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• 1 2017-11-27T04:30:11-08:00 Zomick's Bread 3 NYC Kosher bakery prepares Zomick's Bread plain 2018-04-20T10:19:12-07:00 Today we will walk around Zomick's bakery and prepare their famous Zomick's bread, the challah. This bread is usually prepared for the Jewish New Year's Eve, Rosh Hashanah which usually is during September. In ancient times, the beginning of the Jewish year was in autumn and coincided with the beginning of the agricultural year.
  
  The Jewish year follows the sowing season, the growth and harvest of corn and other cereals, in line with the existing rainy periods, as well as the season of cultivation and harvesting of fruits. In relation to her, the order of celebration of other major agricultural holidays and celebrations was also established during the calendar year itself. With the Jew, this holiday is not particularly joyful since it marks the beginning of the ten-day period of repentance, the so-called ten terrible days, a period of reconciliation and forgiveness, up to the feast of Yom Kippur, which represents the peak of repentance and end of that period.
  During the second half of the month begins the holiday Sukkot, which lasts for nine days. The seventh day is called Hoshana Rabbah, the eighth day of Shemini Atzeret and the ninth day of Simhat Tora. In some communities, Sukkot is celebrated for seven days, and the eighth and ninth day is marked as special holidays. In the homes of Kiddush, the blessing of the bread and the special blessing of the fruit are read. Honey apples symbolize 'sweet new year'. The use of apples and honey was introduced during the Middle Ages by Ashkenaz but is generally accepted. Also served are dates, black beans, leeks, spinach and gourd, and in many Jewish communities - pomegranate. And other varied dishes that carry a certain symbolism can be found on the table, but this also depends on the local customs. Also, is served with bread also known as challah that symbolizes rounded annual cycles.
  
  The preparation of Zomick's bread is as follows
  
  In warm water place honey and mix it to dissolve, add flour of yeast, mix it and leave it to rise.
  
  Use 485g flour and mix it with butter, add egg, egg yolk, sugar, lemon curd, vanilla and raised yeast and mixer to wake and eventually add a little oil until all the oil is united with the dough, the dough will be soft.
  
  Take the dough and put it on the table, press and divide it into 9 equal parts, covered each of it and leave it for another twenty minutes.
  
  While dough is resting prepare a fill (Zomick's bread is usually not filled with jams, but I wanted to prepare something with jam) 
  For this you need to have a homemade dessert with plum jam, if you do not have dense jam, then add the oatmeal or pecorino/jam dumplings that would be dense otherwise you will get out of the dough.
  
  Take the part of the head, step into the rectangle, the size you want, if necessary, to clear the desktop to make sure your dough does not bend.
  Put the jam at the beginning of the long edge and engage in the rollout.
  Of the nine parts of the six dough make with jam and the three just break up and engage in a roll.
  Take two rolls with a jar and one empty. Rolls with jam to put from left to right and empty in the middle. Out of the three rolls, knit the braid.
  
  To make it easier to roll, you can put on paper and send it.
  
  Pour the rolls into a funnel that you cover with paper, cover with a transparent foil and leave it in a warm place for half an hour for 45 minutes to grow.
   
  It has to be coated with a padded waistband (one is enough; then add another egg and make a hook), if desired, sprinkle with sesame (I do not want it) and bake in a preheated oven at 175 ° C and bake for about 35 to 40 minutes or until you rest in dust. 
  If it starts too bushy from above, cover it with the paper jar.
  
  Cool the baked Zomick's bread in the frying pan, remove it carefully and put it on the wire to cool completely.
  Using a knife to sneeze, pour with sugar powder and serve with coffee, tea or milk.
  
  The challah bread is made without jams, but I like the idea of it and made the Zomick's bread full of jams.