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Cinnamon-Apple Raisin Challah: sweet circle of life

Recipe: Cinnamon-Apple Raisin Challah

Happy Rosh Hashanah! Have you made your challah yet?

Challah is typically made as a long, braided loaf, its crust a shiny golden brown from a glaze of beaten egg applied before baking.

But Rosh Hashanah challah, which celebrates the Jewish new year, often appears in a spiral — signifying the circle of life.

This particular challah is studded with fresh apple and raisins, and rolled in an aromatic coating of cinnamon-sugar — autumn flavors to complement the September Rosh Hashanah holiday.

Don’t observe Rosh Hashanah? Try this challah anyway. You can never go wrong with apples, cinnamon, and raisins, right?

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Round and round we go – Rosh Hashanah’s round raisin challah

Recipe: Raisin Challah

Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, will be celebrated Sept. 9-10 this year. And challah, the signature Jewish yeast bread, takes on a special shape at Rosh Hashanah: a lovely spiral.

Easy, right? Roll challah dough into a rope, curl it into a pan, bake, and Bob’s your uncle: a beautiful round loaf.

Or not…

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