• Breads,  Buns and Rolls,  Can be prepared in advance,  Dairy Free,  Gluten Free,  Kosher,  Parve,  Vegetarian

    Airy GF Challah

    April 3, 2020

    Ingredients ½ kg. (1 package) Tagmish flour (or, of you cannot get it a GF flour mix that can make buns and other shaped goods) 75 gr. sugar 10 gr. dry yeast 70 gr. vegetable oil 1 egg 2 cups warm water 5 gr. salt Glaze Ingredients 1 egg yolk 1 tsp. vegetable oil 1 tsp. water Preparation In a small bowl, mix the yeast with 1 tsp. of the sugar and some of the warm water, and leave for 5 minutes until it froths. In your stand-mixer bowl, place all ingredients and knead on low speed until unified. Change to medium speed and knead for 15 minutes. With oiled…

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  • Breads,  Buns and Rolls,  Can be prepared in advance,  Dairy Free,  Dressed to Impress,  Gluten Free,  Kosher,  Other,  Parve,  Pre-preparation required,  Savory bakes,  Vegan,  Vegetarian

    Sweet Bun and Challah Dough

    November 17, 2015

    Friday, morning, three weeks into my diet. Three weeks where I see a variety of breads, Challahs, buns a cakes galore daily in various online forums… So I reached a breaking point and got in the kitchen to improvise a sweetish dough, which I made into a braided Challah, a round Challah and some stuffed buns. Sometimes an improv turns out nice, sometimes it goes straight to the bin, and sometime, like this time, all the stars align and a new recipe joins my standard-recipe family. So here it is, my first made-up yeast dough recipe – originally Gluten-free, and dairy free – here adjusted for plain flour. For the…

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  • Breads,  Buns and Rolls,  Can be prepared in advance,  Dairy Free,  Gluten Free,  Kosher,  Parve,  Vegetarian

    Lightly-Sweet Challah Buns

    October 17, 2015

    The source of this recipe is a colleague who claimed it was the best Challah recipe in the world. He was right. As I tend to do, I made some changes and improvements, and here we are. Dough Ingredients 1 kg. flour 200 gr. sugar (for really sweet buns, add 50-100 gr. sugar, to taste) 20 gr. dry yeast 100 gr. vegetable oil 2 eggs 2¼ cups warm water 30 gr. olive oil 10 gr. salt Some more  flour for kneading/rolling Glaze Ingredients For dark buns: 3 egg yolks 1 tsp. vegetable oil ½ tsp. water For lighter-colored buns: 1 XL egg 1 tsp. vegetable oil ½ tsp. water Preparation…

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  • Breads,  Buns and Rolls,  Dairy Free,  Gluten Free,  Kosher,  Parve,  Rosh Ha'Shana,  Savory bakes,  Shavu'ot,  Vegan,  Vegetarian

    Soft Dipping-Perfect GF Challah

    July 13, 2014

    Ingredients 250 gr. Tagmish GF flour 5 gr. dry yeast 30 gr. sugar (for sweet Challah, double the amount) 5 gr. salt 220 ml. ice-cold water 25 gr. soft butter-flavored Mazola margarine (or soft butter) Coating: 2 Tbsp. soy/almond milk (or 1 egg yolk) + 1 tsp. vegetable oil Sesame seeds and Kosher salt for sprinkling Preparation Mix all dry ingredients in a your stand-mixer bowl (attach the kneading hook). Add the cold water and knead on lowest speed for 2-3 minutes, until you get a soft, sticky dough. Add the soft margarine/butter and continue kneading until completely incorporated, approx. 8 minutes. Cover bowl with plastic wrap, and let rise…

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  • Breads,  Gluten Free,  Kosher,  Parve,  Quickies,  Savory bakes,  Vegan,  Vegetarian

    Crispy White Bread (GF)

    December 26, 2013

    The original recipe for this fantastic bread was given to me by the lovely Rachel Gurevich Ingredients 500 gr. Tagmish GF flour (or good GF bread-mix) 1¼ Tbsp. dry yeast ½ bag (6 gr.) baking powder ¼ tsp. baking soda ½ tsp. sugar ½ Tbsp. salt ⅛ cup vegetable oil 2 cups warm water 1 egg with pinch of salt, for brushing Preparation In a bowl, mix flour with salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Create a pit in the middle, and add yeast, sugar and ½ cup of the water, and let stand for 5 minutes. Add the oil and remaining water, and knead well onto a soft ball.…

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