View of Shabbat - May 13th

A bat mitzvah at the synagogue means we don't have the cook for Friday or Saturday.  Which means, I just get to back to bake.  To bake for nosh.  To bake for fun.  Joy. I made a Almond Cinnamon Sugar Challah in braided and round, a round Nutella, and two plain with cinnamon sugar on top rolls. I'm going to admit it: one of the rolls has already been eaten since I took this photo. Nom. Nom nom nom.

Shabbat Shalom and have a great weekend!

Nutella Challah

The challah that inspired this blog into existence is Nutella Challah.  Nutella Challah is AMAZING.  It's the best.

Method

Use your favorite challah (feel free to use our Basic Challah recipe).  The Nutella is added during braiding. This method works best with short, somewhat fat three-stranded challot.  Otherwise, you will end up with a Challah the Size of Your Head.  Which is fine, really.  But, really big!

Stretch each strand. Using your fingertips, make a dent in the entire roll. Add the Nutella somewhat liberally using a spoon.

Pinch each strand together with your fingertips.  It's okay if a little squeezes out, but try to be as neat as possible.

Braid, keeping the seams downward (toward the inside of the braid).  I recommend using parchment paper instead on your pans when you bake Nutella Challah, otherwise, it may ooze all over your pan.

Top with Dry Roasted Hazelnuts if you like.  Bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes.  Top with foil and keep in oven if top browns too fast.  It's that easy!  Enjoy!!!!

(We sometimes make a Nutella and a plain or honey, that way everyone is happy!)

Repost: A Challah the Size of Your Head

This is a repost from my personal blog.

The Hazz and I have been on a kick lately to try out some new and fun challah recipes.  This sometimes entails trying them out on guests or making them on the wrong day of the week as experiments... Ever since enjoying Nutella crepes in Paris, we've had a great time eating Nutella... on pretty much everything.

Anyway, Nutella Challah was a MAJOR success.  And by major, I mean GIGANTIC.

Seriously, you'd think I would have realized that the loaf was too big before I put in the oven.  But once the Nutella had been spread in, there was no turning back.  I'm pretty sure that I could have made two loaves.  But, since we have Tot Shabbat at the synagogue tonight and don't need the challah for dinner, I just made one.... the size of my head.  No, really.  Look...

    

But luckily, since its not for a dinner, we could dive right in.  Score!!!  And even better, the dinner tonight is milchig, so we can come back home and eat more.  The Hazz's pumpkin challah is in the oven now.  More on that after Shabbat!

Shabbat Shalom!