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Do you bake Challah?
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| I bake occasionally buy usually buy |
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stem
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 Tue, Dec 06 2005, 3:44 pm
Do you bake homemade Challah? or buy it?
I rarely buy Challah since homemade is so much more delicios - not to mention much less expensive.
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Tefila
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Tue, Dec 06 2005, 3:47 pm
Is this thread number 53 on challah : well for the 53rd time : yep I make  most times it turns out well and sometimes it just does not.
Preserverance is the key 
Last edited by Tefila on Wed, Dec 07 2005, 1:30 pm; edited 1 time in total
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baby's mom
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Tue, Dec 06 2005, 4:17 pm
| stem wrote: | Do you bake homemade Challah? or buy it?
I rarely buy Challah since homemade is so much more delicios - not to mention much less expensive. |
Ditto. Plus I know what is in it I.e. no preservatives 
The aroma in the house mmmmmmmmm 
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Henya
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Tue, Dec 06 2005, 4:48 pm
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definitely homemade challa! shabbos just isn't the same without it! yum!
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Chanie
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Tue, Dec 06 2005, 4:50 pm
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I'm not so worried about preservatives (I've never spend to much time worrying about healthy foods, in fact one of the recipes I make uses margarine) I bake, because it feels good... It's been 6 months since I started, and have not been forced to buy a single week since then (bli Eyin Hara) I have a lot of pride in serving only homemade things.
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Ima3
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Tue, Dec 06 2005, 5:09 pm
Yes, I bake challa every friday,
the kids love to help, we make together every week!
House smell so good, the kids always says, " Yesh reiach shel shabat".
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BrachaVHatzlocha
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Tue, Dec 06 2005, 6:17 pm
would love to bake, but takes so much time and energy. I'm the only one who always buys? Ok, I did bake about 3x since I"m married (2 1/2 yrs), but I figured I'd be most honest to say I always buy. 
I'm in my 9th month, though, and heard it's a segulah...so if I have energy (yeah, right), maybe I'll get to it....
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IndyMom
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Tue, Dec 06 2005, 7:09 pm
believe it or not, I bake my own. I know I don't come across as the "homebody baker" type so to be completely honest - I trhow the ingredients in the bread machine, and make my husband braid it when he gets home from work. sometimes he throws the ingredients in during his lunch break, and I braid it wheni get a chance. and then occasonally, when we are both stressed out (me school, him work) we buy. but our hommade challah tastes so much better. Does anyone here sprinking a little cardomom in your challah? it is so yummy- try it this week.
I am nursing now so I am not going to fix my typos and grammer - sorry.
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BlumaG
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Tue, Dec 06 2005, 7:23 pm
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I make the dough in a breadm aker so when I got my new sewing machine this wk my toddler said "Mummy I want to make challah" I guess she thinks thats wat all machines do..
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imaamy
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Tue, Dec 06 2005, 8:51 pm
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Umm, every time I've tried it can be used as a brick for building. Totally a waste of ingredients. From what I've tasted, the bakery ones we can get are always lighter and more flavorful. They are however $4 each and more for chagim.
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chen
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Tue, Dec 06 2005, 9:36 pm
| brachad wrote: | I'm the only one who always buys?
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Considering the bakeries do a booming business in challos, obviously plenty of people buy, and it's not just non jews looking to make French toast.
I'd bake my own IF I had a magic mill or bosch mixer to do the kneading for me. But since I don't...I bake my own maybe once a year, when I can get the kids to do the kneading. The rest of the time--well, the baker needs to make parnossoh, too.
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sarahd
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Wed, Dec 07 2005, 2:25 am
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Bakery challos here are horribly expensive and taste terrible, so just about everyone bakes their own.
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suomynona
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Wed, Dec 07 2005, 3:06 am
So far, I bake my own. But since we're only 2 people I'm able to bake enough for a month in one batch.
I haven't baked yet since I gave birth, so we'll see if I'll be able to continue, especially once I go back to work. The last time I baked challah was the day before I went to the hospital to give birth. I mentioned to my husband that I wonder if in a few months we'll be laughing and remember those days when I actually used to bake challah
I would love to continue with this mitzva & I just can't imagine shabbos without warm home baked challah on Friday night. So I really hope I'll manage to keep it up somehow.
I never thought I would be one of those people who kneaded challah by hand. But I went to a challah baking class about 1/2 a year ago, & the instructor mentioned that it's a good time to daven while kneading the challah (by hand). So I started using her recipe and kneading it by hand & it takes less than 10 minutes and is not hard at all. I think it depends on the recipe. My old recipe probably would've been much harder to knead. The one I make now is a much fluffier dough.
Also, since I was making my dough in 2 batches because I couldn't fit a whole batch into my kenwood mixer, doing it by hand is actually quicker for me.
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queen
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Wed, Dec 07 2005, 3:48 am
I bake 5 pounds at a time, and seeing that we're just two adults, make small/medium size challahs----- which gives me about 10 challahs plus several small rolls.
Until the baby was born we were invited out A LOT so one batch of challah lasted us for months on end. It's easier to stay home these days, so I guess I will be baking more often. More often meaning once every 6-8 weeks I suppose!
We do buy however when the freezer stock runs out, and I have not had time to bake again yet.
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willow
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Wed, Dec 07 2005, 4:01 am
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Now that I am starting my ninth month I am going to try to make challah every week. I know this is off topic but can someone direct me to a good whole wheat challah recipe?
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TzenaRena
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Wed, Dec 07 2005, 5:11 am
| BlumaG wrote: | | I make the dough in a breadm aker so when I got my new sewing machine this wk my toddler said "Mummy I want to make challah" I guess she thinks thats wat all machines do.. |
 BlumaG what a cutie kah!
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shanie5
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Wed, Dec 07 2005, 5:55 am
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I bake my own most weeks. more often than not I use the bread machine to prep it. I also have a magic mill for when I do 5lb doughs.
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shanie5
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Wed, Dec 07 2005, 5:57 am
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willow- I posted one in the recipe section- did u try that one? if yes, please give a review on it- no insult will be taken as it is not my recipe nor did I try it (yet)
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willow
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Wed, Dec 07 2005, 6:45 am
 Oy now I am really embarrassed, and I started that thread too. It's just that I would prefer a recipe that is tried and true.
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trafficgal
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Wed, Dec 07 2005, 7:20 am
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I make using my mothers recipe it is sooo yummy!!!
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