Going through the day’s schedule
Rolling out tapered braids from the proofed dough balls scaled at 5 ounces. The challah dough with three braids scales at 15 ounces. The standard 16 ounces of flour recipe scales at 30 ounces of dough, which is too big for us to bake 20 loaves at once.
braided dough made with three braids
The loaves on lightly oiled pans after an egg wash and being seeded with either poppy seeds or sesame seeds
Challah is served with honey on the Jewish New Year, at the start of the religious school year, and on Simchas Torah (the holiday that commemorates receiving the torah.
Gathering to taste and distribute the finished loaves
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