THE ESSENTIAL EIGHT DISHES FOR ROSH: JEWISH NEW YEAR

Let’s make challah together❤️

Where the ‘ch’ is pronounced like the end of ‘Bach’ and if that’s too hard, ‘Hah-luh’ will do.

If you’re new to this gorgeous, egg-glazed plaited loaf served every Friday night for the Jewish Sabbath-Eve meal, you’re in the right place. And if you know it well, you’re also in the right place!

Challah is the shiny, egg-enriched plaited loaf of bread enjoyed on Shabbat (Sabbath). It is a little sweet, a little salty and so delicious with many of the dips and shmears we like to serve alongside.
And it makes the most outstanding French toast!

It’s traditional to serve two loaves on Friday night to represent the double portion of manna which sustained Moses and the Israelites in the desert over the day of rest.

You’ll find the recipe in our new book, A Year of Jewish Cooking.

Comment ‘six’ and I’ll share our video which shows exactly how to plait a beautiful six strand challah 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

(Song beautifully performed by @hyltonchilchikmusic) ...

Hands up if you’re ready to make challah this week??? 🙋‍♀️🙋🏼‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️

For those of you who are new to the idea of baking challah, we (at Monday Morning Cooking Club) are here to give you inspo and to help you find that challah-baker in you! Believe us when we say once you’ve made challah a couple of times it will become an easy part of your Shabbat repertoire.

The recipe can be found in our latest book, A Year of Jewish Cooking - it’s our beautiful cover shot📸. We will be sharing a new video on Thursday so you can see exactly how it’s done🙌🙌.

Making your own challah is a wonderful connection to Jewish heritage and tradition, something we value greatly ✡️💙🥰…and it’s also bloody delicious!!! And the recipe, shared with us 20 years ago by Rebbitzin Chanie Wolff, is one that has been passed down from generation to generation; we have tweaked it slightly, made it smaller and therefore more manageable when you’re starting out. We’re so thrilled to have it in our collection.

(And how good is this soundtrack from @hylton_with_a_y 🙌🙌) ...