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We have made our own challah and weve bought challah at both stores and bakeries.
If you make your own challah, you can knead by hand and allow to rise, or you can use a bread machine. Weve tried many different challah recipes. We do have our favorite but several of them have been very good.
There are also a few stores that make challah that we all like.
Id like to share a French toast casserole recipe that uses one full loaf of challah.
French Toast Casserole
1 loaf of challah 1 cup of milk (whole milk or half and half works best) (if your challah is large add additional liquid to the recipe) cup brown sugar 8 eggs 1 tablespoon vanilla teaspoon cinnamon Salt to taste
Slice the challah into 1 inch thick slices. Place in the bottom of a casserole dish. Tear the bread as needed to fit into the casserole dish. Mix together the remaining ingredients. Pour over the casserole, cover and store in refrigerator over night.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and bake for 45 minutes.
I have seen both ginger and nutmeg used in French toast casserole recipes. If you like those flavors, you can add teaspoon of nutmeg or teaspoon ground ginger. Both will add additional flavor to the casserole.
You can also add either cranberries or raisins to the recipe. Pour the fruit on top of the bread in the casserole dish before pouring the liquid mixture on top.
When the casserole is done, cut into squares to serve. You can sprinkle powdered sugar on top, spoon fruit filling over the top or pour syrup on top.
~ ~ Child Friendly Recipes
Kids like to help in the kitchen. Kids enjoy cooking. I think one of my favorite recipes for kids is Dump Cake. This is literally a cake where you dump everything into the baking dish and then bake.
Dump Cake
20 ounces crushed pineapple 16 ounces cherry pie filling 1 package yellow cake mix, dry 1 1/2 sticks butter, sliced
Dump all ingredients into baking pan and bake at 350 F until brown, approximately 1 hour.
Have fun with the kids. Try blueberry or strawberry instead of the cherry pie filling. If you like nuts or coconut, throw some of that in the dish also.
If you prefer a chocolate cake, try a chocolate cake mix instead of the yellow cake mix.
This is such a fun recipe and kids love that they made the cake.
Another of my favorite kid recipes is trail mix. The kids get to make their own trail mix. Buy a bag of nuts, a box of Chex cereal, a bag of chocolate chips, a bag of pretzels, a bag of raisins and any other goodies you want in the trail mix and then get out the snack size Ziplocs. The kids get to make the trail mix and bag it up for lunches and snacks. When they make it, they love eating it. This is a great healthy snack.
Have you ever had a waffle sandwich? Buy some Eggo waffles. Let the kids toast the waffles and then spread peanut butter and jelly on them. You can also let the kids cut up bananas and add them. They love this breakfast sandwich that they can make all by themselves.
Do your kids like burritos? Let them make their own burritos. Set out containers of tomatoes, cheese, olives, chopped chicken and anything else you might have in the fridge. Give the kids tortillas and let them add the ingredients they like and then wrap and eat.
My final suggestion is kabobs. Kids love to make their own kabobs. Chop up some apples, pineapple or melons. Cut some cheese squares and let the kids make their own fruit and cheese kabobs. Use a yellow cheese and a white cheese. Use a red melon and an orange melon. This lets the kids make colorful and delightful kabobs that theyll enjoy both making and eating.
~ ~ ~ ~ Audreys mom always entertained when she was growing up. Audrey learned to prepare for large groups and has often entertained 15-30 people in her home at a time. You can find more great recipes at www.recipe-barn.com
