In high school, I worked in the men's suits dept of Sears. This was when Sears began to slowly
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So on certain lonely nights, they'd stick me in the drapery section, where everything needed to be ordered from a distributor using a computer system I could barely turn on. Thankfully, business was slow. To pass the time, I taught myself to braid the drapes
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It was not until this past weekend's baking session that I needed to dust off my skills and show the world I could still twist with the best of them. I loved making this bread, as the final product looks incredibly impressive, but is very easy to make. The dough is pretty
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So what's a challah? Challah is a traditional Jewish holiday bread that's characterized by a braided appearance and lots of eggs. Compared to the daily bread, which was just flour, water, and salt, challah was enriched with eggs to make it more of a "special occasion" item. It's similar to French brioche, but usually doesn't have butter (which I used instead of oil...because that's what I had on hand). Once it had risen into a puffy braided loaf, I brushed the top with egg wash and sprinkled on a
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And Ta Da! This is probably the most impressive-looking bread I've made yet. It also tasted great! Flaky, tender, and moist, all held together in a beautifully burnished crust. Truly perfect for slathering with jelly as-is, no toasting required. But I'm no challah-champ yet. Traditional ones are braided with six "strands" of dough, not just three. Time to grab some curtains and start practicing.
1 comments :
I think this is my favorite post of yours, yet! The title gave me a snicker at the start, I loved hearing the back story of the drapery, and just looking at the bread makes my mouth water!
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