TwD: Baking Challah with Julia

Everytime I buy a loaf of artisan bread, I always kick myself for not trying to bake it at home first. Most bread recipes are fairly simple, given the proper amount of time. And, therein lies the problem since I rarely have time to babysit the dough’s lengthy, multiple rises. I can, however, be persuaded if the bread can be multi-tasked. Such was the case with this week’s TwD: BwJ assignment, challah, which was used for last week’s ffwD sugar-coated French toast!

This bread was pretty fun to make because I had time off from work for Thanksgiving, and I’ve been wanting to make a braided loaf for awhile now. I didn’t want to go overboard, though, and only made one loaf. I would’ve hated to have a nice, fresh loaf go to waste during a meal with multiple breads available. I will definitely be making this challah in the future for myself. No more grocery challah for me!

If you’d like to try your hand at this challah, pick up a copy of Baking with Julia: Savor the Joys of Baking with America’s Best Bakers and join the bi-monthly baking group, Tuesdays with Dorie, where we choose recipes to collectively bake each month!