Jake Cohen Challah Recipe

Jake Cohen challah recipe is a traditional jewish dish that has been inspired by old recipes in Jewish households. It can be called a deconstructed or revamped version of the dish. The guaranteed part of it is that it will enhance the flavor and taste amazing. The mixing and preparation part is a little time consuming but the dish comes out really good because of all that effort. If you keep faith in yourself and trust the process as you follow through the recipe, you will end up with a great dish that you can try out that is healthy as well! 

Know about the Ingredients and the Recipe

Sourdough bread: You need to get 1 pound of sourdough bread. Cut into one inch cubes.

Challah bread: You will need 1 pound of challah bread. Cut into one inch cubes.

Butter: Use 1 stick of butter for the recipe. It must be softened and unsalted.

Leeks: Get 3 medium-sized leeks. Thinly slice only the white and green parts of the leeks. 

Kosher salt: Add kosher salt according to taste. Kosher salt is a little different than regular sea salt. So, try using less of it first then gradually add more if you feel the need to.  

Black pepper:  Freshly ground up black pepper and use according to taste. If you want more pepper spiciness, use around a teaspoon of the ground  black pepper. If not, use less than a teaspoon accordingly. 

Carrots: Get 2 medium-sized carrots. During the preparation time make sure to finely chop them up.

Celery: Get 2 full-size celery stalks. You must finely chop them up when you are preparing the ingredients.

Parsnips: Get 2 full-sized parsnips. During the preparation time make sure to finely chop them up.

Sage: Add 1 tablespoon of sage. You have to pick them fresh and mince them up nicely.

Thyme: Make sure you get fresh 2 teaspoons of thyme. Mince them up nicely before adding them to the recipe. 

Garlic cloves: Add 3 garlic cloves to the recipe. You will need to make sure that you finely mince them up.

Vegetable stock: for the recipe you will need 2 cups of vegetable stock. You can use store bought vegetable stock or make the stock yourself. To make the homemade vegetable stock, you need to separately chop up vegetables of your choice and boil them. Then strain the insoluble part of the broth and separate the stock. 

Apple cider: Get 2 cups of apple cider and use it in the recipe. It will enhance the flavor of the recipe. 

Almonds: Clean-up ¾ of a cup of almonds. Rid them of the skin. Sliver them or chop them up before using. 

Heavy cream: You need to add ½ a cup of heavy cream to the recipe.

Parsley: Pick out fresh parsley leaves. Mince them up real nice which will get you around ½ a cup of parsley to use in the recipe.

Apple cider vinegar: Use 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar to enhance and balance the flavors in the dish.

Eggs: Beat up 4 eggs, salt them separately. 

Apples: Get 1 sweet apple, it is better if it is a Honeycrisp apple. Skin it and cube it up. Or if you like it chopped, you can do that too. Leave out the seed and middle part. 

How to Prepare the Grilled Challah

You can make Jack Cohen recipes at home now, as you can see. But this recipe calls for a baked challah dish. You can also make grilled ones. 

To alter that process, you will need a heat proof pan where you can grill the bread. The entire process will almost be the same for the preparation part but when it will come to grilling, you will need to butter up a dish and stuff the dough there. Then cook it on low heat for around 45-50 minutes. You can glaze the top with an egg wash before putting the dish on the stove.

Check the bread with a fork. If it comes out clean with no uncooked dough, then it is ready. You can also check if the bread is ready by sticking a cooking thermometer in the bread and if the temperature is around 300 degrees Fahrenheit, then it indicates that thw dish is almost done! 

Other than that, you can follow this step by step instructions for jake cohen garlic bread recipe below for a baked challah dish. 

Step 1: Preheat the oven to 300 degrees (in Fahrenheit Temperature) On a sheet pan, combine the sourdough and challah bread pieces and bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until dry and crisp. Allow to cool.

Step 2: Again, preheat the oven to 375 degrees (in Fahrenheit Temperature) in a separate big skillet, melt the butter. Cook for about 10 minutes, until the leeks are jammy, with a strong dose of salt and pepper.

Step 3: Cook, stirring occasionally, until the carrots, celery, and parsnips are cooked but still somewhat crisp, about 6 to 8 minutes. Cook for another 2 minutes, or until the sage, thyme, and garlic are aromatic.

Step 4: Remove the pan from the heat and season with salt and pepper once more. Allow the vegetable combination to cool completely before using to avoid curdling the eggs in the next step.

Step 5: Toss the toasted bread with the veggies, almonds, parsley, and apples in a large mixing dish.

Step 6: Add two large pinches of salt and pepper to taste. Combine the heavy cream and eggs in a large mixing bowl. Fill a baking dish halfway with the wet stuffing mixture.

Step 7: Bake for about an hour, or until brown and firm. Remove the dish from the oven and set aside to cool for 10 minutes before serving.

Wrapping up

As you can see, this jewish challah recipe is very easy and simple enough. Although the process might seem hard but once you get cooking it doesn’t seem that difficult. You must follow the process for the bread to come out perfectly. If everything goes well, you will have a great side dish to have with soup, mashed veggies or any main course you’d like to have it with!