Loaves aplenty: Bay Area bakeries have your holiday bread all wrapped up
Here’s where to find the best stollen, panettone, challah, babka and fruitcake at Bay Area bakeries and specialty stores.
Celtic Tea Shoppe:
Traditional fruit-filled Christmas puddings and yule cakes will be baked onsite. Order online at www.celticteashoppe.com; pick up at 4432 Pearl Ave., San Jose, or scheduled drop-off spots.
Copenhagen Bakery:
Stollen made with golden raisins, almonds and citron (marzipan optional) and challah. 1216 Burlingame Ave., Burlingame; www.copenhagenbakery.com.
Draeger’s:
The stores will be baking braided challah (plain, sesame or poppyseed) and stollen filled with walnuts, marzipan and candied fruit. 4100 Blackhawk Plaza Circle, Danville; 222 E. Fourth Ave., San Mateo; 1010 University Drive, Menlo Park; 342 First St., Los Altos; www.draegers.com
Greenlee’s Bakery:
This bakery, which dates back to 1924, will be baking marzipan-filled stollen and traditional fruitcake. 1081 The Alameda, San Jose; www.greenleesbakerysj.com
Esther’s German Bakery:
As they have for years, the bakers at Esther’s will again be making their traditional fruit-studded stollen. 987 N. San Antonio Road, Los Altos; www.esthersbakery.com
Frog Hollow Farm:
This Brentwood-based orchardist’s fruitcakes are baked with locally grown, organic dried peaches and pluots, then soaked in rum. Order online or check retailers at www.froghollow.com.
From Roy:
This panettone-only San Francisco bakery will make traditional candied orange and chocolate varieties this season. Order online at www.thisisfromroy.com.
Grand Bakery:
They’ll be baking round challah plus a version with raisins, along with honey cake. Available at several retailers, for home delivery or order and pick up at 3033 Macarthur Blvd., Oakland. www.grandbakeryoakland.com
Hopkins Street Bakery:
Braided challah is available every Friday year-round and round raisin challah during the holidays. 1584 Hopkins St., Berkeley; www.hopkinsbakery.com
June Taylor:
Local jam specialist Taylor’s team will make Christmas cakes with dried local fruit and St. George’s plum brandy. Order at www.junetaylorjams.com for delivery or curbside pickup in Berkeley.
Manresa Bread:
Head baker Avery Ruzicka will offer two types of panettone — cherry-ginger and triple chocolate orange, as well as chocolate-orange babka. 195 E. Campbell Ave., Campbell; 276 N. Santa Cruz Ave., Los Gatos; and 271 State St., Los Altos; www.manresabread.com
Market Hall Foods:
Find challah, French celebration/honey cakes, local fruitcakes and imported panettone, struca and lingotto, including dairy-free olive oil versions of the Italian sweet breads. 5655 College Ave., Oakland; and 1786 Fourth St., Berkeley; www.rockridgemarkethall.com
Peters Bakery:
This bakery, established in 1936, will be baking marzipan-filled stollen, traditional fruitcake and Pfeffernüsse. 3108 Alum Rock Ave., San Jose; www.petersbakery. com
Primrose Bakery:
Look for German stollen, Swedish tea rings and traditional fruitcake this season. 350 Main St., Pleasanton; www.primrosebakery.com
Robert Lambert:
This Northern California pastry chef bakes liquor-doused artisanal fruitcakes filled with locally grown fruit and nuts in three varieties — white, dark and winter. Order online at www.robertlambert.com.
Seven Hills Baking Company:
This bakery, located inside the new Castro Valley Marketplace, will be making panettone. Challah is available every Friday. 3295 Castro Valley Blvd., Castro Valley; www.castrovalleymarketplace.com
Sweet Sicily Bakery:
This shop will again be baking traditional panettone with candied fruit this holiday season. 1280 First St., Gilroy; www.facebook.com/sicilysweetsicily.org
Tal’s Patisserie:
Yule logs will come in three flavors — chocolate mousse, bourbon caramel or vanilla — and in two sizes. Challah and chocolate babka also available. 304 Sycamore Valley Road, Danville; www.talspatisserie.com