Sally Lunn Bread

This Sally Lunn Bread is a recipe that was handed down from my great-grandmother. It is truly a family favorite that has been passed down through generations. My mom loves this bread and had it all the time growing up. A special “thank you” to my aunt Karen for finding this recipe and sharing it with us! I love this bread because you don’t have to knead it and make a huge flour-y mess all over your counter. It is sweet, easy, and tastes absolutely delicious with butter and homemade jam!

What is Sally Lunn Bread?

A Sally Lunn type bread is a sweet bread similar to brioche or a teacake. This recipe goes back centuries, to the 1700s where it is believed to have originated in the spa town of Bath in southwest England. However, details surrounding how it came to be are a bit unknown. One theory is that this recipe got its name from the title “Soleil et lune” which is French for “sun and moon”, representing the golden crust and fluffy white interior of the bread. The Sally Lunn Eating House in Bath, England claims the recipe was brought to the region in the late 1600s by a refugee named Solange Luyon, who became known as Sally Lunn. We aren’t sure which theory to believe, but we know this: Sally Lunn bread is scrumptious and we love it!

Suggestions for this Recipe

We always bake this recipe into a loaf, but you can bake them into roll form or mini bread loaves.Serve this bread with butter and jam. We love this Fresh and Easy Strawberry Jam or this Raspberry Peach Freezer Jam recipe.No need to knead this bread! It’s so easy to make. All you do is stir together ingredients, let it rise, then bake! You can even let it rise right in your baking pan, or transfer from a bowl to pan, whichever method you prefer.Sally Lunn Bread freezes beautifully! Freeze tightly covered or in a freezer safe bag and it’ll stay nice and fresh in the freezer for a couple of months.For even ore ease you can slice the loaf and then freeze. Then all you have to do is pull out a couple of slices at a time, toast them up and enjoy with a slather of butter and jam.

More of our Favorite Bread Recipes

Most of our meals just don’t feel complete without a side of warm, fluffy rolls or bread. Here are a few of our very favorite recipes to try:

Honey Whole Wheat BreadCaramel Monkey BreadHomemade Banana BreadIrish Soda BreadSweet Coconut Almond Bread

How to Make Sally Lunn Bread

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