It's time for the May's Daring Bakers' Challenge post! I'm really enjoying these challenges. They force me to bake things I'm not familiar with, and both challenges have yielded really tasty results.
May’s Daring Bakers’ Challenge was pretty twisted – Ruth from The Crafts of Mommyhood challenged us to make challah! Using recipes from all
over, and tips from “A Taste of Challah,” by Tamar Ansh, she encouraged
us to bake beautifully braided breads.
Challah is a celebratory Jewish bread, and can be braided with three, four, or six strands of bread. While deciding how many braids to try, I had a brief flashback to the summer I unsuccessfully attempted to learn to french braid hair. That summer taught me one thing: braiding is not a great strength of mine. Therefore, for this challenge, I stuck with the three strand braids. Maybe someday I'll get brave and try four or six. I decided to try two flavor variations - sesame, and vanilla sugar.