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Challah is my favorite bread. It’s the bread that my dad would bring home from bakeries when I was a kid and I would devour (adding no toppings whatsoever – not even some butter).

This Tzimmes recipe (Tsimis recipe) is the Jewish answer to green bean casserole.

We skip the greens and the creamy soup and instead spend our holidays eating a sweet stew made with root vegetables, apples and pineapple (if you’re my mom), raisins, and other dried fruits.

Challah is a rich bread almost like a brioche, but more eggy and less buttery. It works just as well as brioche in my brioche French toast. In fact, challah is one of the best breads around for French toast.

During most of the year, challah is served as an oval loaf. But, on Rosh Hashana, round challah is always served. Rosh Hashana is the Jewish new year and the round shape represents the cycle of life.