6 Easter Breads from Around the World

From hot cross buns to Greek Easter bread, many cultures have breads and pastries specifically for Easter Sunday. Here are 6 of our favorites to add to your Easter breakfast or dinner table.

Greek Easter Bread
Greek Easter Bread

Greek Easter Bread

parker house rolls
Bread with Prosciutto and Olives
Bread with Prosciutto and Olives

This recipe is a savory alternative to pizza pasquale, the sweet bread traditionally served with salame on Easter morning. Get the recipe for Bread with Prosciutto and Olives »

Paraguayan Chipa (Easter Breakfast Bread)
Paraguayan Chipa (Easter Breakfast Bread)

Paraguayan Chipa (Easter Breakfast Bread)

Pulla (Braided Cardamom Bread)
Pulla (Braided Cardamom Bread)

Pulla (Braided Cardamom Bread)

Hot Cross Buns

These sweet spiced buns, best when freshly hot out of the oven, are traditionally served on Easter, marked with a cross to symbolize Jesus’s crucifixion.

Pulla (Braided Cardamom Bread)
TODD COLEMAN
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6 Easter Breads from Around the World

By SAVEUR Editors

Published on March 15, 2018

From hot cross buns to Greek Easter bread, many cultures have breads and pastries specifically for Easter Sunday. Here are 6 of our favorites to add to your Easter breakfast or dinner table.

Greek Easter Bread
Greek Easter Bread

Greek Easter Bread

parker house rolls
Bread with Prosciutto and Olives
Bread with Prosciutto and Olives

This recipe is a savory alternative to pizza pasquale, the sweet bread traditionally served with salame on Easter morning. Get the recipe for Bread with Prosciutto and Olives »

Paraguayan Chipa (Easter Breakfast Bread)
Paraguayan Chipa (Easter Breakfast Bread)

Paraguayan Chipa (Easter Breakfast Bread)

Pulla (Braided Cardamom Bread)
Pulla (Braided Cardamom Bread)

Pulla (Braided Cardamom Bread)

Hot Cross Buns

These sweet spiced buns, best when freshly hot out of the oven, are traditionally served on Easter, marked with a cross to symbolize Jesus’s crucifixion.

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