6 Types of Bread to Complement Your Holiday Dinner

GRAPE FOCACCIA
Bobby Flay
Cooking Channel
Milk, Sugar, Active Dry Yeast, Allpurpose
Flour, Extravirgin
Olive Oil, Fine Sea Salt, Red
Grapes, Raw Sugar, Coarse Sea Salt, Rosemary

Grape Focaccia

GRAPE FOCACCIA Bobby Flay Cooking Channel Milk, Sugar, Active Dry Yeast, Allpurpose Flour, Extravirgin Olive Oil, Fine Sea Salt, Red Grapes, Raw Sugar, Coarse Sea Salt, Rosemary

Photo by: Matt Armendariz ©2014, Television Food Network, G.P. All Rights Reserved.

Matt Armendariz, 2014, Television Food Network, G.P. All Rights Reserved.

Gathering 'round the table for a big holiday dinner requires a lot of prep work, and one item tends to get overlooked in the madness of Christmas meal planning: bread. It's tempting to buy premade canned dough, but aside from the biggest problem — your being terrified when the can pops open before you're ready — it really takes down the quality of the meal. Don't settle for store-bought. Try a few of our favorite holiday bread ideas, starting with gorgeous grape-studded rosemary focaccia (pictured above).

Photo by: Matt Armendariz ©2014, Television Food Network, G.P. All Rights Reserved.

Matt Armendariz, 2014, Television Food Network, G.P. All Rights Reserved.

Make at least half a dozen baskets of these bad boys, because the slightly garlicky biscuits filled with melty cheese and bacon will fly off the table faster than Rudolph leading the sled.

ALTON_BROWN_CREAMED_CORNBREAD_H.jpg

Photo by: Matt Armendariz ©2013, Television Food Network, G.P. All Rights Reserved.

Matt Armendariz, 2013, Television Food Network, G.P. All Rights Reserved.

Break out the can of creamed corn for your secret ingredient. Baking in a cast-iron skillet gives this cornbread the ideal crunchy edges.

Have an hour? You can make impressive, fluffy, buttery rolls to pass around, and then use them to make sandwiches out of leftovers after the big dinner.

BUTTERY GARLIC HERB KNOTS
Kelsey Nixon
Cooking Channel
Unsalted Butter, Thyme Leaves, Rosemary Leaves, Parmesan, Garlic, Bench Flour, Kosher
Salt, Active Dry Yeast, Sugar, Olive Oil, Bread Flour

BUTTERY GARLIC HERB KNOTS Kelsey Nixon Cooking Channel Unsalted Butter, Thyme Leaves, Rosemary Leaves, Parmesan, Garlic, Bench Flour, Kosher Salt, Active Dry Yeast, Sugar, Olive Oil, Bread Flour

Photo by: Matt Armendariz ©2014, Television Food Network, G.P. All Rights Reserved.

Matt Armendariz, 2014, Television Food Network, G.P. All Rights Reserved.

Made with simple pizza dough, these vampire killers may make you twist and shout at the table.

A loaf of Brown Pumpkin Bread with one slice removed that is placed on a plain white surface

A loaf of Brown Pumpkin Bread with one slice removed that is placed on a plain white surface

Photo by: Tara Donne ©Food Network

Tara Donne, Food Network

For a slightly sweeter bread option, serve warm, cinnamon-spiced pumpkin bread. It doubles up on the gourd with shredded fresh pumpkin and pumpkin seeds .

More Holiday Sides from Our Friends:
The Fed Up Foodie: Creamy Dreamy Scallop Potatoes

Next Up


Jason Sobocinski the owner and founder of New Havens award-winning restaurant/cheese shop Caseus Fromagerie Bistro comes from a long line of Italian food merchants and a family of food lovers.


Lorraine Pascale turned her back on a successful modeling career to pursue her passion of baking. Tune in to Cooking Channels Simply Baking to see what shes cooking up.


Anthony Bourdain is a celebrity chef world traveler bestselling author and host of several television shows including A Cook AND rsquo;s Tour on Cooking Channel.


Get to know G. Garvin host of Cooking Channels Georgia Roadtrip With G. Garvin.


Learn more about comedian James Cunningham the host of Cooking Channels new show about food trucks and all thats hot in street food Eat Street.


Melissa dArabian is the host of Drop 5 Lbs with Good Housekeeping on Cooking Channel.


Get to know the host of Get to know the host of Bitchin Kitchen Nadia G.Bitchin Kitchen Nadia G.


With restaurants on both coasts victory on Top Chef and a cookbook on the way the Voltaggio brothers are two of the hottest young chefs in the country. Catch them on the Cooking Channel as they share their tips tricks and recipes for a Thanksgiving feast full of flavor and style.

Summer Fest: Tasty Takes on 6 Types of Summer Tomatoes

A sweet and savory combination of heirloom tomatoes, watermelon and feta cheese makes for a Refreshing Watermelon and Heirloom Tomato Salad.

Debi Mazar’s Holiday Dinner Party Tips

Extra Virgin's Debi Mazar shares her tips for throwing a dinner party during the holidays.

On TV

So Much Pretty Food Here