Light /Dark loaf type Bilkelech served at Ateres Chynka- YUM!

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  • #595261
    Ofcourse
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    1- Who makes them (theyre half white flour, half pumpernickel, about 5″ braided rectangle)?

    2- Does anyone have a recipe for Challah with that texture, thery’re very fluffy?

    #744248

    BS”D

    They are made by Mageifa Bakeries :).

    #744249

    I thought they were pretty weird. I think most people would rather a fresh all white bilkela. My young cousin thought it was chocolate flavored til she tasted it!

    #744250
    yogibooboo
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    i love them too!

    #744251
    Ofcourse
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    BPG, you’ve seen them in Chynka too? Is that one of their specialties?

    If anyone ever comes across them in a bakery or a recipe for similar, please post. Thanks.

    #744252
    smartcookie
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    I think Weiss bakery in BP and Strauss bakery have them.

    #744253
    Ofcourse
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    smartcookie, thanks, thats my neck of the woods, Ill check them out iyH.

    #744254
    AinOhdMilvado
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    The catering halls in Williamsburg always have (at the smorg) those very small rolls, some braided, some horn shape, that are DEEEElicious!!! WAY Better than standard bilkelach!

    Anyone know where THOSE come from???

    #744255
    cherrybim
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    I hate to pop your bubble, the dark is not pumpernickel; the dark braid is made with food coloring and the brain thinks it’s a different taste.

    #744256
    smartcookie
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    Yes cherrybim. They make it by adding a bit of cocoa into the dough. My mother in law did it for yom tov. It looks nicer than it is!

    #744257
    sb
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    Does anyone know how Strauss and Weiss’es Bakeries get the sesame seeds to stick on all sides?

    We’ve been enjoying these challos forever but cannot figure out how to bake them ourselves.

    Brush on some slightly whipped egg white all over the challah. When you sprinkle on the seeds they’ll stick to it. Then bake normally. — YW Mod.

    #744258
    guy-ocho
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    its actually not cocoa. they add in caramel food coloring. you can get some from almost any bakery. just ask.

    #744259
    smartcookie
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    Sushi- as Mod said- brush challos with beaten egg before sprinkling seeds.

    Guy- you can add cocoa to the dough too.

    #744260
    guy-ocho
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    never knew that, thanx. i always went to the bakery and asked for coloring from the back, as you cant buy it in small containers.

    #744261
    sb
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    Thanks. Will try.

    #744262
    cherrybim
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    How is it done when one braid is poppy and the other sesame?

    #744263

    BS”D

    Yes, that is correct. Here in Ukraine that kind of bread, at least at our kosher bakery, is called “aromatic” and is clearly labeled as being regular bread colored and vaguely flavored with some sort of malt extract IIRC.

    #744264
    smartcookie
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    Sushi- when brushing with an egg, it also gives the Challah a nice shine when baked.

    Cherry- it’s so simple! After brushing the egg, you sprinkle sesame seeds in some spots, and poppy seeds in the other spots, according to your liking!

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