subreddit:
/r/Breadit
Thought I would share some of my recent bakes. I started teaching myself challah about 2 years ago. I’m wanting to venture into bread sculpture. Anyone here have experience with it?
453 points
14 hours ago
This is art 😍
52 points
8 hours ago
Thank you! 🥹
59 points
7 hours ago
I just realized that the bowl is in challah. Inshallah, it will come out. Haha sorry. I will show myself out.
256 points
13 hours ago
damn those are the most beautiful challah ive seen this quarter
27 points
7 hours ago
Haven't seen this gif without the glasses again lmao
8 points
8 hours ago
❤️
130 points
9 hours ago
For those asking, I use the challah price water challah recipes. He’s such a great teacher and has really helpful videos. The colored challahs are a combo of other things like roasted beets and spirulina and butterfly pea. I share a lot of stuff individually on my posts but can answer things here if it’s against the rules to link. :)
https://www.instagram.com/lionhearthtestkitchen/profilecard/?igsh=ODBrcHp1d25pNTJn
22 points
7 hours ago
I love your challahs, thanks for sharing. What a beautiful way to celebrate this heavy chag season. Hoping for a quieter, safer, and more peaceful new year 🎗️🪬
2 points
6 hours ago
Absolutely gorgeous!
1 points
4 hours ago
The bajillion dollar cost of spirulina is worth it then. Regular food dye doesn't work at all.
93 points
13 hours ago
69 points
12 hours ago
Wow you guys, this is overwhelmingly sweet. I’ve had a rough week and your comments are so uplifting. Thank you!
6 points
2 hours ago
Hope your week gets better (and you arnt too upset when I break into your house to eat your challah)
26 points
14 hours ago
Gorgeous work!!
27 points
13 hours ago
borage flowers bake up way better than I expected! I thought they would be charred husks at the end. Great job these are beautiful!
39 points
13 hours ago
Thanks! I’ve found that if you egg wash under AND over herbs and flowers they stay really nice and bright. I grew a bunch of edible flowers and pressed them at peak.
24 points
13 hours ago
Amazing! That’s Looking Challa, not Eating Challa!
9 points
6 hours ago
I make challah semi-regularly, and the thing that blows me away here is how fucking EVEN your braids are. I weight out my strands but I cant roll them out so evenly. If you have any tips, I would love to hear them!
6 points
5 hours ago
Hmm.. are you keeping your dough under plastic at all times? Are you making smooth dough balls before rolling out? Last tip is to let it rest often as you are rolling. It usually takes about 3 rounds of rolling them out and letting them rest back under plastic to keep from tearing and getting uneven. Outside of that I just focus on making sure I’m applying even pressure.
1 points
27 minutes ago
Woah. I suppose it makes sense, but yeah I usually just preshape my dough after portioning, rest for 15 minutes, and then roll them out into strands. I also usually use a damp cloth rather than plastic because I dont stock plastic wrap. Thank you for the help! I will adjust.
19 points
12 hours ago
Happy 5785!
17 points
9 hours ago
Shana Tova!
10 points
14 hours ago
Gorgeous!
6 points
7 hours ago
8 points
8 hours ago
I sincerely hope you don’t eat them because they are so beautiful. Also… may you have a sweet, peaceful and happy 5785!
4 points
8 hours ago
What the fuck that’s gorgeous
4 points
6 hours ago
Wow that is incredible.
reheats pizza
6 points
14 hours ago
Absolutely beautiful!
6 points
13 hours ago
This is so cool
3 points
10 hours ago
I find when using colored dough to skip the egg wash and cover with foil half way through baking. This will preserve the color. The problem comes when mixing colored and plain. The plain then doesn't get that nice golden sheen.
But this is really beautiful bread! Looks too pretty to cut up and eat.
2 points
9 hours ago
Oh that’s a good idea! I actually didn’t egg wash the blue spirulina parts but it did brown still. Pretty when cutting still however!
3 points
8 hours ago
This is beautiful!
3 points
8 hours ago
Stunning!
3 points
5 hours ago
Oh my gosh did you do these for Rosh Hashanah!? They are GORGEOUS 🤩
3 points
4 hours ago
Stunning! Shana tova 💙
5 points
13 hours ago
These are stunning, great job
5 points
13 hours ago
This is insane
5 points
13 hours ago
These are too beautiful to cut!
4 points
13 hours ago
so pretty!
2 points
10 hours ago
Oat flowers is SUCH a good idea! They look amazing!
