Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Rebecca's challah


I love twitterbakes. When I heard that Kayte, Margaret, Nancy, and Di were all going to bake Rebecca's family challah recipe one Sunday, I just had to jump on board. Most of the challah recipes I've tried have just tasted like enriched white bread; the only one that tasted like real challah was the very first one I tried, Joan Nathan's recipe via Smitten Kitchen.


It was so fun to get challah updates throughout the day and to read about everyone's different braiding experiences. Due to house guests, I was behind most everyone else, but finally finished my bread late Sunday night (mine did not take the full 30 minutes to bake). This bread was fabulous; the flavor was spot-on challah. We nibbled on slices plain for a snack, and then enjoyed a big dinner of French toast. The kids brought the rest of the loaf to Grandpa Daycare the next day for a French toast breakfast.


Rebecca posted her challah just in time for the Jewish New Year....L'Shana Tova!

7 comments:

  1. So pretty, Abby!! It would have made amazing French toast!

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  2. Wandered over by way of Sara's blog (and so glad I did)! The braiding on your challah is just perfect :)

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  3. I love the deep color on your challah's crust - just a perfect braided challah. I know the taste is fab. Lucky kiddos with french toast for dinner AND breakfast! hmmm, now I'm wondering if I should try your other challah recipe?

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  4. That is a beautiful loaf, Abby. So nice and glossy. I bet it did make great french toast. Guess I will just HAVE to make it again.

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  5. What a gorgeous loaf, Abby! Nice braid and glorious color. Like Nancy, now I'm wondering if I should try the Joan Nathan recipe. I trust her for getting Jewish foods just right!

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  6. That looks lovely, Abby. =) I need to make this one again so I can get some better pictures. The ones I have aren't very good. Glad you all enjoyed it so much.

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  7. This was so much fun making a friend's favorite recipe with other favorite friends! I haven't posted it yet, but someday I will. I want to keep up with my breads postings as that is sort of my reference for them all...more for me than anything else. Yours is gorgeous. I have a bit of work to do yet on braiding. I think I needed girls rather than boys so I would have learned how to properly braid! Sigh. Gorgeous photos.

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