Happy New Honey Days - Rosh Hashanah

Some recipes to celebrate the sweet New Year 5785!

Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, is October 2-4 this year. I love any opportunity to reflect, think on renewal, get excited about the future, play out traditions and be with loved ones. Rosh Hashanah is a newer celebration for me over the last few years with my fiance’s family. It’s my excuse to make a very special Challah - something big, elaborate, and usually with a surprise element. But I always use the same recipe, with some riffs for each season and year. That’s what a great recipe does for you - a canvas to paint on all the things that taste delicious to you.

Sweet or Savory, this Challah not only made the cut for the cookbook but is also a big part of my love story. I happened to teach a class on Challah at The Gourmandise School in Santa Monica the day of our second date. Later that day on the bluffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean I brought my nice jewish boy a warm loaf and the rest is history.

Photography for Bread and Roses by Rebecca Stumpf

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Bonus ROSH HASHANAH Recipes: The Jewish New Year is all about sweetness - symbolically represented through eating honey and apples. Try my Khorasan Halva Apple Pie, sesame and apples are dreamy together. Or whip up some Honeycomb Candy to finish off the meal with a sweet bite. Find more great recipes in the index.

Recipe Index

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Just for Fun: Enjoy this overview of some ways of celebrating the holiday around the world. My favorites are an Eastern European tradition of a new knife for every family member, or the seven vegetables eaten at Moroccan tables.

Necessary Poetry:

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Einkorn Roasted Garlic and Leek Challah

Switch out for your favorite whole grain. Omit garlic confit if making a sweet version, substitute plain olive oil where called for. Some delicious sweet stuffings include rose petals, halva, candied Angelica and sprinkles. Bake into a circle to celebrate another symbol of the holiday. I like to bake it around a small jar, so I can replace the jar after the bake with some honey for easy dipping like in the first photo at the top of the post.

Recipe excerpt from Bread and Roses. Get $10 off a personalized copy today on my website with code BOOK10.

Here’s wishing you good and sweet days ahead. Shana Tova Umetuka!

xo