Fresh Baked Community Recipes

These spicy wonders are the little black dress of cookies. These sweet, crunchy, snappy cookies are simple to make and yet special enough that you can dress them up or down depending on the occasion. They are so good you just keep munching on them, like chips. One after the other. Friend dropped by? Brew some tea and BAM- just like that you have a tea party. Need a special bachelorette or Mother’s Day treat? Just put a dollop of vanilla bean ice cream in between 2 of these beauties for a memorable ice cream sandwich.  These cookies are inspired by...

Jerusalem Bagels are easy to make and take a lot less time than a regular bagel. No boiling, multi-step, labor intensive process here. Just fresh bread styled in a bagel shape. Perfect for a weekend brunch when you don’t want to run out the door early to stand in that bagel shop line.  This recipe yields 6 light “bagels” - and I put the word bagel in quotes because these really are more of a bread. If you need more than 6, just multiply the ingredients by however many batches you want. I like that this recipe is small batch...

Quickie pizza dough cause I can’t wait! I love the organic shape of homemade pizza and the chance to customize toppings.  This is my take on the 2 ingredient yogurt bread dough.  I didn’t have self-rising flour so I took matters into my own hands and added some yeast and water and a little salt. So ok now we are up to 5 ingredients but seriously- what would you do for super easy fresh pizza that doesn’t take all day?  This recipe makes 4 8" single serve pizzas. 1 for you and 3 for me.  PIZZA DOUGH 425g bread flour (about...

I share this discussion guide with grateful thanks to ChallahForHunger.org who originated it.  https://donate.challahforhunger.org/Passover2021 INCORPORATING THE CAMPUS  HUNGER PROJECT INTO YOUR SEDER  It might seem unusual that Challah for Hunger would provide a resource for Passover –  it’s the only Jewish holiday completely absent of even the slightest crumb of challah.  However, the telling of the Passover story begins in most homes with the ambitious, heartfelt invitation  “Let all who are hungry come and eat.” Words that serve as a direct reminder that our job at Passover,  and always, is to tell the story of hunger’s cruelty and act against the hardships...