Here's a holiday baking question from reader Ashley. Maybe you can help? She writes:
I have a holiday baking dilemma. I want to bake a breakfasty quick bread for the holidays but my boyfriend hates cranberries AND pumpkin. Does anyone have a good suggestion or recipe that I should try? THANKS!
Ashley, when you say holiday and bread - we have one thought: cinnamon! Sweet cinnamon is another classic holiday flavor that nearly everyone loves. If you're hoping for a quick bread, here are a few recipes we found that your boyfriend might enjoy. A couple of them are copycat recipes; they imitate the Starbucks chocolate cinnamon bread that is popular this time of year.
• Cinnamon Swirl Quick Bread
• Cinnamon Swirl Loaf - Vegan too.
• Chocolate Cinnamon Bread
• Starbucks Chocolate Cinnamon Bread
On a side note, we also love lemon. Citrus is coming into season right now, and we love to take advantage of that. We have a favorite recipe for lemon sesame muffins that we also bake as a bread loaf; it has lemon syrup drizzled all over it so it's moist and tangy. Serve with homemade lemon curd for a real holiday morning treat.
• Recipe: Lemon Sesame Muffins
• Loving: Homemade Lemon Curd
Do you have other suggestions for Ashley? Recipe recommendations too?
Related: Recipe: Spicy Sticky Cinnamon Rolls
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Gingerbread? I would eat gingerbread for breakfast. It freezes well also.
Maybe an orange spice bread? That sounds festive to me.
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i was thinking citrus too, but what about pear, or maple & pecan. apples are still in season, and anything almond or with dried fruit would be appropriate too!
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apple or applesauce bread with cinnamon and ginger would be great this time of year. you could also do a sort of apple coffeecake, maybe upside or not, but with some sort of streusel-y element.
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i would love a good moist, not-too-sweet, spicy gingerbread recipe, if anyone has one.
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Bishop's Bread with pecans, cherries, dates, chocolate chips and occasionally, coconut:
http://southernfood.about.com/od/quickbreadrecipes/r/bl30320y.htm
http://www.cooks.com/rec/search/0,1-0,bishops_bread,FF.html
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Bishops-Bread-II/Detail.aspx
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What about Lemon Poppyseed Bread? I think it's divine. And if you have it for dessert you should toooottaaallly add a scoop of cherry cordial ice cream on top. Mom did this when we were kids and OH MAN! So delicious, I promise. I can't ring her right now to get her recipe, but here are a couple that DO NOT use lemon cake mix and lemon pudding mix. I think natural is always better!
http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,174,150168-225195,00.html
http://helene-cuisine-recettes.blogspot.com/2008/04/lemon-poppy-seeds-bread.html
http://cookalmostanything.blogspot.com/2008/07/lemon-poppy-seed-loaf.html
or, here's an Almond Poppyseed bread:
http://ourkitchensink.wordpress.com/2008/08/19/move-over-banana-bread/
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I posted a recipe for a really addictive butterscotch pudding bread a while ago, and it's vegan too: http://bittersweetblog.wordpress.com/2007/10/17/the-proof-is-in-the-pudding-bread/
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My mom used to make banana nut bread with walnuts. It was great for breakfast, toasted with butter!!!
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james beard's persimmon bread.
i added chocolate chips to mine.
yum....
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Banana Bread
Date Nut Loaf
Honey Cake
These are my holiday staples when it comes to bread that you can eat for breakfast, lunch, dinner or dessert.
To find a really good Honey Cake recipe (usually made in a bundt pan), look for a Ukranian recipe. The good ones are usually made with Buckwheat honey and they have the best flavour.
Yum!
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I've made an eggnog bread that's really tasty, some years.
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My local bakery does an insanely good cinnamon swirl bread with chunks of apple. It also makes great french toast, I might have to start hunting for a recipe and make it myself!
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I make banana bread with some applesauce, cinnamon, and chocolate chips. It's all-season delicious.
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David Lebovitz has posted James Beard's Persimmon Bread. It's awesome:
http://www.davidlebovitz.com/archives/2005/11/persimmon_bread.html
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zucchini bread or you could go for muffins like oatmeal banana.
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