Category: breads
World Shabbat Breads: Dabo, the Other Ethiopian Bread
February 4, 2019
When you think Ethiopian bread, you probably think injera—the spongy, sour flatbread made from teff that you use to scoop your food at Ethiopian restaurants. But while injera is the everyday staple bread of Ethiopia, for both Jews and Christians, there are Ethiopian wheat breads too. And one of them is dabo, a tender, spiced, […]
Everything Bagel Biscuits
January 14, 2019
If you follow me on Instagram, you might have noticed that I’ve gotten into sourdough baking lately. Really into it. I’ve got not one, not two, but THREE jars of starter going, which I keep on a strict rotation in and out of the fridge, and I’ve been baking up several batches sourdough goodies every […]
Sephardic Pumpkin Challah: It’s Not Just for Thanksgivukkah
September 26, 2018
Remember Thanksgivukkah? Back in 2013, Thanksgiving fell on the first day of Hanukkah (or vice versa, depending on how you look at it), and the internet went crazy. Pumpkin latkes, pumpkin donuts, pumpkin challah . . . you name it, someone pumpkin’d it.
Aquafabulous Vegan Challah: Smarter than Your Average Water Challah
June 11, 2018
What if you could bake an egg-free vegan challah with the texture of the eggy kind? Thanks to the wonders of aquafaba challah, now you can!
World Shabbat Breads: Greek Country Bread (Pan de Horiadaki)
May 29, 2018
If you’re looking to mix up your Shabbat bread routine, consider this luscious pan de horiadaki from the Greek Jewish community of Salonika. It’s light and airy on the inside, crisp and crusty on the outside, and, with no egg, it’s a great alternative to water challah if you’re baking for vegans or people with […]
Cheese Rolls for Shavuot
April 30, 2018
Since Shavuot marks the beginning of the wheat harvest, and it’s customary to eat dairy foods on the holiday, these fantastic cheese rolls are a delicious and fitting way to mark the occasion.
Breads Bakery’s Djerban Dairy Dill Bread for Shavuot
April 23, 2018
When Uri Scheft, the baking mastermind behind Tel Aviv’s Lehamim Bakery and, more recently, New York City’s renowned Breads Bakery (which devoted Poppy and Prune readers may recall as the winner of my 2018 NYC hamantaschen challenge), was researching his excellent cookbook Breaking Breads, he visited the island of Djerba, Tunisia.
Ethiopian Soft Matzah, Just Like They Ate at the First Passover
March 21, 2018
What if matzah didn’t have to taste like charred cardboard? This Ethiopian soft matzah proves that matzah can, in fact, be delicious.
Bremer Kürbisbrot (Roasted Squash Bread)
March 10, 2018
So this is a little bit of a cheat, in that there’s really nothing Jewish about it. But I thought this delicious roasted squash bread was too delicious not to share here. Plus, baking bread is also a great way to use up flour before Passover, if that’s something you do.
Modern Jewish Baker: Challah Hacks from Shannon Sarna
March 8, 2018
One of my favorite things about living in NYC is the abundance of cool Jewish foodie events going on just about any given month. A few weeks ago, for example, I got to see Jewish baking rockstar Shannon Sarna of the Nosher give a talk about her new cookbook, Modern Jewish Baker, and demo some […]