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| yeishlitikvah | Nov 16 2008, 12:05 PM Post #1 |
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Do you tend to make your own or buy? Do you like Water or Egg Challah better? Is there a brand you/your family prefer? |
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| yeishlitikvah | Nov 16 2008, 12:07 PM Post #2 |
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oopps boosting my post count. I almost always buy. I find baking is to involved. Also since we're two people I have to overoverbake to take challah. And it doesn't always keep well. I love egg challah. then agian I like anything that tastes like cake. I usually buy Zomick's rolls. This week I tried the Zaide's 'garlic pullapart' it was OMG soooo amazing I was threatening to leave my husband for the challah. lol |
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| Dina | Nov 16 2008, 01:18 PM Post #3 |
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we dont have it weekly- but when we get we either get frozen (dont know the name) or bakery baked here. the fresh isnt kosher (neither are we) but its amazing. i wouldnt even know how to begin to make it fresh |
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| hallie_ari_mom | Nov 16 2008, 01:54 PM Post #4 |
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I make my own weekly. I don't like store bought or frozen. I was never into challah until I started making it myself. I prefer egg, and I put a vanilla sugar mix on top for a sweet week. |
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| U Tarzan Me Jane | Nov 16 2008, 01:58 PM Post #5 |
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I bake and buy. We only use water challah. My husband is sefardic and we consider egg challah to be mezonot. |
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| Marion | Nov 16 2008, 02:11 PM Post #6 |
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Both. I prefer to make it because then I get 1/2 whole wheat, but somehow it seems to often fall by the wayside. It's not soooooo time consuming, but somehow when I have to do it in shifts (proof yeast, mix dough, rise, rise, braid, rise, bake) it doesn't happen. You can't proof yeast overnight and if I wait until morning to do it then the dough doesn't get mixed before I leave for work, then the yeast sits out too long... |
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| realeez | Nov 16 2008, 02:32 PM Post #7 |
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I have not bought challah in years. We just really don't like the taste of bakery challah. The last time I bought was over 4 years ago when we moved on a Thursday! I make dough each week in the bread machine - a really sweet recipe that is so good! |
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| hallie_ari_mom | Nov 16 2008, 03:15 PM Post #8 |
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I use your recipe, Realeez.. It's amazing and a hit every week! |
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| realeez | Nov 16 2008, 04:25 PM Post #9 |
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awww I am honoured! |
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| hallie_ari_mom | Nov 16 2008, 04:29 PM Post #10 |
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:) And I give you credit for it too.... |
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| yeishlitikvah | Nov 16 2008, 08:46 PM Post #11 |
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I always find making my own challah overwhelming and frustrating. Do you think its worth it to invest in a breadmaker? |
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| realeez | Nov 16 2008, 09:19 PM Post #12 |
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i couldn't do it without - it more than pays for itself! |
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| yeishlitikvah | Nov 16 2008, 11:08 PM Post #13 |
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At this point in my life buying it elminates a panic attack. I think one less panic attack a week is better for my overall being. |
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| Marion | Nov 17 2008, 01:32 AM Post #14 |
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Why a breadmaker? I mix in the big stand mixer. |
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| hallie_ari_mom | Nov 17 2008, 06:48 AM Post #15 |
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I use my hands. It takes me no time at all and one less thing to wash. I do the mixing, and while I do it my oven is set at 200. When I'm done, I put a shmata over it, shut the oven off, put it in and let it rise. I take it out an hour-ish later and mix it again... and back in the oven. Then I mix it, braid it, but it back for a final rise... then I bake it. |
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| realeez | Nov 17 2008, 07:24 AM Post #16 |
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The bread machine is probably much cheaper (I got mine for $60) and you just stick the ingredients in it and it kneads it every 20 minutes (plus it's a bit warm in there). I injured the bottom part of my hand banging out a window to a classroom years ago when we were stuck inside and the guy outside said he took at all the screws but didn't and still have a hard time kneading or squeezing so by hand isn't an option for me. |
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| realeez | Nov 17 2008, 07:24 AM Post #17 |
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Your sanity is worth more than price of a bread machine! |
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| Dina | Nov 17 2008, 07:52 AM Post #18 |
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that sounds like it takes ALOT of time. Realeez-do you bake in the breadmachine or just mix it there? |
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| ScrappingMom | Nov 17 2008, 08:32 AM Post #19 |
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I make my own challah most of the time. It's a long process, but not a hard one b/c most of the time is spent waiting (waiting for it to rise once, twice, bake). I don't use a breadmaker or mixer. The whole thing is done by hand in a very large bowl (the size they use in the matzah bakery to mix the flour and water). I use a 5lb flour recipe and freeze the rest for the following week. Marion, if I'm short on time, I do the first rising in the fridge. Regular rising takes 2 hours, but If I leave it in the fridge overnight (or longer), it'll take longer to rise. I want to start replacing some of the white flour with whole wheat. Not sure how that experiment will work. Yeishlitikva, if you like whole wheat, Zomick's whole wheat challah is delicious! Soft and not heavy. As for quantity, I get btwn 8-10 challahs a recipe. I freeze them as soon as they've cooled down. I use Ziploc bags and they are delicious the next week. |
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| hallie_ari_mom | Nov 17 2008, 08:42 AM Post #20 |
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It's not.. initially, gathering ingredients and my first need takes about 10-15 minutes. Each kneed after that is only about 2 minutes. So maybe it actually takes 15-20 minutes to make it with time in between for it to sit, while I"m living life doing other things. I've also skipped the second kneed and it turns out just fine. And I have no bread machine to wash. (actually.. I DO have one sitting in my garage...) I don't think it matters how you do it, I think it's great that you want to do it. |
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| realeez | Nov 17 2008, 08:50 AM Post #21 |
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just make the dough there and braid after and bake on a baking sheet. |
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| ScrappingMom | Nov 17 2008, 09:37 AM Post #22 |
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I don't do a 2nd knead. I let the dough rise for 2 hrs, braid, 2nd rise (about an hour), bake. |
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| Dina | Nov 17 2008, 09:50 AM Post #23 |
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it tastes yummy- but still too much work for me |
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| hallie_ari_mom | Nov 17 2008, 12:32 PM Post #24 |
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I'll mail you one. :) I started as a lot for me.. but it eventually got easier. I"m also a potchkier in the kitchen so I don't mind playing in there. Fairway has an amazing challah.. probably the best I"ve ever tasted. My rebbitzen makes wonderful ones too, but I can't get to her in the morning to get one. |
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| realeez | Nov 17 2008, 02:14 PM Post #25 |
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I dump everything in the bread machine, forget about it for a couple of hours, shape, let rise, and bake. |
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| Dina | Nov 17 2008, 02:52 PM Post #26 |
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still is easier to buy it (when we can find it) |
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| hallie_ari_mom | Nov 17 2008, 03:13 PM Post #27 |
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I agree... but I don't like how our bakeries challah tastes... or Trader Joe's.. and Fairway is SO far. |
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| Dina | Nov 17 2008, 03:15 PM Post #28 |
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the italian bakeries here do a really go job with it. |
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| realeez | Nov 17 2008, 03:20 PM Post #29 |
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I hate parking lots so for me it's easier to make mine lol! by now it's just one of the things on my to-do list for thursday or friday and i do plenty in between rising times. |
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| Dina | Nov 17 2008, 03:29 PM Post #30 |
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maybe one of these days ill try- someone from another board offered for me to go to her house to watch her do it so it wouldnt be so daunting the first time |
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