Jewish cookery - ideas and know how please.

happy35

i used to be able to get an absolutely gorgeous jewish bread, it was plaited and had an almost croissant/brioche type texture

unfortunately the deli i bought it at has changed hands and the new owners no longer stock it

lostinrates

happy35 wrote: »

i used to be able to get an absolutely gorgeous jewish bread, it was plaited and had an almost croissant/brioche type texture

unfortunately the deli i bought it at has changed hands and the new owners no longer stock it

That's challah. Also spelled/called:Chollah, ḥallah challot,ḥalloth. khallos, khale , berches, barkis, bergis,chałka and kitke!

Sparklyfairy

Oooh challah.......yyuuuummmmm!!!!

happy35

now I know what it is I will ask a friend to get me some as she lives near a large jewish community so should be able to get it easily

lostinrates

Word of note, unlike many breads I find Challah freezes quite poorly, going very crumbly on defrosting. Certainly OI've never succeeded in slicing a defrosted one satisfactorily, so if its to be frozen slice before freezing!

Oscar_the_Pug

Any recipes for sticky poppyseed cake? I can't seem to see any on the posted links!

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Just to let people know, this is all askenazi Jewish food. There is a whole separate cuisine based around more middle eastern/Turkish/Spanish food from the sephardi Jewish community.

My vote is for Yummies bakery in Radlett... Top quality bagels