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mama247
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 Wed, Nov 29 2006, 10:19 pm
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Does anyone know how to braid a 3-4 pound seuda challah for a simcha? I know how to do a six braid challah, but I'm worried about how difficult it will be with so much dough. I read somewhere that you're supposed to make it an 8 strand braid and then put a three strand braid on top. How do you do 8 strands??? Any ideas would be appreciated.
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chocolate moose
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Thu, Nov 30 2006, 3:43 pm
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I would worry that it would be raw in the middle...
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mali
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Thu, Nov 30 2006, 4:48 pm
AFAIK, and eight-stranded challah is braided exactly the same way a six-stranded challah is.
I made challahs out of 5 lbs. flour. Make sure to bake them for long enough. They're delicious!
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TzenaRena
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Thu, Nov 30 2006, 5:05 pm
| chocolate moose wrote: | | I would worry that it would be raw in the middle... | I made one for my son's Bar-mitzvah, and for a sheva-brochos. I was worried too, but it came out perfect! I must have baked it longer than usual.
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chocolate moose
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Thu, Nov 30 2006, 5:15 pm
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I'm sure that baking for simcha has its own special bracha!
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Mommy3.5
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Thu, Nov 30 2006, 9:49 pm
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my mom does a six braid, with a three on top. comes out stunning!
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mama247
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Fri, Dec 01 2006, 9:37 am
Thanks for all the tips! I'm going to try an eight first and then maybe and eight with a three on top.
| Quote: | | my mom does a six braid, with a three on top. comes out stunning! |
Does she make the six and the three and let them rise seperately and then put the three on top? That's what I read, but it sounds tricky.
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mama247
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Fri, Dec 01 2006, 9:39 am
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BTW - what does AFAIK stand for?
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chocolate moose
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Fri, Dec 01 2006, 9:57 am
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Naomi Yoheved
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Sun, Feb 03 2008, 5:38 pm
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When creating your masterpiece challah, make sure that you make an indentation with the side of your hand in the centre, press firmly, and then add you other 3 strand on top, as the challah rises slightly this will prevent the top section from slanting off to one side. An old baker told me this and it works wonderfully! Hope This helps!
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