tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21995818.post4833945426988487796..comments2023-10-22T17:07:37.075-05:00Comments on breadbasketcase: Jessamyn's Sephardic ChallahAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15187362927261194164noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21995818.post-74439641093543524782009-11-13T21:39:21.379-06:002009-11-13T21:39:21.379-06:00Jini,
This grandmother role is really domesticatin...Jini,<br />This grandmother role is really domesticating you! Glad you liked the bread, and the chili blanco sounds good too.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13183158217378477758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21995818.post-85416815305014916482009-11-12T22:48:15.966-06:002009-11-12T22:48:15.966-06:00i did it i did it! i baked this bread today and w...i did it i did it! i baked this bread today and we had it with chili blanco for dinner. whew....cooking and baking in one afternoon. can you believe it? <br />the bread was easy and truly delicious....loved the caraway flavoring. yum! thanks marie!jinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13274997124184312649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21995818.post-7053695310965125012009-10-31T10:13:48.539-05:002009-10-31T10:13:48.539-05:00ECL,
I love a photogenic bread!ECL,<br />I love a photogenic bread!Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13183158217378477758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21995818.post-36322035294766128962009-10-30T02:28:05.944-05:002009-10-30T02:28:05.944-05:00this really is a very pretty bread, from just-mixe...this really is a very pretty bread, from just-mixed-dough to risen spirals to the final baked product. i can see why it beat out the chocolate cake!evil cake ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028488030328153196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21995818.post-46098353340998757732009-10-27T18:42:08.886-05:002009-10-27T18:42:08.886-05:00ב’’ה
Ah yes, Anise. Definitely Anise. Many a man...ב’’ה<br /><br />Ah yes, Anise. Definitely Anise. Many a man in the middle east has nurtured his soul (or lost it...) with Arak, the middle eastern Anise liqueur. <br /><br />When I try this Challah, G-d willing, I will post my thoughts on it on http://greensteinsbakery.blogspot.com/Mendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03134687611166201263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21995818.post-46164868196227976052009-10-27T18:05:24.159-05:002009-10-27T18:05:24.159-05:00Mendy,
I'd love to get your take on this bread...Mendy,<br />I'd love to get your take on this bread. Do you think you'd add aniseed? It was pretty comforting to me, and I'm not sephardic at all.<br /><br />Anon.,<br />That's great--I think that you could write a good mystery novel with "challah" and "prince of darkness" in the title.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13183158217378477758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21995818.post-57697579741876728182009-10-27T13:01:30.407-05:002009-10-27T13:01:30.407-05:00I had to laugh; your link to "devil take the ...I had to laugh; your link to "devil take the hindmost" prominently featured a "Satanic Superstore" website; ostensibly where you can buy many EVIL t-shirts, key chains and such. <br /><br />Ah, internet; from tasty challah recipes to the Prince of Darkness in two clicks. Happy Halloween!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21995818.post-77017095949857719572009-10-26T22:35:07.024-05:002009-10-26T22:35:07.024-05:00ב''ה
This looks wonderful. Maybe I will t...ב''ה<br /><br />This looks wonderful. Maybe I will try this soon. My mother is sephardic and we have a wonderful round middle-eastern cracker with caraway seeds called Ka'ak that we love. Allspice, Tamarind, Caraway, Za'atar, these are the some of the sephardic soul-food flavors.Mendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03134687611166201263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21995818.post-61668221295825902362009-10-26T12:58:25.981-05:002009-10-26T12:58:25.981-05:00oh the address is:
http://www.knittybaker.blogspo...oh the address is: <br />http://www.knittybaker.blogspot.com/Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11717898669803221775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21995818.post-14710681932620819682009-10-26T12:58:21.268-05:002009-10-26T12:58:21.268-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11717898669803221775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21995818.post-62642678070544946702009-10-26T12:57:51.628-05:002009-10-26T12:57:51.628-05:00Marie - you should come check out my blog. I made ...Marie - you should come check out my blog. I made 2 breads this weekend - Olive Bread and Raisin Pecan Bread - from the Bread Bible. Also made cupcakes. Yes I basically didn't leave the kitchen!Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11717898669803221775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21995818.post-41570129041329075642009-10-26T09:15:23.794-05:002009-10-26T09:15:23.794-05:00You had me at challah. Ashkenazic or not.You had me at challah. Ashkenazic or not.pinknesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16155323361162991339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21995818.post-58267351455585099982009-10-22T14:00:16.992-05:002009-10-22T14:00:16.992-05:00Breadbasketcase-
No, I haven't actually trie...Breadbasketcase- <br /><br />No, I haven't actually tried using olive oil in any cakes yet, so it's still theoretical. But I love Italian pastries and they seem to use olive oil in baking- I trust them. I don't think I'd try it for a flaky pie crust though.<br /><br />And Sandy-<br /> You don't need to worry about challah getting stale, you know why...FRENCH TOAST! It is the best bread for that...:)Faithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21995818.post-29089977952694331312009-10-21T17:28:21.975-05:002009-10-21T17:28:21.975-05:00Jeannette,
It's definitely worth a try.
