Specialty Breads

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How to Bake
How to Bake

By Nick Malgieri

Published 1995

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These few special breads really don’t fit into another category. Challah, the braided Jewish bread, is somewhat like a brioche dough, but it is made with oil instead of butter so that it will be parve or neutral, and allowable with both milk and meat meals for those who observe kosher laws.

The round challah is traditional for Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year, and is sweeter than an everyday challah because all foods for Rosh Hashanah are sweetened to promote the spirit of a sweet new year.
The Parmesan cheese bread and Viennese milk bread that follow are excellent brunch breads—each freezes well and goes with a variety of breakfast and brunch foods.