Celebrating a New Bread-Year Hey, everyone! Maurizio here from The Perfect Loaf. As I've done at the close of past years, I wanted to take a quick look back at everything we baked together over the past 12 months. This isn't a "look what I did" recap—it's more of a check-in: did I hit the mark this year in helping you bake incredible stuff at home? That's always been the goal. Most days, I'm here in my kitchen testing recipes over and over until they hit just right—and this isn't a complaint....

The real holiday breakfast I had planned to make sourdough cardamom buns, but I pivoted—fine, I was out of cardamom and didn't feel like making a store run—so I defaulted to my trusty sourdough cinnamon rolls yet again for this holiday. Pretty sure this marks the 5th Christmas in a row. At this point, it's less a choice and more a non-negotiable family ritual. The kids would probably riot if these didn't show up on Christmas morning. Turns out sometimes the best traditions are born from...

My Fav Holiday Bakes A reader wrote me yesterday asking for Christmas bakes at The Perfect Loaf, and I just had to put this list together—there's quite a lot, and if you're like me, you'll probably be looking for things to bake every single day (that's how I holiday, at least!). Christmas morning means sweet rolls at our house; it's a tradition. This year, though, I'm swapping cinnamon for cardamom. The same rolled concept with a different spice, enough novelty to keep things interesting, and...