Christmas Sourdough Recipes

Sourdough Panettone is one of my favourite Christmas treats! A rich buttery Italian bread, generously studded with dried fruit and mixed peel can easily be mistaken for cake! Using an active sourdough starter in this recipe, it does take a bit of patience to make, but the result is oh-so-good!

This Sourdough Star Bread may be the prettiest, most delicious cinnamon bread you’ll ever make. But surprisingly, it is very easy to make (no kneading, just simple layering of the dough and twisting it to create this beautiful shape). This recipe, skillfully crafted by BAKED, has become one of our Christmas favourites, and we’re sure you will love it too!

These Swedish lussekatter-inspired Sourdough Saffron Buns make a regular appearance in Sweden over the festive period! And once you tried these, you will know exactly why! Beautiful bright yellow from saffron, their soft and rich interior and fun shapes make them utterly irresistible!

Thicker and softer Sourdough Gingerbread Cookies are how we love our ultimate Christmas treats to be! Full of warming spices and treacly flavours from the brown sugar, gingerbread cookies are not only delicious but certainly a fun cookie to make! This is an overnight recipe though, so it will require some patience, but all good things are worth waiting for, right?

What is the greatest food-related British Christmas tradition of all time? For us, it’s a mince pie! Sweet and boozy mincemeat encased in a flaky buttery shortcrust warms your heart and soul, and you can almost hear the Christmas bells ringing somewhere in the distance! This year, why not try to mix things up by making these delicious Pear Mince Pies with Sourdough Pastry?

Biscotti or Cantucci in Italy, Croquets in France, Mandelbrot in Germany – crunchy Italian twice-baked cookies with nuts are enjoyed all over Europe. We make our Chocolate Sourdough Biscotti with Hazelnuts and Cocoa Powder and love them dunked in black coffee, but these are also great with tea or dessert wine!

A simple yet delicious way to use some of your sourdough discard and make even more festive Christmas cookies to enjoy yourself or gift to your loved ones! With seven simple everyday ingredients and very little hands-on time, these cookies are a perfect recipe by Lynn’s Way Of Life to try for both experienced and novice bakers!

Double-baked, crunchy, and generously studded with seeds and dried fruit, these crackers are both luxurious and humble. Using leftover sourdough discard and any chewy dried fruit you have in your cupboard, you will make your very own Fruit & Seed Sourdough Crackers to serve with your cheeseboard!

Our Crusty Sourdough Baguettes have a soft and airy interior and that classic chewy sourdough crust! This is an overnight recipe, but the actual hands-on time isn’t long! These are perfect for slicing into rounds for Christmas Party Bruschettas.

If you keep a sourdough starter, making Yorkshire Puddings is a great way to use up some of it! No Sunday dinner is complete without a puffy Yorkshire Pudding that soaks up all the beautiful gravy! Our Sourdough Yorkshire Pudding recipe is as simple as it gets, and they puff up, crisp up and brown like a dream!