Jaba Challah

One of my most treasured memories as a kid was helping my mother bake. She made Challah (pronounced: hall ah with a ick sound over the hall) and she also made piroshkis, this amazing cheesy bread, calzones, and bear claws for all the big holidays. I couldn't wait when these amazing items came hot and savory out of the oven.

This year for Yom Kippur which ended last night I attempted to mimic this tradition and made challah from scratch using my mothers recipe.

I neglected to get a grip on the amount of bread this recipe made and so created a bread turkey this challah was named jaba challah by everyone at our house for Yom. It was magnificent in its enormity, it nearly covered a sheet pan 11x17"and rose off the pan almost 6 inches tall. The shot above was taken mere minutes before it was pulled from the oven to be devoured. It was so good. I will be making French toast this Saturday with the leftovers.

It was so tasty, there is nothing more divine in this life than fresh homemade bread hot from the oven.