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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 426

baking

Before working with a wholesale bakery, Meckler would wake up at 5:30 each Friday morning and bake two batches of 32 loaves for pickups in the evening. (Courtesy of Meckler/ via JTA)
May 6, 2022, 1:56 am
How Dolly Meckler turned her challah-baking hobby into a fast-rising business
Featured in Forbes and the New Yorker, the baker says she wasn’t the ‘kitchen type’ before the pandemic, but social media savvy from working in entertainment has got her on a roll
By Jane Herz
Elana Berusch pioneered colorful marble shortbread that became the Washington Post's cover cookie for the 2021 holiday season. (Photos courtesy Berusch/ via JTA)
December 24, 2021, 7:29 pm
Meet the inventive Jewish baker behind the year’s most colorful Christmas(y) cookies
Elana Berusch’s marble holiday cookie recipe has gone viral, expanding her reach far beyond her 30,000 Instagram followers – but, as the color scheme shows, it’s not about Yuletide
By PHILISSA CRAMER
During the pandemic, Navah Perlman Frost pivoted from being a professional musician to running her own cake business. And yes, those are cupcakes -- not flowers. (Courtesy photos/Design by Grace Yagel/ via JTA)
December 20, 2021, 4:23 am
Switching keys after COVID, Jewish pianist in NYC designs cakes that strike a chord
Navah Perlman Frost’s ‘extraordinary’ buttercream creations have to be seen to be believed, and have made her an instant hit in the Big Apple’s competitive baking scene
By Rachel Ringler
Jurgen Krauss, who bakes challah for his family's synagogue, shows off his Passover-inspired pavlova in 'The Great British Bake Off' tent. (Screenshot from Netflix)
October 16, 2021, 5:21 am
Jürgen brings Passover to ‘Great British Bake Off’
German contestant, who is married to a Jew, serves up a charoset-and-matzah-topped pavlova during Desserts Week
By PHILISSA CRAMER
Swiss challah baker Katharina Arrigoni. (Courtesy/ via JTA)
July 2, 2021, 10:32 pm
How a non-Jewish Swiss baker’s challah up-braided the internet
Though she’s never tasted an actual loaf of challah she hasn’t baked herself, master breadmaker Katharina Arrigoni inspires grateful established bakers with her novel techniques
By Rachel Ringler
An online bake sale to combat antisemitism has drawn many Jewish participants; Daniela Weiner, right, is among the few non-Jews to participate (Sale ad courtesy of Whitney Fisch; other pictures courtesy of Weiner)
June 5, 2021, 2:51 am
US bake sale against antisemitism draws Jewish foodies, few non-Jewish allies
Organizers hope to use funds to fight growing expressions of hate in America; but they also say some social justice and civil rights advocates have ‘straight-up ignored’ them
By PHILISSA CRAMER
Deb Perelman demonstrates a recipe at an event in New York City, January 25, 2018. (Donald Bowers/Getty Images for Ford Motor Company/ via JTA)
February 25, 2021, 4:18 pm
Why Smitten Kitchen’s Deb Perelman is still struggling with her hamantaschen
Well before the Purim treats made headlines when an article by a non-Jewish writer disparaging them recently resurfaced, Perelman has wondered how sacrilegious an update would be
By Shira Hanau
Gyðingakökur, which means 'Jewish cookie' in Icelandic. (Getty images via JTA)
August 13, 2020, 4:13 am
Icelandic Jewish cookies: A dessert with a fascinating story to tell
Likely brought to Iceland by Dutch Jews, who continue to prepare them on holidays, the confection became so popular that it made its way to ‘New Iceland’ in Manitoba, Canada
By Rachel Ringler
Ian Yosef Hertzmark at his farm in Randallstown, Maryland, in February. His sales of flour have more than doubled during the pandemic. (Mike Tintner/ via JTA)
June 11, 2020, 4:09 am
Pandemic brings bumper crop of customers for some small US kosher food purveyors
For businesses such as local flour maker Migrash Farms and ethical meat producer Grow & Behold, a sharp drop in restaurant sales has been replaced by housebound do-it-yourselfers
By Ben Harris
Sudeep Agarwala is a yeast scientist and challah enthusiast whose guidance for home bakers has taken off online. (Courtesy of Agarwala/ via JTA)
April 2, 2020, 4:15 pm
Challah-tinkering yeast scientist helps pandemic bread bakers get a good rise
Hindu-raised Sudeep Agarwala has made the traditional braided loaves for his Jewish husband for 10 years. Now that there’s a shortage of leaven, he knows just how to help
By PHILISSA CRAMER
Charly Lowy in Brussels, Belgium. (Courtesy of Lowy/via JTA)
November 8, 2019, 4:11 pm
Belgian Jewish baker launches mass-produced cannabis bread
When it hits the shelves later this month, the organic Cannabread will have the taste and smell of the plant without the intoxicating effects, says Lowy bakery
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Elina Tilipman, left, and Sarah Klegman founded Challah Hub. (Sally Claire Photography/via JTA)
January 28, 2019, 5:02 am
These Jewish women got thousands of Instagram followers selling fresh challah
From coast to coast, more cottage bakers are peddling the traditional braided loaves — and while they say they’re not in it for the money, they’re taking the internet by storm
By Josefin Dolsten
Sharon Heinrich in Paris, across from the Eiffel Tower. (Eyal Yassky-Weiss)
December 26, 2018, 3:23 am
Meet the Israeli woman who’s championing French pastry in Paris
Patisserie maven Sharon Heinrich is carving out a sweet niche in the City of Love, giving Hebrew tours to visiting Israelis and spreading the good word on delectable treats
By Robert Sarner
Melissa Ben-Ishay of Baked by Melissa. (Ashley Sears)
December 4, 2017, 1:30 am
Fired from her job, she turned a bite-sized business into a cupcake conglomerate
Melissa Ben-Ishay started baking in her New York City apartment; now her 13 stores ship the miniature morsels across the US
By Cathryn J. Prince
Vegan challah (Izzy Darby/via JTA)
January 14, 2017, 12:44 am
Eggless challah is a thing — and you should try it
While veganism can cause rifts between friends and family, this recipe will garner a unanimously great reception
By Izzy Darby
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