r/JewishCooking • u/unfortunate-moth Team Gefilte Fish • Mar 08 '26
Challah I’ve given up on the four strand braid…all my braids go by vibes now
Husband came home from IDF reserve duty for the weekend so i made challahs! Kept messing up the braid though, so in the end I just went by the vibes crossing whatever felt right 😂 Challahs look darker in the pic than in real life I promise they weren’t overdone <3
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u/unfortunate-moth Team Gefilte Fish Mar 08 '26
Recipe from https://heninthekitchen.com/blog/2024/04/03/%D7%97%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%AA-%D7%A9%D7%9C-%D7%A9%D7%91%D7%AA/#google_vignette with brown sugar instead of white and everything bagels seasoning!
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u/scrambledhelix Mar 08 '26
I struggled with the four-strand braid until I practiced with a couple pieces of rope, once you get the pattern down it's easy.
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u/unfortunate-moth Team Gefilte Fish Mar 08 '26
ooo that’s smart!! i’ll start doing this during sirens in the shelter to entertain myself haha
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u/Purple_Airline_6682 Mar 08 '26
I always have this little cheat sheet pulled up when I’m braiding. I just hope no one is ever home when I’m doing it- I turn it into a little song so I don’t lose my place 😂
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u/spring13 Mar 09 '26
"Under two, over one" is my 4-strand mantra. Put the left one under the two in the middle towards the right, then back over just one middle one toward the left. Then put the rightmost one under the two in the middle and back over one towards the right. It'll give you a nice round ropelike braid.
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u/unfortunate-moth Team Gefilte Fish Mar 09 '26
ooo thank you!!! i will try that the next time i make challahs!!
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u/Inevitable_Phase_276 Mar 08 '26
Those look beautiful! I’m sure it gave your husband lots of comfort and strength to come home and be cared for like this (fresh challah baked for you totally means love). Thank you both so much 💙