The Sunday Scoop

Gluten Free Bubble Bread is made for sharing

Gluten Free Bubble Bread (Party Brot)

Gluten Free Bubble Bread (or Partybrot as we call it in Austria) is made for sharing. Picture tiny gluten free dinner rolls all baked together. As the bread bakes, the rolls meld into one irresistible, pull-apart masterpiece that's perfect for gatherings and family style meals.

I stuff mine with cream cheese and top them with bagel seasoning so they are kinda like mini bagel bites. But clearly, you can leave the plain or try one of the tasty variations I mentioned in the blog post (the garlic bread is delicious!). In Austria and Switzerland, you see those rolls often topped with poppyseeds, sesame seeds or pumpkin seeds.

The trickiest part of this recipe was the baking. Most recipes I have seen online bake bubble bread on a sheet tray. While this works, I learned quickly that the bubble bread has the best rise and prettiest crust if I bake it in a Dutch oven.

And to make things easier this bread starts in a cold oven. Therefore you can arrange the bread rolls right away in the Dutch oven, allow them to rise in the pot, and place them directly in the oven. So there is no need to deal with a hot baking vessel and preheating the oven. While I haven’t tried the cold oven method for my other gluten free breads yet, I am very intrigued to give it a try after the holidays (unless a friend requests one because my freezer is running out of freezer space)

Oh and if you are looking for a SWEET version of bubble bread, check out my Gluten Free Monkey Bread!

Get the Recipe: Gluten Free Bubble Bread

What’s baking this Weekend

Christmas is just 9 days away (or 10 days depending if you celebrate on the 24th or the 25th). Also, Hanukkah starts on the Evening of the 25th. So lots of wonderful reasons to share delicious treats coming up. Here are some of my favorites that don’t get a lot of attention here - kinda like hidden gems no one ever talks about ;)

Gluten Free Vanilla Crescent Cookies: This recipe is my Grandma's recipe which I have adapted to be gluten-free. The Gluten Free Vanillekipferl are shaped by hand but once you have the hang of it, they will come together quickly. This recipe varies not only by ingredients but also by how the crescents are shaped all over Austria. I am showing you in this recipe how my family makes them.

Gluten Free Chocolate Rugelach: Rugelach, pronounced "roo-guh-luhkh" or "ruh-guh-lahkh," are a traditional Jewish pastry that originated in Eastern Europe. With a light, flaky texture and a delectable chocolate filling, these gluten free chocolate rugelach will be hard to resist during the holiday season.

Gluten Free Chocolate Blossom Cookies: While everyone is making traditional peanut butter blossom cookies, I am just over here making Chocolate Blossom Cookies. Don't get me wrong, peanut butter blossoms are delicious but Gluten Free Chocolate Blossoms are a Christmas Must Make. Chocolatey, fudgy gluten free cookies topped with everyone's favorite chocolate candy - Hershey's Kisses.

Gluten Free Linzer Cookies: One of the most traditional Austrian Cookies is the Linzer Cookie (also called Spitzbuben in some parts of Austria). Picture a cross between a sugar cookie and shortbread with a melt-in-your-mouth tenderness. Filled with apricot or raspberry jam and dusted with powdered sugar, they are the star of every holiday cookie tray. The dough for Gluten Free Linzer Cookies is a very basic cookie dough which was one of the first recipes I learned from my Mom. (Yes, the Linzer shown in the recipe post is filled with Nutella… it was 2021 and I only had Nutella at home… but of course you can fill them with jam)

Gluten Free Ladyfingers: Gluten Free Ladyfingers (also known as savoiardi in Italy or biskotten in Austria) are simple cookies made with a sponge cake batter. Lady Fingers are light, crunchy cookies with a subtle sweetness and made with just a handful of ingredients. They are delicious on their own especially when you dip them in coffee, sweet dessert wine, or hot chocolate. But you can also use them to make my gluten-free tiramisu.

And don’t forget, there are dozens of more recipes on my websites. I gathered my favorite Gluten Free Holiday Recipes here for you: Gluten Free Holiday Recipes

Don’t forget, there is genuinely no easier and better way to help The Gluten Free Austrian than sharing this newsletter and links to my recipes with friends and family.

Wishing all of you a wonderful Sunday and Happy Baking!

Remember to be kind.

Daniela

Recipes mentioned in this week’s Sunday Scoop

Gluten Free Bubble Bread
Gluten Free Monkey Bread
Gluten Free Vanilla Crescent Cookies
Gluten Free Chocolate Rugelach
Gluten Free Chocolate Blossom Cookies
Gluten Free Linzer Cookies
Gluten Free Ladyfingers
Homemade Hot Chocolate
Gluten Free Tiramisu

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