#schlissel challah

[saltchipfishshop]

Schlissel challah 🗝

Baking challah in the shape of a key (schlissel meaning key in Yiddish) is an Ashkenazi tradition the Shabbat after Pesach, and is said to represent the key to the promised land. I’m usually team poppyseed but sesame seeds are traditional for schlissel challah, because they are supposed to resemble the manna we ate in the desert.

I couldn’t find a technique I liked so I just made one up- I did a 5-strand braid for the stem, and a standard 3-strand for the teeth and the head.

Hope everybody had a wonderful chag!

[amodernjunecleaver]

My schlissel is a touch wonky, but I’m pretty proud of it. It’s definitely the best tasting challah I have ever made.

Shabbat shalom, loves.

[eretzyisrael]

Schlissel-Key Shaped Challah made by @gitty7 . It has become a tradition to bake “schlissel” (“key” in Yiddish) shaped challah or bake your key in your challah on the Shabbat after Pesach. This symbolizes the key to livelihood which is in the hands of G-d, and our prayers to Him when the gates of heaven come to a close.

Source: @thekosherchef

Humans of Judaism

[achos-laazov]

Schlissel challah is all baked!