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Authentic Chassidic Challah

Authentic Chassidic Challah This recipe is from Rebbetzin Sarah Meisels Biographical note: Rebbetzin Sarah Meisels was raised in Brooklyn, NY, the daughter of the well known Chassidic Grand Rebbe, R’Shlomo Halbershtam, zt”l (obm). R’ Shlomo was a scion of the Bobover Dynasty, and led a large community of Chassidim in pre-war Europe, following in the…

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Sweet Mixed Whole Wheat Egg Challah

Sweet Mixed Whole Wheat Egg Challah Ingredients This larger amount makes enough dough to get the mitzvah of hafrashas challah, ie, separating challah with a blessing. It makes 6 larger challahs, 8-9 medium sized ones. 10 cups / 1.5 kilo very finely ground whole wheat flour (or one of the whole wheat flours that are…

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Tangy Eggplant Salad

Tangy Eggplant Salad Such a good recipe, you will use it all year through…as I do! Serves 6 Ingredients 2 medium onions, diced 3 cloves garlic, diced 1 green pepper, diced 1 large eggplant or 2 small ones, peeled and diced 1/4 cup olive oil 1 & 1/2 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. pepper 1/2 tsp.…

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Mini Carrot Muffins

Mini Carrot Muffins Yield: about 50 mini- muffins Or, if you want the easier way out, make it as a 9×3 “kugel” and cut it into squares… Ingredients 4 eggs 1 cup canola oil 1 cup dark brown sugar 1/3 cup hot water 3 cups flour, whole wheat, white, or a combo ** 1 &…

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Healthy, Margarine-free Apple Crisp

So good you will use this often I prefer this apple crisp served cold but if you are the kind that likes it warm, leave it on top of another pot on the blech for 2 hours before serving it. Healthy Apple Crisp No margarine, no white flour and plenty of good things in this…

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    Three Generations Enjoying Challah

    I bought two of your challah cookbooks and I gave one to my daughter. Well, here is a picture of my twin grandchildren reaching for the bread we baked. They kept trying to grab the bread and saying "hot" as we snapped pictures! They will be 2 years old in September. Enjoy the photos.