{"id":575,"date":"2008-10-18T15:05:34","date_gmt":"2008-10-18T22:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/norwitz.net\/blog\/?p=575"},"modified":"2008-10-18T15:05:34","modified_gmt":"2008-10-18T22:05:34","slug":"cornbread-challah-vegan-gluten-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/norwitz.net\/blog\/2008\/10\/18\/cornbread-challah-vegan-gluten-free\/","title":{"rendered":"Cornbread Challah (vegan & gluten-free)"},"content":{"rendered":"

We hosted a potluck for Sukkot this year and told everyone we would provide the challah.\u00a0 The last shabbus potluck we went to had regular challah and Miriam ended up with some symptoms due to cross-contamination from the eggs (part of the ritual is breaking the bread with your hands; while we don’t do that of course, others we ate with did and, despite their trying to avoid it, the crumbs spread).<\/p>\n

At our last time hosting a Jewish potluck with these friends, we made a great challah from a Pamela’s bread mix<\/a>.\u00a0 It came out great and worked well with a braid too.\u00a0 But Miriam had her first life-threatening allergic reaction in August and our top suspect is tapioca (negative in the allergy testing but we’re not letting her have it until we can do it in a controlled manner with medical backup).\u00a0 As anyone gluten-free for a while knows, pretty much every gluten-free bread mix or product on the market contains tapioca.\u00a0 It’s a great flour, but Pamela’s has it too and we just can’t take the chance.<\/p>\n

I ordered some more of Primavera’s fabulous organic masa<\/a> and was going to make tortillas (to go with the ceviche<\/a> I made for the main dish).\u00a0 Then I thought…what if I braided and baked it instead?<\/p>\n

First I took the fresh masa, scooped some chucks out of the bag with a spoon, evened them out, and rolled them into 3 balls.<\/p>\n

\"Masa

Masa rolled into balls<\/p><\/div>\n

Then, I rolled each ball into a log.<\/p>\n

\"Masa

Masa balls rolled into lengths<\/p><\/div>\n

And braided it, crimping the ends well and pushing down on the dough so it wouldn’t come apart.<\/p>\n

\"Braided

Braided dough<\/p><\/div>\n

Then it went for a roll (all sides) in a plate of sesame seeds.\u00a0 I added some oatmeal so it would be “bread” we could say Hamotzi over.\u00a0 This is completely optional if you don’t need it for religious purposes.\u00a0 The oats didn’t change the taste or texture at all.\u00a0 If you react to the wheat contamination in most oats, use ones certified gluten-free.\u00a0 The sesame, on the other hand, was delicious and added a nice crunch.<\/p>\n

\"Sesame

Sesame seeds and oatmeal<\/p><\/div>\n

I carefully moved each loaf to a baking pan generously coated with olive oil.<\/p>\n

\"Challah

Challah ready for baking<\/p><\/div>\n

I baked them at 325*F for about 35 minutes, turning once halfway through (use two spatulas so they don’t break apart).\u00a0 I left them in the oven with the heat off for another 10 minutes or so.<\/p>\n

\"Finished

Finished challah<\/p><\/div>\n

Miriam ate about half of what was there and the rest of us made sure the plate was empty.\u00a0 Even the nonallergic folks thought it was fabulous.\u00a0\u00a0 It came out dense and chewy, almost like a bagel (hmmm…) but still light enough to have the mouthfeel of bread.<\/p>\n

I’ll have to experiment a little.\u00a0 The oil kept it from sticking and also made it richer, which was what I was going for.\u00a0 Without the oil, it might taste more like a tortilla.\u00a0 But, overall, I’m very happy with how it came out.<\/p>\n

Happiness is a little girl jumping for joy singing “it’s challah that doesn’t make me sick!!!”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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