Countries all over the world indulge in fruited holiday breads and cakes like the Italian Panettone, German Stollen, and American Fruitcake. The Czech Republic’s version called Vánočka is no exception. While called a cake, this simple Czech Christmas delight is a lightly sweetened, buttery, enriched, brioche-style yeast bread scented with nutmeg and dotted with driedContinue reading “Elegant Czech Vánočka: Beautiful Bread for the Holidays”
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Beautiful Challah Bread: Perfect Mix of Judaism and Christianity
It’s that time of year where Judaism and Christianity truly come together. We are between the Jewish Passover and the Christian Easter celebrations. What could be a better bake than a traditional Easter bread? While Judaism and Christianity have some distinctively different beliefs, there is one bread that connects them both like the week betweenContinue reading “Beautiful Challah Bread: Perfect Mix of Judaism and Christianity”