Thursday, September 13, 2007

Challah

Rachel has gotten really interested in learning about Judaism....I thought maybe it was because she was thinking about never having to eat another pork chop! (I reminded her that ham and bacon are made from pork. She was not amused!)

Anyway, since today is Rosh Hashana, my dear friend Amie gave us a recipe for challah bread, and told us about saying a blessing, dipping the bread in honey, and also the tradition of saying "shanah tovah," which is a wish for a sweet new year. It was easy to do and delicious! Comes out beautifully, all braided and painted with egg yolk so it's shiny and crisp on the outside, but soft and bready inside.

Unfortunately we had torn off hunks of it to have with dinner when Rachel wailed that we should have taken a photo for the blog. Sorry--take my word for it, it was scrumptious! :)

Jen

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