Scrumptious Brunch Breads

A light lemon glaze tops this moist tea bread, filled with dried cherries (or cranberries) and golden raisins. The recipe doubles easily so you can make one loaf for family and another for friends.

Spiced with ginger, cinnamon, and nutmeg, and filled with plenty of pumpkin goodness, this beautiful brunch bread also makes a lovely gift.

Chocolate-banana bread, served with a creamy chocolate-hazelnut spread, makes an irresistible brunch dessert.

Filled with chewy dried apricots, crunchy toasted pecans, and creamy white chocolate pieces, this bread makes a delightful sweet ending to the meal.

This savory brunch side is delicious and simple to make. Prep takes just 30 minutes.

This nutty whole grain bread is even more delicious a day after baking it.

Miniature chocolate pieces are scattered throughout this quick bread, making a little chocolate seem like a lot. Add pizzazz by mixing in red and green maraschino cherries.

Dried cranberries and toasted pecans fill this moist brunch bread. Apricot icing and snipped apricots make a delicious topper.

Ripe bananas and apple butter impart a sweet, round flavor and a moistness that can't be beat.

With crunchy goodness from your choice of pecans or walnuts, this cinnamon-spiced bread is best served warm.

These biscuits bake up rich and fluffy, thanks to a combo of buttermilk, butter, and shortening in the batter. The surprise in the center: a juicy tomato.

These hearty scones are chock-full of healthy blueberries and almonds. Drizzled powdered sugar adds sweetness.

This brioche has a lightly sweet and rich flavor. Braided and shaped, it encircles fruit or a container of spread for serving.

Lemon-sugar glaze makes these fruit-filled scones sweet enough for a brunch dessert.

A creamy, buttery frosting infused with orange peel tops these moist muffins.

Ricotta cheese is the secret ingredient in these moist and delicious fried donut holes.

They're big, they're gooey, and everybody loves them! Cinnamon rolls don't last long, especially when they're homemade with this delicious recipe from the Crusader Cafe in Butler, Kansas.

These are not your typical dumplings. They look like cinnamon rolls, but they're really pastry wrapped around a shredded apple filling.

Beignets are fritters that are typically sprinkled with powdered sugar. Be sure to use a deep saucepan for deep-fat frying, leaving about 3 inches between the fat and the top of the pan.

Making slits in the dough before baking not only creates a playful fantail shape for the rolls, it also gives the lucky eater a sneak preview of the scrumptious cinnamon filling inside.