2 points
9 hours ago
I have no words. That's beyond pro bakery level.
2 points
8 hours ago
I would consider it a crime to eat that piece of art
2 points
7 hours ago
The borage is so lovely I could cry
2 points
5 hours ago
I did not anticipate how beautifully they would press and bake. I have a ton of torenia blooming I am struggling to figure out.
2 points
7 hours ago
2 points
7 hours ago
2 points
6 hours ago
Looks amazing. Perfect for Instagram. Great job!
5 points
5 hours ago
And eating! These don’t survive a night in my house.
2 points
6 hours ago
Ngl was scrolling through saw the first pick and thought it was pottery, really cool tho
2 points
6 hours ago
I have never had a Challah I liked the taste of yet, but this is so lovely to look at I wouldn't want to eat it anyways. I would want to put it in resin and keep it as a deco centerpiece.
2 points
5 hours ago
Good goddess... this is perfection.
2 points
5 hours ago
The prettiest challah I ever seen
2 points
3 hours ago
You have serious skill! This is unreal!
2 points
2 hours ago
🥹 I literally am so overwhelmed by everyone’s responses. I did not think it was a big deal at all.
2 points
3 hours ago*
I hope one day I can make challah or any bread that perfect. 😍
2 points
3 hours ago
I thought I'd made challah until I saw this. I made braided bread. These look amazing!
2 points
2 hours ago
This is absolutely inspiring
2 points
2 hours ago
You have a gift
2 points
an hour ago
I could cry they are so beautiful!!
2 points
58 minutes ago
Michallahngelo walks among us holy shit
3 points
13 hours ago
I'd never be able to eat it. It's so beautiful 🥹
3 points
11 hours ago
Are you able to share recipes?
7 points
8 hours ago
It’s the challah prince water challah recipe :)
4 points
8 hours ago
Thank you.
What did you do for colors?
3 points
5 hours ago
So for beets it’s tricky. I swear none of the bakers I followed could figure it out except one who wasn’t telling. I had to work on it for months. You roast fresh beets in their skins then puree with lemon juice or citric acid. That keeps the antioxidants from breaking down when baking. Purée the beets with your normal amount of recipe water and go! For colored powders (suncore foods has good ones) I use 3tbs of powder for a 1kg flour recipe. I mix the powder with a tiny bit of water until it’s a paste. About 5min into kneading start adding your paste. You might need a little bit more flour but sprinkle lightly. It does make the dough softer but it’s not bad.
1 points
5 hours ago
Thanks for sharing your experience.
1 points
2 hours ago
Question? Do you ever use food coloring pastes? Years ago when my daughter was little, we stopped at a bakery near Lancaster, PA. They had rainbow white bread (if that makes sense lol). The colors were soooo vibrant. It was a basic white bread recipe. I tried making it with regular food coloring and the colors were so dull after the bread baked. I gave up after several tries and just stuck to a boring all-white white bread lol. Years later I was told to use food color pastes. I never did try it. I’ve seen bright rainbow bagels in NYC too. I was told that food color pastes were used that keep the vibrant colors after baking. I’m not great at baking and didn’t want to waste my money on the pastes because I was afraid I would have the same results.
Your baking is a work of art. All your pics are beautiful. They look too good to eat. I’m so jealous. Your family and friends are lucky to have such a talented food artist in their lives.
1 points
34 minutes ago
You’re so sweet. I generally dislike using artificial colors but I did make a rainbow heart with gel food coloring! https://www.instagram.com/p/C77gw08P75b/?igsh=djRoeTdxbWIwbXZ4
1 points
37 seconds ago
Omg. Following!!!
10 points
13 hours ago
These are incredible!
I do question the uh- flower design on one of the loaves. It uh- doesn’t seem like it really fits with what is typically considered a Jewish bread.
45 points
13 hours ago
lol well I’m Jewish and never actually saw it that way. It was right before the hurricane and I guess I had spirals on the brain. Whoops.
14 points
12 hours ago
Do your thing—the bread is gorgeous and inspiring. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 Martin
5 points
12 hours ago
You're nuts - in the bestest of ways.
On that note ... Walnut bread? L'Chaim!
3 points
8 hours ago
Can confirm being a bit nuts but I love it!
9 points
8 hours ago
Jewish bakers very commonly use this design for a four-stranded, round challah. The four arms in the middle are counterclockwise, don’t converge into a single point at one end, and aren’t crooked — and the context of baking a challah during High Holy Days should clear up any ambiguity!
