Flavoured or Enriched Breads

These are usually not an everyday bread, but eaten as part of a celebration or religious meal, and are often given as gifts during these times. Challah, the plaited Jewish bread is eaten on the Sabbath, stollen and panettone are eaten at Christmas in Germany and Italy, and fougasse is made with candied peel and is an Easter bread in the south of France. Rich breads are usually soft in texture, flavoured with spices or with dried and candied fruit, then glazed to a shine.