Fresh Baked Community Recipes — challah

A small batch delicious challah recipe that is an easy starter recipe for beginners and kids.

This small batch challah recipe yields a very manageable amount of dough to work with for rookie challah bakers or just perfect if you have a small crowd for Shabbat dinner. Yields 2 medium loaves or about 12 individual challah rolls. 

I share this discussion guide with grateful thanks to ChallahForHunger.org who originated it.  https://donate.challahforhunger.org/Passover2021 INCORPORATING THE CAMPUS  HUNGER PROJECT INTO YOUR SEDER  It might seem unusual that Challah for Hunger would provide a resource for Passover –  it’s the only Jewish holiday completely absent of even the slightest crumb of challah.  However, the telling of the Passover story begins in most homes with the ambitious, heartfelt invitation  “Let all who are hungry come and eat.” Words that serve as a direct reminder that our job at Passover,  and always, is to tell the story of hunger’s cruelty and act against the hardships...

This recipe is a sweeter challah that has swirls of dark chocolate, cocoa and cinnamon, reminiscent of the chocolates that I shared with my grandmother.  This challah is perfect for morning breakfast or an after-school snack with peanut butter.