I decided I had to share these with you since they got really high marks from Cam, my very hard to please 6 year old, with discerning tastes. The cool thing for me about these is they are made with the cup of sourdough starter I would normally discard each week when I feed it….
Category: Bread
Challah Project #16 – Rye Challah
I will be honest, I did not expect much from this challah. I figured it would be ok, perhaps interesting, but I never expected it to be a wonderful challah with a great chewy yet light texture. Nor that it would be an equally good rye bread! Look at that texture! It was really good…
The Challah Project # 15 – Walnut Apricot Challah
The best way to describe this is that if you turned a cinnamon bun into a challah, it would taste like this. It is definitely a breakfast challah, and perfect for it. It was also relatively fast to make, start to finish in about 3 hours. When I think about it, it is funny that…
Challah Project #15 – Garlic Herb Challah Menorah for Hanukkah
I think Hanukkah may be my favorite time of year. I have been debating how to celebrate it with my Challah. I wanted to start the holiday off with an olive oil challah, but mis-timed my dough starting, so it will have to wait. So instead I opted for a challah shaped like a menorah….
The Challah Project #14 – Sourdough Challah, It’s a Dinosaur!
My wonderful husband bought me some sourdough starter for my birthday. I have made buckwheat hazelnut raisin flutes, which were wonderful. I decided to try a sourdough challah for thanksgiving weekend. I am using Maggie Glazer’s My Sourdough Challah from her book A Blessing of Bread. Since Cam was home when I made it, we made a…
Challah Project #13 – Challah de Calabaza (Pumpkin Challah)
Nothing says Autumn like pumpkin. And I happen to have some extra pumpkin purée in my fridge. How better to use it than in a pumpkin challah! I should share why I had pumpkin purée hanging around. Earlier in the week, Cam and I made pumpkin cupcakes…pumpkin skeleton cupcakes. They were our adorable skeleton army….
The Challah Project #12 – Savory Tomato Stuffed Challah
I am starting to write this while the challah is still in the oven. Not something I typically do, but this has seemed like such a fiasco, I want to capture it all, in case the challah actually comes out well. First, I probably was on the low side for flour, it was an incredibly…
Challah Project # 11 – Raisin Honey Challah
After making what we decided was the perfect challah for Rosh Hashanah (Brown Sugar Challah with Pomegranate Glaze) about 3 weeks before Rosh Hashanah, I couldn’t make it again for the actual holiday, it was too soon for a repeat. So, I decided to try an experiment for our ‘real-time’ holiday challot. I had plenty of high-gluten…
The Challah Project #10 – Brown Sugar Challah with Pomegranate Glaze …Perfect for the High Holidays
I really enjoy making special Challahs for the High Holidays. Two of my favorites are Date Challah and Apple Cinnamon Challah; but now we may have a new favorite – Brown Sugar Challah with Pomegranate Glaze! It is beautiful on the outside and sweet and enticing on the inside.It captures the wishes for a sweet year and just brings…
The Challah Project #9 – Nutella Hazelnut Challah
What is NOT to love about this bread? Challah dough, nutella, toasted hazelnuts. The Nutella is braided through the bread in each strand. It was delicious, with a light texture. The toasted nuts on the top added a nice crunch which contrasted well with the fluffy bread.As you could imagine, it made a great French…
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