Spooky BreakfastsNo. 5148 · The 2026 edition
Halloween Brimstone Bread
Transform your Halloween table with brimstone bread: a dark, cracked loaf that looks like hellfire rock yet tastes delicious.
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This Halloween bread uses standard bread mix plus a homemade black topping to create a dramatic, cracked appearance. Red food coloring gives the dough a blood-red interior, while the topping shrinks and cracks during baking for a realistic brimstone effect.
Directions
- Gather ingredients: 1 box instant bread mix, 2 tablespoons active dry yeast, 1 cup warm water (105–115°F), 2 tablespoons sugar, 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, ½ teaspoon salt, 1½ cups rice flour, plus black and red food coloring.
- Prepare the boxed bread mix according to package directions, adding enough red food coloring to achieve a deep, dark blood-red hue. Divide the dough into 12 equal balls, place on a cookie sheet, and cover loosely to rise.
- Meanwhile, prepare the black topping: In a mixer, combine yeast, sugar, oil, salt, and rice flour. Stir black food coloring into the warm water, then add to the dry mixture and mix until the topping is as dark as possible.
- Bake the risen bread on the center oven rack following the box mix instructions. As it bakes, the topping will crisp and shrink, forming dramatic cracks and fissures that give the bread its brimstone appearance.
