Two recipes for Hallah Traditional Hallah Download the recipe here …”eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart…” Ecclesiastes 9:7 You can make the dough on Thursday evening and leave to prove over night in the fridge. Then plait and bake on Friday. Makes 2 large loaves or 3 medium … Continue reading
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Hallah, Chapatis and Bagels – Nisa Nashim Breadmaking Workshop
Read about our local Nisa Nashim event – baking bread together. Scroll to the end to download the recipes. by Hana 21st January 2018 On a cold, rainy day, a group of Muslim and Jewish women and children gathered at Wimbledon Synagogue, excited to roll up our sleeves and get busy in the kitchen. The aim … Continue reading
Hallah with Pesto Filling
ChallLiz Ison This recipe was inspired by a blog post on “The Nosher” and a 1938 Lithuanian Jewish cookbook written in Yiddish. First, the extraordinary cookbook, The Vilna Vegetarian Cookbook: originally published in the 1930s in Yiddish by Fania Lewando who was the owner of a vegetarian restaurant in Vilna, Lithuania, frequented by Marc Chagall, amongst others. … Continue reading
Mini-Hallot, lots
Lynne Sidkin ‘What should we do next?’ This was the question we asked ourselves at our first Wimshul Cooks meeting after the summer break. Following the reprint of our cookbook, we needed to agree on our next focus, apart from enjoying each other’s company and eating cake! We decided to build on our idea of … Continue reading
Love that Hallah
Photos of Eleri Larkum’s heart shaped hallah in the making – much enjoyed at the Young Families havurah meal on Valentine’s evening.
How to make hallah: Let these three year olds show you
Here is a 5 minute film on the fun of making hallah for Shabbat on a Friday morning at Apples and Honey Nursery. Hope you enjoy it. And to download a free copy of “The Little Book of Hallah”, click here for the pdf (prints on A4 paper – select “booklet” printing option). The booklet … Continue reading
“Biblical” Hallah with Date Butter
Or…Hallah made with the Seven Biblical Species (Find an updated and simplified recipe here and for more on the 7 species) By Liz Ison On Tu B’shevat, it has become traditional to eat the seven types of fruits and grains named in the Torah as the main produce of the land of Israel. In Biblical times … Continue reading
Apple Hallah
This recipe comes from Marcy Goldman’s “A Treasury of Jewish Holiday Baking” , a wonderful cookbook full of lovely ideas for festival and Shabbat celebrations (see a post from foodwriter Deb Perelman for a version of Marcy’s Passover recipe she calls “My Trademark, Most Requested, Absolutely Magnificent Caramel Matzah Crunch” ). Apple Hallah is one of at … Continue reading