49 egg wash recipes

Traditional Portuguese sweetbread with a buttery, cinnamon-scented crumb and golden egg-washed crust. This soft yeast bread needs two rises for the lightest, most tender loaf.

Cornmeal buttermilk biscuits with a pinch of cayenne, cut butter, and an egg wash for golden tops. Gritty, tender, and puffed with a cornbread-meets-biscuit texture that's ready in under 15 minutes.

Lemon walnut scones with toasty whole wheat, bran, crunchy walnuts, and bright lemon zest. A heartier, fiber-rich scone with sweet raisins and a glossy egg-yolk-washed top.

Honey oat bread with a golden egg-wash crust and oat bran topping. A well-tested recipe with detailed tips for kneading, freezing half the dough, and steam-baking crusty loaves.

Almost whole wheat challah made in the bread machine: an egg-enriched Jewish bread blending whole wheat and white flour for a soft, hearty loaf, finished with egg wash and poppy seeds. No braiding, just measure and press start.

Very buttery challah with 2 1/2 sticks of melted butter in an egg-enriched dough, braided and baked golden with an egg wash and poppy or sesame seeds. Rich, tender, and irresistibly soft.

Homemade whole wheat bagels boiled and baked golden with a honey-sweetened dough and egg wash finish. Chewy, dense, and satisfying with real bakery texture.

Paska: a traditional Ukrainian Easter bread braided with lemon zest, almond extract, and butter, topped with an egg wash and slivered almonds. Rich, golden, and festive.

Finnish sour rye bread with a four-day natural starter, rye and white flour blend, and an egg wash finish. A dense, tangy, traditionally fermented loaf.

Old-school corn rye bread with an overnight onion-steeped rye sour, chewy bread-flour body, caraway seed crust, and a glossy egg-washed finish. Classic Jewish deli style.

Pane di Mattina alla Siciliana is a sweet Sicilian breakfast bread enriched with eggs, butter, lemon zest, fennel seed, and Marsala-soaked raisins and currants. Sicily's answer to morning brioche.

Oatmeal scones with hearty rolled oats, sweet currants, and whole wheat pastry flour. Fiber-rich scones with crisp edges, a tender chewy center, and a glossy egg-washed top.

Whole wheat baguette with a crackling crust and chewy crumb. Started in a cold oven for a slower bake, with optional steam pan and egg white wash for a glossy bakery finish.

Lemon cinnamon cookies are crisp rolled shortbread-style cutouts scented with fresh lemon zest and warm cinnamon, glazed with egg wash and sparkling sugar. Old-world cookies leavened with baking ammonia for a shatter-crisp snap.

Homemade pumpernickel bagels with rye flour, pumpernickel flour, and a homemade caramel for color and depth. Chewy, dark, and deeply flavored yeast bagels.

Homemade chicken pie with a rich thyme-and-nutmeg roux filling loaded with carrots, potatoes, and celery, topped with golden cheddar buttermilk biscuits. From-scratch comfort.