{"id":9619,"date":"2011-09-27T07:50:00","date_gmt":"2011-09-27T12:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gw.finelimedesigns.com\/2011\/09\/round-challah-for-rosh-hashana-3\/"},"modified":"2020-09-18T12:21:45","modified_gmt":"2020-09-18T17:21:45","slug":"round-challah-for-rosh-hashana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cupcakeproject.com\/round-challah-for-rosh-hashana\/","title":{"rendered":"Round Challah"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Round challah (airy, eggy, braided bread) is baked for Rosh Hashana, the Jewish new year. Learn to make this traditional bread from scratch! <\/p>\n\n\n

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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<\/strong><\/a>. In fact, challah is one of the best breads around for French toast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During most of the year, challah is served as an oval loaf. But, on Rosh Hashana, round challah is always served<\/strong>. Rosh Hashana is the Jewish new year and the round shape represents the cycle of life<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to Braid Round Challah<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The step-by-step guide below shows the braiding process for a medium or large round challah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n