Easter baking recipes

Monkey bread with sticky nut glaze

This bread is sure to be gobbled up by your guests. Prepare the sweet roll dough the night before, and bake the bread on Easter morning.

Recipe: Monkey bread with sticky nut glaze

Greek Easter bread

Greek Easter bread, tsoureki, makes a wonderful centerpiece for your holiday table. Before baking, lightly press colored eggs into the dough, but remember, they're just for decoration.

Recipe: Greek Easter bread

Unsweetened cookies without molding

Ree's warm butter cookies are a wonderful addition to your Easter table. Serve with butter and your favorite jam.

Recipe: Unsweetened cookies without molding

Almond shortbread in a frying pan

Place sliced ​​almonds on the shortcrust pastry, sprinkle with sugar and bake until golden brown.

Recipe: Almond shortbread in a frying pan

Puff pastry with ham and cheese

Ina bakes thin layers of Black Forest ham, Gruyère cheese, and Dijon mustard between two sheets of puff pastry. She recommends making a few slits in the top sheet of pastry to allow steam to escape.

Recipe: Puff pastry with ham and cheese

Berry Scones with Orange Honey Butter

Tyler's Orange Honey Butter can be made in a food processor or traditionally by placing the ingredients in a lidded jar and whisking vigorously for 10 minutes. Don't forget to strain out the buttermilk that separates; you'll need it for the batter.

Recipe: Berry Scones with Orange Honey Butter

Strawberry muffins

Ina shares the secret to the perfect muffin texture: don't overmix the batter, otherwise the muffins will turn out tough. Once you have a good batter, you can add whatever you like—for example, blueberries, raspberries, or strawberries.

Recipe: Strawberry muffins

Classic Cinnabon Cinnamon Rolls

These homemade cinnamon buns are sure to be a highlight on your Easter table.

Recipe: Classic Cinnabon Cinnamon Rolls

Pound cake

Pound cake is delicious served hot, fresh from the oven, but this recipe also allows for long-term storage. If you're not serving the cake the same day, wrap it in plastic wrap and store it at room temperature for 4-5 days, or freeze it for up to a month.

Recipe: Pound cake

Sour cream coffee cake

The crunchy, rich streusel takes this cake to the next level.

Recipe: Sour cream coffee cake

Chocolate-glazed pound cake

Need a dessert in 10 minutes? Drizzle store-bought pound cake with chocolate, butter, and honey syrup for a quick treat with a sophisticated presentation.

Recipe: Chocolate-glazed pound cake

Easter cross buns

Make these sweet and savory yeast buns for your Easter celebration – your guests will love them.

Recipe: Easter cross buns

Crispy Banana Muffins with Granola

The key to a quick brunch is prepping the ingredients. Ina prepares the muffin mix the day before the party, then divides the batter into pans and bakes the next morning.

Recipe: Crispy Banana Muffins with Granola

Popovers

These airy buns are great served with jam and butter. They can also be made in a 12-piece mini popover pan—the baking time and temperature will be the same.

Recipe: Popovers

Cross buns for Easter

Elevate traditional Easter buns by adding currants and drizzling with a lemon zest glaze.

Recipe: Cross buns for Easter

Lemon Thyme Cookies

Liven up simple scone dough by adding finely grated lemon zest. The bright citrus flavor complements the herbal note of thyme.

Recipe: Lemon Thyme Cookies

Passover Challah Bread

This light and airy bread is just the right amount of sweet and perfect for a traditional Easter dinner. (For a sweeter option, add up to 1/2 teaspoon of almond extract along with the eggs.) Make the bread a day ahead of serving, and if you don't finish it, use it to make delicious French toast the next day!

Recipe: Passover Challah Bread