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It might surprise you to know that I have never tasted challah. I live in a regional area outside of Sydney and we don't have any Jewish bakeries nearby (what a pity). I am inspired by your beautiful photos and might make my own one day. They look delicious. Thanks for another wonderful post.

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Glad you combined the apples with almond paste like we discussed. A great combination. The German Apple Almond Cake looks yummy.

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Note: Occasionally I make updates in my posts if I get things wrong or feel something is misleading. In the comments below, A fellow blogger and faithful reader, Annette Laing, points out that she couldn't figure out how I managed to craft a raisin challah in the picture I posted without any visible raisins. Of course I realized it was an old picture of a past challah I'd made without raisins. So I switched out the photo for a lovely raisin challah from our local bakery--not homemade but quite delicious!

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Such a beautiful post, Ruth, and thank you so much for the shout-out! Happy Rosh Hashanah to you, Jeff and all the family. 🍎❤️

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What a lovely post Ruth, I'll attempt the apple and almond cake!

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Thank you for connecting food, friends, and family in such a meaningful way. You've reminded me of the baked apples that my mom used to make. How grand that you have your mother's recipes!

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That's one showstopping challah! I'm intrigued that we can't see the raisins, though: How did you do that?

Also, curses, because you made me want to spend the day baking and I don't have the time. I just learned from you about Trader Joe's grain mix, so now I have to go there, too.😂 Thanks for the great recipes, and Shana Tova!

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Sep 25, 2022Liked by Ruth Stroud

Inspiring ! I do make Apple strudel but the recipe uses premade dough and is from a children’s book, which is why I tried it since it was less intimidating

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Sep 25, 2022Liked by Ruth Stroud

Oh, my mouth is watering. Everything you wrote about sounds delicious!

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