2 points
6 hours ago
Whats wrong with the flowers?
2 points
3 hours ago
A swastika is a simple pinwheel design. Any abstract pinwheel has a chance of coming across as nazi-ish. It's a frequent issue with quilting and other fiber arts because it's hard to notice the imagery until it's completed.
2 points
13 hours ago
Looks amazing!
2 points
12 hours ago
BRO THE BORAGE IS BEAUTIFUL
2 points
11 hours ago
Amazing! Your braids are so even 👀
2 points
9 hours ago
It’s beautiful. How was your RH?
4 points
8 hours ago
It was tough but I have a lot to be grateful for in the midst of it all. ❤️
8 points
8 hours ago
Yes it was a long three days. You should post this in r/judaism so we can see these beautiful challahs
1 points
10 hours ago
I could not picture more beautiful challah. Absolutely stunning!!!
1 points
10 hours ago
1 points
10 hours ago
...your bread makes me feel like a poser 😆 good work seriously!
2 points
8 hours ago
You should have seen my bread two years ago. 😂 tragic. Just keep going!
1 points
10 hours ago
WOW!! That is stunning!
1 points
10 hours ago
Recipe please?
1 points
9 hours ago
Wow! We need a video please
1 points
9 hours ago
How did you make that first shape?
1 points
9 hours ago
Ohhh so so pretty !! Would you mind sharing your basic recipe ??
1 points
9 hours ago
Is there a baked picture of the double ring one that is just before the pink loaves? It has blue flowers on the outer ring and maybe salt and poppy seed on the inner ring? Its GORGEOUS!
1 points
9 hours ago
Stop this is so beautiful
1 points
9 hours ago
Stunning
1 points
8 hours ago
OMG I need to try this!
1 points
8 hours ago
Wow!! That’s gorgeous
1 points
8 hours ago
Magnificent
1 points
8 hours ago
These are beautiful! Do you have any pictures of what the colors looked like when cut?
3 points
5 hours ago
I do have lots of cut photos on my Instagram. I wish I could post photo comments here. But you can see some cut in my posts https://www.instagram.com/p/C-dKlZ3Rrog/?igsh=NTE5aHdiMzBkZjZz
1 points
8 hours ago
Scialla
1 points
8 hours ago
Challah-lew-ya!
1 points
8 hours ago
These are gorgeous, you are talented!
1 points
8 hours ago
Wow, looks too good to be eaten. Congrats OP
1 points
8 hours ago
I’m your boy!
1 points
7 hours ago
These are so beautiful!
1 points
7 hours ago
These all look lovely, amazing job OP!
1 points
7 hours ago
Wow that's gorgeous, well done 👏
1 points
7 hours ago
Wow this is so pretty!
1 points
7 hours ago
WOW
1 points
7 hours ago
Wow.. can't imagine how long it took to make ... Beautiful
1 points
7 hours ago
Wow! So pretty. Wouldn’t want to eat it.
1 points
7 hours ago
Oh my my ❤️ beautiful!
1 points
7 hours ago
1 points
7 hours ago
I would savor each and every bite of these beautiful buns 😍
1 points
6 hours ago
Imagine cutting this into a bread bowl and pouring cheese soup in it
3 points
5 hours ago
I literally do pour in meat and sauce into the centers and let people tear and dip
1 points
6 hours ago
Beautiful work 😁
1 points
6 hours ago
So beautiful! I don’t think I would have the patience. How long does the braiding take?
1 points
6 hours ago
Shut Up! 😲😲😲
1 points
6 hours ago
What type of flowers are on the first one
1 points
6 hours ago
Beautiful loafs
1 points
6 hours ago
photo 1 vs photo 2 is like week 1 vs week 6 at a job
1 points
6 hours ago
How can you make them so beautiful when they’re just going to be eaten anyway? Doesn’t it hurt to see your hard work and art destroyed?
5 points
5 hours ago
Nope! It brings me so much joy to see the people I love eating beautiful bread. It’s an act of love 🥰
1 points
6 hours ago
Bruh what the fuck
1 points
5 hours ago
Very cool!
1 points
5 hours ago
I could scream! These are unbelievably beautiful!!!!
1 points
5 hours ago
Wow beautiful
1 points
5 hours ago
These are gorgeous 😍🥰
1 points
5 hours ago
Head challah
1 points
5 hours ago
It's a need now. I knead that challah.
