Braiding a round challah plain and with raisins

This episode is about shaping bread, rather than baking it, looking at the round braided loaf of challah typical for Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. It is certainly appropriate for all kinds of breads and occasions, to make a festive loaf. Along with a plain loaf, directions for using raisins or other inclusions in the bread are covered. You can use my Sourdough Challah recipe for this (   • Sourdough Challah that tastes great (and n...  ) as well as other bread recipes as desired. For loaf bread braids, see my video on four and six strand braids at    • Easy way to braid 4 and 6 strand challah  . Please share your results here on on the Facebook group at bit.ly/FBSourdough. The Sourdough Simpleton is designed for the newcomer to the world of Sourdough baking. I am a novice, myself, and am writing this from a perspective that I found hard to find as I navigated the straits of sourdough, encountering terms and techniques along the way that defied a simple explanation. The videos on YouTube are supported by a website, www.sourdoughsimpleton.com, a Facebook Group, https://bit.ly/FBSourdough, and @sourdoughsimpleton on Instagram. Please subscribe to this channel, and follow as new items are added.