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1- Who makes them (theyre half white flour, half pumpernickel, about 5″ braided rectangle)?
2- Does anyone have a recipe for Challah with that texture, thery’re very fluffy?
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They are made by Mageifa Bakeries :).
I thought they were pretty weird. I think most people would rather a fresh all white bilkela. My young cousin thought it was chocolate flavored til she tasted it!
i love them too!
I think Weiss bakery in BP and Strauss bakery have them.
The catering halls in Williamsburg always have (at the smorg) those very small rolls, some braided, some horn shape, that are DEEEElicious!!! WAY Better than standard bilkelach!
Anyone know where THOSE come from???
I hate to pop your bubble, the dark is not pumpernickel; the dark braid is made with food coloring and the brain thinks it’s a different taste.
Yes cherrybim. They make it by adding a bit of cocoa into the dough. My mother in law did it for yom tov. It looks nicer than it is!
Does anyone know how Strauss and Weiss’es Bakeries get the sesame seeds to stick on all sides?
We’ve been enjoying these challos forever but cannot figure out how to bake them ourselves.
Brush on some slightly whipped egg white all over the challah. When you sprinkle on the seeds they’ll stick to it. Then bake normally. — YW Mod.
its actually not cocoa. they add in caramel food coloring. you can get some from almost any bakery. just ask.
Sushi- as Mod said- brush challos with beaten egg before sprinkling seeds.
Guy- you can add cocoa to the dough too.
never knew that, thanx. i always went to the bakery and asked for coloring from the back, as you cant buy it in small containers.
Thanks. Will try.
How is it done when one braid is poppy and the other sesame?
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Yes, that is correct. Here in Ukraine that kind of bread, at least at our kosher bakery, is called “aromatic” and is clearly labeled as being regular bread colored and vaguely flavored with some sort of malt extract IIRC.
Sushi- when brushing with an egg, it also gives the Challah a nice shine when baked.
Cherry- it’s so simple! After brushing the egg, you sprinkle sesame seeds in some spots, and poppy seeds in the other spots, according to your liking!
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