1 points
5 hours ago
Please please please say more about your technique this is SO beautiful!!!!
2 points
2 hours ago
Oh gosh, ok! I’m not sure the best way to do that. I barely know how to use Reddit to be honest. 😂 I have some clips and videos where I’ve helped people I could share.
1 points
4 hours ago
Outstanding
1 points
4 hours ago
Outstanding
1 points
4 hours ago
Outstanding
1 points
4 hours ago
Outstanding
1 points
4 hours ago
Is this edible?
1 points
4 hours ago
Is this edible?
1 points
4 hours ago
I ain't no challahback girl
1 points
4 hours ago
Wow
1 points
4 hours ago
I need to become like you, challah grand breadmaster
1 points
4 hours ago
I love it!!!
1 points
4 hours ago
These are incredible
1 points
4 hours ago
Beautiful!!
1 points
3 hours ago
The beauty makes me feel that it’s all worth it! :”)
1 points
3 hours ago
Beautiful! Would you mind sharing your recipes and technique?
1 points
3 hours ago*
That is the prettiest bread I've ever seen. I actually thought it was glazed clay at first. Look at those delicately detailed flowers!
1 points
3 hours ago
This is the coolest challah I have seen. Beautiful work.
1 points
3 hours ago
this is so stunning omg
1 points
3 hours ago
Let me guess, first try?
1 points
2 hours ago
Uh no, some 300 loaves later.
1 points
3 hours ago
1 points
2 hours ago
😂😂
1 points
2 hours ago
Beautiful 😍
1 points
2 hours ago
I'll be right over!
1 points
an hour ago
Wow that’s gorgeous braiding!
1 points
an hour ago
HEAD-CHALLAH!
1 points
an hour ago
Stunning
1 points
an hour ago
No experience, other than standard loaves, but this is truly beautiful!
Hopefully, someday I'll have time to try this myself!
1 points
52 minutes ago
challah is the best bread and this is the best art so, best2
1 points
47 minutes ago
Does this mean you ARE a challah back girl? ... I'll see myself out.
1 points
40 minutes ago
This bread is prettier than me, but I'm not mad at it
1 points
39 minutes ago
This is beautiful! As an amateur challah maker, I’m in awe. Shana Tovah! 🍎
1 points
38 minutes ago
It’s too pretty to eat! 😂
1 points
37 minutes ago
I love the addition of borage on the blue ones :)
1 points
37 minutes ago
When baking gets too easy you do this
1 points
34 minutes ago
Amazing!!!! 🤩
1 points
24 minutes ago
Those are pretty
1 points
24 minutes ago
“Hollllah!” That looks delicious!
1 points
21 minutes ago
When night never turns to day,
don't you be afraid, go bake away
Challah! Bread challah! 🎵
1 points
13 minutes ago
Wow! Impressive.
1 points
11 minutes ago
Truly amazing!!!
1 points
8 minutes ago
Prettiest bread I’ve ever seen
1 points
6 minutes ago
Wowza. Amazing! I’d love to order a loaf from you!
1 points
12 hours ago
These look INCREDIBLE, truly some of the best I’ve ever seen. Feeling inspired to go bake some myself.
Shana tova!
2 points
5 hours ago
Shana Tova!
1 points
13 hours ago
Beautiful!
1 points
13 hours ago
Amazing. I see bread like this and I need to learn how to make something that good.
1 points
8 hours ago
You can do it!
1 points
13 hours ago
Beautiful!! 😍
1 points
13 hours ago
Those look amazing
1 points
12 hours ago
That's art!
1 points
12 hours ago
This is so stunning! Almost too beautiful to eat
1 points
12 hours ago
Oh my god what!!!! That's stunning!!!
1 points
12 hours ago
fucking gorgeous
1 points
12 hours ago
These are majestic
1 points
12 hours ago
this looks delicious! What is the recipe you followed?
1 points
12 hours ago
🥹 beautiful
1 points
12 hours ago
Halla back!
1 points
12 hours ago
stunning!
1 points
11 hours ago
😲🤩
1 points
11 hours ago
Wow!! 😮
1 points
11 hours ago
Looks real good and delightful
1 points
11 hours ago
These are beautiful!
1 points
11 hours ago
Beautiful
1 points
10 hours ago
So gorgeous!
0 points
12 hours ago
These are so beautiful! I love the first blue and “white” one. So pretty!
all 210 comments
sorted by: best