Overview

New Course! From coffee cakes and fruit-filled pastries to braided challah, discover the secrets to making incredible breads using three simple dough recipes.

Join Father Dominic Garramone, OSB, known as The Bread Monk, from St. Bede Abbey and Academy. He’ll guide you through mastering sweet yeast bread recipes, ensuring that every guest reaches for your delicious creations.

Course Content

1. Basic Sweet Dough

Learn Father Dominic’s secret sweet dough recipe and make cinnamon rose rolls with delicate pink frosting. (26 min)

2. Jelly Roll Variations

Create fresh jelly roll variations, including blueberry-filled breakfast butterflies and cherry-filled sweetheart coffeecakes. (21 min)

3. Layered Breads

Make individual lemon fantans and pull-apart apricot blossoms while balancing sweetness and filling with dried fruit. (22 min)

4. Introduction to Challah

Master challah dough using a mixer and learn how to shape it into a pull-apart loaf and slab braid loaf. (23 min)

5. Challah: Braided Shapes

Focus on popular braided shapes including a braided sandwich roll, three-strand braid, and six-strand braid. (19 min)

6. Challah: Advanced Shapes

Make a holiday-inspired challah with techniques for kneading by hand and shape it into a crown braid and half-pipe twist babka. (24 min)