Challah out loud

I have a passion for baking: being part of a time-honored tradition and profession puts a twinkle in my eye each time I don my baker's jacket and fire up the mixer.  But baking isn't just about products- baking is discovering new tips, techniques and recipes; the adventure of running a business and the excitement of sharing those moments with the world.  After all, why keep it bottled up when I can Challah out loud? 

The Team

This is the gang that makes it happen.  They are the ones who stay up way past their bed times so the community can have fresh Challah and who patiently line up the 40 school kids every day at 3:00pm when they storm in for the question of the day.  They are the ones who we have grown to call family.  Wanna’ know the reason our muffin tops are just a little crunchier than all the other bakeries’?  What gives our macaroons that extra something that everyone raves about?  You’re lookin' at ‘em.

Non dairy Buttermilk?! Give this a shot.

Whether you're baking or cooking, so many of the great recipes call for buttermilk.  It’s that ingredient that no one can ever place, but if it is missing you know something isn't quite right.  Southern fried chicken is soaked in it before coating, and what's a pancake batter without it?  Until now, so many kosher and non-dairy recipes have just left it out.  The result: blander taste without that sweet tang, and drier meats and baked goods. 

Next time you sigh and think “here’s another recipe I can't enjoy,” give this trick a shot: put a table spoon of distilled white vinegar into a measuring cup.  Add non-dairy soy milk until the combined mixture equals one cup and stir vigorously.  You've got non-dairy buttermilk.  Just add it to your recipes as you would regular buttermilk.  Boring dishes be gone!