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Tag: Challah
Date Challah – Revisited
As Rosh Hashanah approaches this year, I am being drawn to cooking with the traditional foods – dates, honey, apples… So, I decided to make a date challah for this Shabbat. Here’s what it looked like when I did the original post in 2013: I made just a couple of tweaks when I made it…
Swedish Vanilla Bread and a Reason
I decided that this week’s challah should be a Swedish Vanilla Bread. Why? Oh there are a couple of good reasons: The wonderful vanilla beans I got from @JonathanBergman and @AvivaVanillaBeanCompany My oldest daughter and her husband are living in Sweden and about to have my first grandchild! I am quite excited as I connect…
Jalapeño Cheddar Challah Rolls
I have 4 jalapeño plants this year and all are very happy. I will definitely be replenishing my supply of pickled jalapeños. But I have a bunch of other plans for my peppers as well. The first is a Challah I have been waiting all year to make; I needed to wait for my plants to…
Southern Sweet Challah (Doris Koplin)
Practically perfect…that is the only way to describe this challah. I can say that because this is not my recipe, it is actually a recipe from Doris Koplin of Atlanta that I got from Maggie Glazer’s book A Blessing of Bread. But truly, this was as amazing challah. With the icing and raisins it was like…
Maple Peanut Butter Challah
Now THIS was a really different challah! It was rich in texture and loaded with peanut butter flavor! It really cried out to be toasted and topped with jelly or preserves. First a banana rum preserve, then a simple strawberry. And look at the beautiful color of the loaf! Not a challah to have with a…
Lemon Poppyseed Challah
Time for a challah that will make a great breakfast bread. I love lemon poppyseed cake, so I was very excited about trying this. It was a very easy dough to work with and produced a wonderfully light, fluffy bread. The icing added a nice sweetness to balance the tang of the lemon. It was…
Sukkot Lulav Challah
My cousin shared a picture of an amazing challah with me, a challah for Sukkot shaped like a lulav and etrog. I took one look and knew I had to try to do it. And I honestly can’t believe how beautiful it turned out! For this much shaping, I used a heavier dough. Too stiff for the standing…
The Challah Project #21 – Sourdough Churek
I have not posted a sourdough recipe in a while. Not to worry, my sourdough starter is alive and thriving, although at times I am sure it feels a little neglected. Many week go by where it just gets fed and returned to the fridge. But this week it was taken out to play! Aren’t…
Challah Project #20 – Caramelized Onion Challah
I was really looking forward to making this challah. One of my strongest memories of my family’s trips to Florida were meals at Pumperniks and Wolfie’s and their amazing bread baskets. I had 2 favorites – the mini challah braids and the onion challah rolls. So, when making this challah, I couldn’t resist making it as…
Andrea's Garden Cooking 