Sandy...Jeannette,<br />It's definitely worth a try.<br /><br />Sandy,<br />I took the day-old loaf to work with a little trepidation. Although there are some people at the office who will eat anything, there are others who have actual taste buds, and they all exclaimed over it. (Also, I tried a little piece myself just to make sure). I can't say anything bad about the bread except that the caraway seeds can get stuck in your teeth.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13183158217378477758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21995818.post-44651659390603385472009-10-21T17:12:39.651-05:002009-10-21T17:12:39.651-05:00I know you just said this... but This challah Real...I know you just said this... but This challah Really is good a day later? The challa (not sephardic) recipe i've useed before is completely delicious, one of the most decadent tasting breads i've ever made, but even 5 hours later it would start tasting dry. To the point where a challah made in the morning and eaten that evening would need a drink of water with every bite. I've stopped making it because of this. It isn't really very fun to make a bread, take it somewhere, and turn into a crazy baker going around saying "Eat the challah now! Now!"<br />Wild ramblings aside, this recipe sounds wonderful. Thank you for posting it and i look forward to making it. -- SandyUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07476854369313410317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21995818.post-66783512244798133202009-10-21T15:09:09.843-05:002009-10-21T15:09:09.843-05:00Like everyone else, I love the look of this bread ...Like everyone else, I love the look of this bread and now that I am more into bread making I think I will probably have a go at this one too!<br />JeannetteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21995818.post-402192628061835502009-10-21T14:26:04.870-05:002009-10-21T14:26:04.870-05:00Marie - now that you said that I think you're ...Marie - now that you said that I think you're right. Back when I thought the Bread Bible looks scary, I haven't tried any of Rose's recipe. Now I have so I should give the Bread Bible another shot. Regarding your statement about cakes being hard, I have no doubt that you would be an expert in no time - seeing how you have nailed the bread baking skills :).Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11717898669803221775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21995818.post-11193729967245357452009-10-21T14:07:06.077-05:002009-10-21T14:07:06.077-05:00Oriana,
I love challah, but I've had some that...Oriana,<br />I love challah, but I've had some that turned out really ugly. I love this spiral version--so much easier to make.<br /><br />Jenn,<br />The Bread Bible can seem intimidating at first, because the recipes are so long, but it's just Rose talking to you, the way she does in the Cake Bible. I think cakes are way harder than bread!<br /><br />Faith,<br />Those Sephardic women probably did other physical stuff that gave them good biceps, triceps, and abs. Have you tried any olive oil cakes? I tried one, and didn't think it was wonderful, but it might just have been that recipe.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13183158217378477758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21995818.post-61063216555966787132009-10-21T13:30:23.730-05:002009-10-21T13:30:23.730-05:00All I can say is, those Sephardic women must have ...All I can say is, those Sephardic women must have had great biceps, because they sure didn't have electric mixers back in the day! This sounds really good- not that different from the Ashkenazic recipe though except for the seeds, and maybe the olive oil is doing something great too- just saw a review of 'Olive Oil Desserts..." by Micki Sannar, that made me want to put olive oil into every cake I could think of...Faithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21995818.post-8488807173262760212009-10-21T09:56:04.391-05:002009-10-21T09:56:04.391-05:00Marie - I was browsing blogs and stumbled upon thi...Marie - I was browsing blogs and stumbled upon this other one. Did not realize you have 2 blogs! Geez woman, you are an AWESOME bread baker. I'm very impressed. I think I might have read somewhere (perhaps on Rose's website) that you are a bread baker but that info has apparently slipped off my mind. This Sephardoc Challah looks super delicious. Btw, I just ordered Rose's Bread Bible from the library. I've borrowed it once but didn't make anything from it - I think it scared me.Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11717898669803221775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21995818.post-91158972859216821342009-10-21T07:42:16.325-05:002009-10-21T07:42:16.325-05:00Marie,
Can a loaf of bread look any better? Talk a...Marie,<br />Can a loaf of bread look any better? Talk about perfection! If I had caraway seeds I'd be making it right now instead of the Heart of Wheat that I have planned for today.doughadearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18107772878761525846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21995818.post-8717061692337772072009-10-20T21:38:01.415-05:002009-10-20T21:38:01.415-05:00Jini,
What would we do without it? It'd be li...Jini,<br />What would we do without it? It'd be like going back to the washboard.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13183158217378477758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21995818.post-19589464867033137562009-10-20T21:10:14.263-05:002009-10-20T21:10:14.263-05:00hey you two.....i love the looks of this bread and...hey you two.....i love the looks of this bread and the combination of sesame and caraway seeds sounds wonderful nutty and delicious! i think i will be baking it. thank goodness for the wonder of the k stand mixer!!jinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13274997124184312649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21995818.post-51631593698977562162009-10-20T16:18:23.482-05:002009-10-20T16:18:23.482-05:00Melinda,
It is lovely, isn't it? I like it wh...Melinda,<br />It is lovely, isn't it? I like it when I bake bread that looks like it came from a real bakery. You could add ground anise seed, I guess, but it was so good without it! I'm so happy when I find a new recipe I want to make--glad you're going to try it.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13183158217378477758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21995818.post-32025502860063943292009-10-20T15:47:36.899-05:002009-10-20T15:47:36.899-05:00Those are stunning! I want to try a piece of that ...Those are stunning! I want to try a piece of that bread. I think this sounds like a good bread for me to make for Boxing Day or New Year's morning. <br />I love anise seed ground fine. Smells luscious when it is baking. But I agree about biting into a 'ole whole hard anise seed. Not nice.<br /><br />I haven't seen this recipe in all my million of baking books. Thanks for sharing it because I am going to make it. It looks beautiful and I love beautiful bread!Melindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04616217544023543614noreply@blogger.com