after recovering from the most vile non-fatal form of plague known to mankind, i had a day off work today in which i actually felt well enough to get off my arse and do something constructive.
so, i made my first ever batch of challah. real from scratch, no box, no bread machine, hand-mixed, hand kneaded, hand-braided challah. 4 and a half hours and 34 steps later i am now the proud maker of two gorgeous, delicious double braided loaves of challah. one traditionally topped with poppy seeds and one with cinnamon sugar. yum! there is no more lovely smell than the smell of that stuff baking.
and i didn’t catch anything on fire! :P i am so proud of myself it’s ridiculous. i even took pictures and emailed them off to israel so rabbi josh could see my handiwork.
now, i am off to enjoy another slice of fabulous, fluffy, golden baked heaven. carbs be damned, i earned a little indulgence for all that effort.
