The Matchmaker would be Proud!

"Matchmaker Matchmaker make me a Match, Find me a Find, Catch me a Catch!"


I know all the lyrics to all the songs in the Fiddler on the Roof, ok? I'm not weird, I just have an appreciation for Jewish culture, and now, delicious Challah Bread.


One of the upsides to having a blog, is becoming a part of the blogging community. I follow a handful of food blogs, and am a huge sucker for pictures of food.


I am the person who after watching a Wendy's commercial about their new hand-cut sea salt fries, took one look at my husband, and without a word we hopped in the Jeep and had our first taste of these goodies. 


This delicious Honey Apple Challah Bread was no exception.


Challah bread is a special sweet braided bread eaten on Jewish holidays and the Sabbath. So in honour of what was Yom Kippur weekend, I tried my hand at my first loaf of bread - ever. 


The recipe comes from a fellow blogger, check out this link for detailed instructions: http://smittenkitchen.com/2011/09/apple-and-honey-challah/ 


Here's how mine turned out.

My only regret with this bread is not adding cinnamon to the dough, I think that would have made it that much more amazing. The amount of honey that the recipe calls for, makes it taste mildly sweet, if you want it on the sweeter side-I would add more honey. 

It smells like heaven while baking and tastes delicious when warm. 

"....but Mama, the men she finds. The last one was so old and he was bald. He had no hair!

A poor girl without a dowry can't be so particular. You want hair? Marry a monkey."

Fiddler on the Roof