There were Eastern European sweet yeast breads of all kinds — breads braided in the shapes of animals and baskets; braided breads with colored eggs baked into them (Pane di pasqua/Italian Easter bread ...

Butterzopf, sometimes called Zopf or Züpfe, is a classic Swiss Braided Bread that’s especially popular on Sunday mornings. It’s made with simple ingredients—flour, milk, butter, and yeast—and has a ...

T. Susan Chang is a New England-based freelance writer and a Kellogg Food and Society Policy Fellow. She also is the Boston Globe's regular cookbook reviewer, and her articles on cooking, gardening ...

Easter morning wouldn’t be complete for many ethnic groups without a golden braided loaf of Easter bread on the table. Here, Greek Easter bread made by Vasiliki "Vicki" Filippousis of Akron, center, ...