August 8, 2008

I ain't no challah back girl

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Shabbat shalom!

Check out these two challah loaves I made last night on a whim. Whim doesn't typically equal a recipe calling for 8 cups of flour but I didn't check the recipe before I started mixing the wet ingredients, so now I have enough bread to last me 'till Rosh Hashana.

Please note the ambitious six-strand braid and flawless sesame seed patches, which I learned from this helpful challah braiding tutorial video.

The recipe was from a 2001 New York Times article titled, "A Challah of Prayers and Memories" but if anyone asks, my bubby passed it down to me.

Note: Karen is only fake Jewish. :(

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Comments: 5 so far

August 9, 2008 12:24 AM

beth maher said:

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I'm fake Jewish too!

I always got talked to in Hebrew by Israeli people even. I'm thinking I could swing a birthright tour if I wanted one (which, free trip to the mediteranian? Hello, bombs or no sounds like a good time to me).

I actually own a copy of the New York Times Jewish cookbook. I don't think I've cooked anything from it yet... No wait, that's not true, I think I made brisket.

Man, we should create a new religious sect. Jewish for the Food. You could be a rabbi or something. Mmmmm Rabbi of fooooood....

August 9, 2008 12:50 AM

Karen said:

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Jewish for the Food! I love it!

jewishforthefood.com...
Shiksas navigate their way through Jewish cuisine, from gefilte fish to kreplach. Don't hate them for being fake Jewish, because that just ain't kosher.

August 11, 2008 2:23 PM

Andrew said:

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And we ate the whole thing this weekend at the cottage - it was delish....

August 11, 2008 2:26 PM

Liam said:

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As the significant other of one half of this new sect, I should like to request the following:

- Brisket and matzoh anytime I wants it
- Pickles up to, and possibly escaping, the wazoo
- Title of High Regent Goyim
- Water to protect me from Shai-Hulud-lookin' bread products (Dune reference, 50 points!)

That is all.

August 11, 2008 3:42 PM

PRQ said:

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If sect SOs can make requests, I could go for a smoked meat sandwich right about now. Can someone look after that for me? Thanks.

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