Creative Challah Braiding

Culinary Arts

Creative Challah Braiding

Go beyond challah loaf basics and learn how to have fun with your dough to create unique braids.

Member

$90.00 (any noted materials fee included)

Guest

$110.00 (any noted materials fee included)

Tuition Assistance and Other Policies

Meeting Times
  1. Fri, 1/24/2025 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Fri, 1/24/2025

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Type:
Class, No Prerequisite

Location:
Culinary Arts Studio

Interests:
Baking

About

Challah is the traditional bread served on Ashkenazic Jewish tables every week for Shabbat. Whether you observe Shabbat or simply want fresh challah for your weekend French toast, this family recipe is the one you want. 

You’ll start this class by braiding a six-strand challah from pre-mixed dough, then adorning it with sesame or poppy seeds, as you desire. While your first challah bakes, you’ll mix up another batch of challah dough, then unleash your creativity on a second braid, learning to add spirals, rosettes, and other fun dough details. 

We'll share a challah fresh from the oven during class. 

Your instructor Rebecca Rockefeller brings more than 20 years of mixing, braiding, and baking challah for her family’s table and numerous Jewish community events, and loves sharing this art with bakers of all experience levels. 

You'll leave class with one challah to bake at home and one challah baked during class, plus a recipe, and new braiding skills and ideas.

Materials

A $15 materials fee, included in the price of the class, covers all ingredients and materials.

Class Policies

  • Ages 14 and up are welcome.
  • You must wear closed-toe shoes in the studio.
  • You must be registered for the class (no drop-ins).

BARN Policies

Instructors or Guides

Rebecca Rockefeller

Rebecca Rockefeller is an almost-lifelong resident of Bainbridge Island who had the great good fortune to raise her own children here. Along the way, she co-founded the Buy Nothing Project which has grown from Bainbridge to include millions of people around the world, published a book, and worked for several nonprofits. Baking is her love language, stress relief, and self-care, all in one.

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