Golden-brown, sesame seed-covered braided challah loaves sit on a wooden cutting board - Olga Mazyarkina/Getty Images The idea of baking sweet, eggy challah at home can be daunting. Jewish cooking ...

Six-strand braid (see photos above): This, incredibly, is easier than it seems. Cut dough for one loaf into 6 pieces and roll into ropes about 12 inches long, thick in center with tapered ends. Line ...

For novice challah makers, the braid can seem like the hardest part of the bread recipe. Follow these simple steps to make a six-strand challah round. Scroll all the way down for a how-to video on the ...

During the pandemic, challah bakers began to take note of her five-strand spiraled challah, including a flat braid with a ball chain down the center inspired by a French bread, “le pain chapelet.” Her ...

The good smells of baking challah and the sweet golden braided bread emerging from the oven have distinguished the Jewish Sabbath in a long-kept tradition. During the High Holy Days, starting with the ...