Revive old Christmas traditions or start a totally new one!

There’s nothing that gets me in the mood for the holidays like an involved baking project.

Heck, given how inflation has affected the prices of baking staples, it still holds true today.

A round loaf of panettone with a slice removed

Simply Recipes / Sally Vargas

It’s why these recipes have such timeless staying power.

Stollen

This rich, fruit-studded stollen will transport you to a German Christkindlmarkt.

Contributor Sally Vargas has made this every year since forever.

A loaf of stollen with a few slices showing

Sally Vargas

At some point, I started making smaller stollen to give to special friends, too."

Povitica itself originates from Croatia.

It’s swirled with a spiced brown sugar filling that gives it an impressive cross-section once sliced.

St. Lucia Buns

Elise Bauer

you could shape it in the wreath as shown, or instead create a braid.

Caramel Apple Monkey Bread

Bits of fresh apple add a little brightness to this uber-rich monkey bread.

Assemble those little balls of dough in a Bundt pan and douse them with caramel before baking.

Slices of Povitica Next to the Loaf on a Cutting Board

Simply Recipes / Mark Beahm

Chocolate Babka

Fans ofSeinfeldknow that chocolate babka isthe superior babka to bring to a dinner party.

Kolache are part of many Eastern European cuisines and have lots of variations.

you could use canned filling or make your own with our recipe.

Swedish Tea Ring

Elise Bauer

I put a slice on my plate only to pick off the drizzle and leave the rest behind.

Here’s a great opportunity to crack one open and showcase it in these soft, jam-filled buns.

Blueberry, blackberry, or even fig jam would be equally wonderful in this recipe.

A loaf of panettone with a wedge slice out of it

Sally Vargas

Bee Sting Cake

In Germany this yeasted cake is known as bienenstich.

There’s honey in the dough and the pastry cream filling, plus the crunchy almond topping.

Cinnamon Sticky Buns

Simply Recipes founder Elise Bauer saw this recipe inOprahmagazine many years ago.

Caramel Apple Monkey Bread

Elizabeth Stark, Emma Christensen, Irvin Lin, Elise Bauer, Megan Keno, and Cindy Rahe

It’s since become the internet’s go-to sticky bun recipe.

Braided chocolate babka on ruffled plates and with the loaf to the left.

Cambrea Gordon

Poppy Seed Kolache

Elise Bauer

Kringle on a platter and cut into slices.

Simply Recipes / Cambrea Gordon

Sweet Rolls with Jam

Cindy Rahe

Bee Sting Cake on a Circular Wooden Board

Simply Recipes / Mark Beahm

Cinnamon Sticky Buns

Elise Bauer