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Rich Sourdough Barches from ITJB

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Juergen Krauss

Rich Sourdough Barches from ITJB

Just made the Rich Sourdough Barches from Inside The Jewish Bakery for the first time.

The dough is a bit wetter than I am used to for Challah, but still manageable.

The taste and texture are great!

Thank you, Stan and Norm!

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arlo

Ah Barches... We make them during Rosh Hashanah at the bakery. The dough is surprisingly sticky - but can be managed well!

I.e., your braiding.

Very nice :)

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Juergen Krauss

Arlo,

Good to hear from you.

Big family event coming up on Saturday. Getting the hang of 6-strand braids...

Juergen

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dabrownman

great color and the braiding, all three of them, is very well done Juergen.   A gre3at bake! 

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Juergen Krauss

Dabrownman,

I couldn't comment on your Belegte-Brote-Parade yet - those pictures ... make it hard ... to divide ... attention ...

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dabrownman

healthy to eat in reality and I'm not sure can gain weight by eating them since I did and actually lost a couple of pounds over 10 weeks ..... but looking at them could blow the waistline up a size  or two if one is near a bag of chips, ice cream, chocolates or any large desert plates at the time:-)

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nicodvb

fantastic, Juergen!

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Juergen Krauss

Nico, Thank you

Juergen

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Isand66

Great looking loaves! Love your braiding...you either have daughters or a lot of practice with Challah!  My braiding skills are pretty sad.  

Thanks for sharing.

ian

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Juergen Krauss

- a son with short hair. 

Thank you, Ian.

Playdough is your friend!

If you want to practise Challah, start with Dan DiMuzio's Sweet Challah - Great dough for sculpting. I don't use any bench four for that! Doesn't stick and behaves very nicely. Gives me the feeling to be in charge...

Cheers,

Juergen

 

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Janetcook

Juergen,

What beauties.  Especially the one on the far left.  Is that actually 2 braids - one on top of the other?  

So many fun shapes to do....makes me want to braid my next loaf too but it isn't the right type of dough so I will have to fit one in soon!

I am sure your family will love the breads you provide.  Have fun.

Janet

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Juergen Krauss

Thank you, Janet.

It is my mother-in-law's 80th bitrthday, and we will have Challah with the starters at our banquet - I will be braiding for 60 people!

The left braid in the photo is actually composed of 3 braids - two 3 strand next to each other with a 6 strand on top (it's all in ITJB). Very easy to assemble, this will be the centrepiece of the head table (in a slightly bigger version) .

For the other 5 tables I will do Challah rolls and mini braids.

Great fun indeed.

Juergen

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PiPs

Beautiful Juergen!

cheers,
Phil

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breadsong

Hi Juergen,
Gorgeously braided loaves, perfect egg-wash and crust color too :^)
You've shaped and extended the strands so nicely - the loaves are beautifully braided, end to end!
:^) breadsong

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varda

Juergen, Your braiding is inspiring.    I don't think I've ever had a barch.   Will have to try.  -Varda