I love the traditional spiral challah shape for Rosh Hashanah, but this is a beautiful
round braided loaf.
Not exact matches
Or the weirdness of trying to turn that
braid into a
round loaf.
Your clear instructions on «
braiding» the
round loaf were super helpful — thanks!
I usually
braid and then twist mine into a
round... sometimes it stays, but more often it pops and we have a very odd shaped
loaf.
I made one
braided round with no raisins, and one
braided loaf with raisins.
To make a
round loaf, simply bring the ends of the
braids together, explained in step 4.
The only thing I did differently than your recipe was I
braided all of it together and it turned into a
round loaf the size of the Pan-Normous Pizza Hut box.
I've made big
loaves and little
loaves,
rounds and
braids.
Straight
loaves of
braided challah are eaten throughout the year — typically on the Sabbath —
round challahs, often studded with raisins, are served for the New Year and the other High Holidays that follow.
Place six
rounds of the dough in each
loaf pan, placing them on a slight angle to each other (this will give the Brioche a
braided look)(see video on how this is done).
Many challahs are
braided, but this one is twisted into a
round, turban - shaped
loaf.