Jewish (Ashkenazi) Breads Recipes

"This recipe originally comes from Kosher by Design by Susie Fishbein. I've been making this challah every week for the last two months, and it makes a delicious, rich challah. I don't use the bread machine method, making the dough in my Kenwood mixer and giving the final knead by hand, then braiding the challah and baking it in the oven. I'm posting..."

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Ingredients: egg yolks, eggs, oil...

"I pretty much developed this recipe on my own. I fiddled and tweaked for months until I got it just right. It is just scrumptious."

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Ingredients: dry yeast, egg yolks, eggs...

"From the Joan Nathan Book " Jewish Cooking in America". I made this using the Kitchen Aid."

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Ingredients: eggs, warm water, poppy seeds...

"The making of this bread involves a lot of time waiting for the dough to sour and ferment, but it gives a satisfying feeling to make your own rye bread."

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Ingredients: dry yeast, egg whites, honey...

"I know there are alot of challah recipes on here but this is really great! I use bread flour but the recipe calls for all purpose. I also use the kitchenaid mixer to make the dough. This challah is not too sweet , if you like a sweeter challah then add 1 Tb honey and increase the sugar to 4 tsp."

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Ingredients: egg yolks, eggs, oil...

"Found on the Web in response to a request from a fellow Zaar member for a Montreal-style bagel. Malt powder or syrup is typically found in home-brewing (do-it-yourself-beer) stores."

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Ingredients: dry yeast, eggs, honey...

"Mildly sweet, utterly delicious. The texture is cake-like. For the high holidays I double the amount of honey, to make it just a bit sweeter, for a sweet new year. Most of the time involved is passive, for dough rising and baking. Edited to add: a note about the yeast. I use instant (rapid rise) yeast, which can be added dry directly to the dough...."

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Ingredients: eggs, warm water, honey...

"I make this challah for my family and family gatherings in Colorado, and it turns out beautifully each time. I hope you enjoy it as much as my family does! If you'd like, sprinkle poppy or sesame seeds before baking, but I never do. Videos for instructions on how to braid a six-strand challah can be found by entering "braiding a 6-strand challah"..."

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Ingredients: egg yolks, eggs, warm water...