited about all the baking and cooking! I have started to comb through my baking books thinking about what cookies to bake…

Hot Cross Buns

Hot Cross Buns

I am still in the mood for Easter themed pastries. Continuing with my obsession for yeasted bread (check out last week’s chocolate babka recipe), I’ve made hot cross buns for the first time this week. They are traditionally eaten on Good Friday and have popped up…