This Hanukkah, you deserve a no-fuss, show-stopper challah bread dough that won't let you down. After all, it's been a year, so why not treat your family to homemade challah that requires little ...

Golden-brown, sesame seed-covered braided challah loaves sit on a wooden cutting board - Olga Mazyarkina/Getty Images The idea of baking sweet, eggy challah at home can be daunting. Jewish cooking ...

At West Bloomfield's Dakota Bread Company, the challah is braided, the cookies are decorated and the staff is learning skills that go beyond kneading dough. The award-winning gourmet Jewish bakery has ...

From classic braids to cookie-stuffed creations, Sharon, Mass., baker Mandy Silverman has transformed the art of making challah ...

Just about every Friday, on the eve of Shabbat, I make challah, the Jewish enriched, braided bread. I make it so often, the process has become a kitchen dance where I’m guided by muscle memory. I know ...

Learn how to make Homemade Challah Bread. This easy-to-make version of the traditional Jewish bread is soft and sweet and perfect for eating plain or serving up as the most amazing french toast. _____ ...

A group of Jewish organizations in New York baked a 35-foot-long loaf of challah last week in the hope of setting a new world record. Challah, a braided bread, is traditionally served on Shabbat and ...

Celebrate a holiday bread tradition from Israel, Italy, Germany, or the Philippines with these recipes. Jennifer Causey / Food Styling by Emily Nabors Hall / Prop Styling by Shell Royster Braided, ...

Jill Crimmings smoothly rolls three balls of challah dough into even strands. She lifts them, joining them together with a pinch, before laying them down to braid. But the loaf of challah, the ...

It’s not known for sure how challah — the sweet, fluffy bread that’s the star of a Jewish Shabbat dinner — got its braids. Some say the braids carry religious significance, other explanations are more ...

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