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 ...

Challah is traditionally baked on Fridays in Jewish households, and it symbolizes the start of the Sabbath, a time of rest. It's enriched with eggs and sweetened just enough to make an ordinary Friday ...

For many people, a loaf of braided bread is synonymous with Easter. The slightly sweet egg bread is easy to make and versatile. Master baker Punk Egan showed us how to make three kinds of bread from ...

(Alba's recipe calls for lemon zest, anisette liqueur and golden raisins in the bread and an icing made with powdered sugar.) The recipe I used, makes three braided circular loaves and uses already ...

Just about every Friday, on the eve of Shabbat, I make challah, the Jewish enriched, braided bread. I make it so often, the process has become a kitchen dance where I’m guided by muscle memory. I know ...

Aykroyd isn’t the only person who feels this way. The actor and former “Saturday Night Live” star is one of many fans of challah, the braided egg bread that has its roots in Jewish kitchens but also ...

Jill Crimmings smoothly rolls three balls of challah dough into even strands. She lifts them, joining them together with a pinch, before laying them down to braid. But the loaf of challah, the ...

Easter is a time to pull out all the traditional culinary stops and for many that means making braided sweet bread embedded with eggs for the Easter table. In many cultures, eggs are considered a new ...

Easter breads are a symbol of breaking the Lenten fast on Easter morning. Recipes of Easter bread rich yeast dough baked with eggs and sugar — and sometimes nuts, dried fruits and colored eggs — are ...