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Challah or hallah (/ ˈ x ɑː l ə, ˈ h ɑː l ə / (K)HAH-lə; [1] Hebrew: חַלָּה, romanized: ḥallā, pronounced [χaˈla, ħalˈlaː]; pl. [c]hallot, [c]halloth or [c]hallos, Hebrew: חַלּוֹת), also known as berches in Central Europe, is a special bread in Jewish cuisine, usually braided and typically eaten on ceremonial occasions such as Shabbat and major Jewish holidays ...
Yeast bread Poland, Ukraine: Sweet, braided bread popular among the Jewish diaspora. Bagel: Yeast bread Ashkenazi Jewish: Ring-shaped, usually with a dense, chewy interior; usually topped with sesame or poppy seeds baked into the surface. May be boiled in lye. Baghrir. Beghrir, ghrayef, mchahda Baghrir with sugar: Pancake: Maghreb (Algeria ...
A chocolate babka made with a dough similar to challah, and topped with streusel. It consists of either an enriched or laminated dough; which are similar to those used for challah, and croissants respectively, that has been rolled out and spread with a variety of sweet fillings such as chocolate, cinnamon sugar, apples, sweet cheese, Nutella, mohn, or raisins, which is then braided either as ...
Hefekranz or Hefezopf (literally "yeast wreath" and "yeast braid") are sweet breads from Switzerland, Germany, Austria and South Tyrol. The dough is made from sugar, flour, butter, eggs and yeast (sometimes with raisins or almonds). Typically both Hefezopf and Hefekranz consist of three braided dough-pieces.
Pain petri is a braided bread of Moroccan Jewish origin, that is traditionally baked for Shabbat, [1] the Jewish sabbath, as well as Rosh Hashanah and other Holidays, [2] and is popular among the Moroccan Jewish community of Morocco, France, and Israel. [3] [4] [5] [6]
The traditional Romanian and Moldovan colac is a braided bread, typically made for special occasions or holidays, such as Christmas, Easter, weddings, and funerals. [29] It is a traditional custom of Romanian rural society, on Christmas Eve, to gather in groups, to go in different houses and to sing colinde , traditional Christmas carols .
The bread has ancient origins, and comes from the pagan belief in the magical properties of grain. [3] Korovai was a large round braided bread, traditionally baked from wheat flour and decorated with symbolic flags and figurines, such as suns, moons, birds, animals, and pine cones. [4]
There are different variations of the Greek tsoureki holiday breads including a round Christmas loaf with a cross decoration called Christopsomo, a braided Easter bread with whole dyed eggs pressed into the dough called lampropsomo, and a loaf with a coin hidden inside for good luck called vasilopita that is baked for St. Basil's Day (New Year's Day).