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10 sweet breads, buns and loaves

Add a sweet note to your next early morning wakeup call with these scrumptious breads. From chocolate-laced banana bread, to fresh brioche and sticky buns, breakfast has never looked so inviting.
10 sweet breads, buns and loaves

Angus Fergusson

10 sweet breads, buns and loaves

Caramel Pecan Sticky Buns

This easy breakfast treat – crammed with brown sugar and pecans – gives new meaning to the phrase “sticky fingers”. Get our caramel pecan sticky buns recipe.

Caramel-pecan sticky buns on a piece of parchment paper on a baking sheet on a cooling rat on a pink placemat(Photo: Angus Fergusson)

Rhubarb-Buttermilk Tea Cake

Crunchy pecans and tangy rhubarb make this moist banana-bread alternative addictively good. Get our rhubarb-buttermilk tea cake loaf recipe.

An overhead shot of a Rhubarb-buttermilk tea cake loaf, with white glazing, with two slices cut off it, on a white cutting board on a light blue background with a bowl of vanilla ice cream above it and two forks to one side(Photo: Roberto Caruso)

Cinnamon-raisin swirl bread

Swirled with cinnamon-sugar and raisins, this homemade loaf will add an especially sweet note to your next morning meal. Get the recipe.

Photo, Angus Fergusson.

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10 sweet breads, buns and loavesCinnamon-raisin swirl bread

Chocolate-Walnut Banana Bread

Our revamped recipe has everything you love about banana bread – and it turns out whole-wheat flour, flax seeds (and rum) make the original taste even better. Get our chocolate-walnut banana bread recipe.

A loaf of chocolate-walnut banana bread drizzled with chocolate on a cooling rack next to a spoon coated with chocolate and a pink fabric napkin(Photo: Michael Alberstat)

Homemade dutchie doughnuts

Hacking a Canadian classic isn’t a task we take lightly, but we insisted on perfecting the Dutchie at home! The dough is impossibly fluffy and rich without being too sweet. A light glaze completes the magic. Get the recipe

Photo, Erik Putz.

Homemade dutchie doughnutsHomemade dutchie doughnuts

Golden Challah Bread

Made from a centuries-old recipe (passed down from a rabbi’s mother-in-law!), this loaf couldn’t be more authentic. With its chewy crust and oh-so-tender centre, it also couldn’t be more delicious. Gather the family and break bread in style. Get our golden challah bread recipe.

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A partially sliced loaf of golden challah bread on a wood cutting board next to a knife and a bowl of coarse salt(Photo: Roberto Caruso)

Classic Lemon Loaf

This sugary-glazed quick bread is a handy standby, cherished for being anything you want it to be: a breakfast bite, a packed snack, even an after-dinner treat. Get our classic lemon loaf recipe.

How to make lemon loaf: Sliced up lemon loaf with glaze overtop

Chocolate-chunk loaf and muffins

Besides making a satisfying chocolate loaf, this not-too-sweet recipe also makes superb muffins. We’ve added bananas to keep them moist. Get our chocolate-chunk loaf and muffins recipe.

Photo, Andreas Trottsmasndorff.

10 sweet breads, buns and loavesChocolate-chunk loaf and muffins

Monkey Bread

There are few things more delicious than warm bread fresh out of the oven. Make that bread sweet and draped in a sticky coat of cinnamon sugar and it's a heavenly experience. Get our monkey bread recipe.

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A loaf of monkey bread on a white cake stand on a red placemat(Photo: Angus Fergusson)

Brioche

While most of us don’t own a specialized brioche mousseline pan, we shouldn’t be deprived of this incredible French treat. You can make the bread in something we all own…a can! Get the recipe.

BriocheBrioche, made in a coffee can.

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