Apple butter is essentially caramelized apple sauce — a fruit purée that slow-cooks with water or cider until the apple’s natural sugars turn a dark, toasty brown. The mixture is augmented with baking ...

This chocolate babka features a soft, buttery dough rolled with a rich chocolate, cinnamon, and coffee filling that will delight any holiday gathering. The braided bread bakes to a golden finish with ...

Challah is traditionally baked on Fridays in Jewish households, and it symbolizes the start of the Sabbath, a time of rest. It's enriched with eggs and sweetened just enough to make an ordinary Friday ...

For novice challah makers, the braid can seem like the hardest part of the bread recipe. Follow these simple steps to make a six-strand challah round. Scroll all the way down for a how-to video on the ...

Homemade bread has a way of making any meal feel a little more comforting. Whether you’re serving soup, salad, or something straight off the grill, there’s a bread here that fits right in. From soft ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Every Christmas season when I was young, my family would make a trip to a small Norwegian goods store in south Sarasota to load up on our favorite holiday treat: Swedish braid bread, which is also ...

Now obviously there are different Easter traditions around the world. For example, ham may be the centerpiece of an Easter dinner table in the U.S., while European families may go for the traditional ...