(Judaism) a loaf of white bread containing eggs and leavened with yeast; often formed into braided loaves and glazed with eggs before baking
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challah::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | hallah |
| Type of | breadstuff, staff of life, bread |
Examples of challah
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Thanks to its gorgeous braids, challah looks more complicated than it really is.
From the dallasnews.com
The base of any stuffing is bread, and I use challah, the dense Jewish egg bread.
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Nervous about the challah she is getting ready to make in her Washington kitchen.
From the washingtonpost.com
You will learn how to make artisan rolls, fluffy yeast rolls and challah rolls.
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They make challah covers, sometimes from Ghanaian kente cloth or Indian fabric.
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The oven timer pings, and Nathan transfers the pans of challah to the counter.
From the washingtonpost.com
You could also a baguette, with the crust on, as well as challah or even panettone.
From the delawareonline.com
If you don't have panettone, use any other egg-rich bread, like challah or brioche.
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And last year, for Christmas gifts, we made cheesecake and challah and lemon bread.
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- (Judaism) a loaf of white bread containing eggs and leavened with yeast; often formed into braided loaves and glazed with eggs before baking
- Challah (/xu0252lu0251u02D0/; Hebrew: u05D7u05DCu05D4u200Eu200E Halla ), plural: challot /xu0252lou028At/ or challos /xu0252lu0259s/, is a special Jewish braided bread eaten on Sabbath and Jewish holidays.
- A traditional braided bread eaten by Ashkenazi Jews on the Sabbath
- To most, "challah" is that delicious bread savored on Shabbat and other Jewish holidays. However, to those who bake their own challah, it is also a term denoting the obligation to remove an olive-size piece of dough from each batch of dough that is about two pounds, ten ounces in weight. ...
- (f., pl. "challot"); has two meanings: one is the "bread" used on Shabbat; the second is that part of dough that is removed from the batch and burnt in the oven. ...
- Challah is braided loaves traditionally eaten at Shabbat and Festival meals.
- A dough-offering set aside when bread is baked; seeCh.27.
- A rich white bread, usually made with eggs. While most challah is braided, it need not be. On Rosh Hashana it is traditional to eat from a circular challah, symbolizing continuity. Bread machine challah: 1 egg + water = 6 oz, 2 cups flour, 1 Tbsp. margarine, 3 Tbsp. sugar, 1 tsp. salt, 2 tsp. yeast.
- A part of a large dough is given to a cohen
