Christmas Bread and Baking

Nothing is simpler or more popular at a big meal than classic rolls. This simple recipe makes enough to satisify even the largest families.

Bake an assortment of amazing holiday breads the easy way: start with a single batch of no-knead dough.

A delicious addition to the holiday table, this seed-studded wreath bread makes an eye-catching centerpiece, too.

These tempting fried spirals, swirled with pear and caramelized brown sugar, are like a cross between a cinnamon roll and a funnel cake.

Brrr-ing an open-faced bagel to life with veggie earmuffs and a colorful smile.

This delicious bread makes for a perfect gift, but is so good, you may not want to share the recipe.

Half the appeal of making this festive coffee cake is rolling the balls of dough in cinnamon sugar.

These Upside-Down biscuits, which soak up an orange glaze as they bake, are fancy enough for a holiday breakfast.

Forget the front door. These bite-size wreaths -- whimsical enough to appeal to the smallest (and finickiest) guests -- are meant to deck your plate.

This sour-cream coffee cake, with pockets of sweet cinnamon, makes a lovely gift for neighbors to enjoy on Christmas morning -- or any other day.

These pull-apart rolls are sweet and buttery enough to please even the most stubborn self-proclaimed vegetable hater -- even though they're made with (shhh) squash.