I baked The Bread Baker’s Apprentice Challah for the first time last September. You can see my previous attempt HERE. For a twist on the traditional braid, I decided to make mini-challah rolls.
I made 3 ounce rolls, with each strand weighing 1 ounce. I also added 1/2 cup of diced dried pears and dried cherries to the dough the last two minutes of kneading.
Making half a recipe, I yielded six rolls. Perfect.
I made these as part of The Bread Baker’s Apprentice Challange, a group dedicated to baking our way through Peter Reinhart’s book.
Your mini-challah rolls are the cutest things! I love their shape. I’m such a slacker with my (borrowed from the library) copy of BBA. I’ve been talking about making bagels for weeks now…
These look absolutely perfect! Beautifully formed and just the right amount!
These are the cutest things I’ve ever seen. I wish I had one to go with my sandwich for lunch.
Great idea to do mini braided rolls! I was planning on making the BBA challah into rolls for the 4th of July, but I hadn’t thought to braid them as such.
Mini challah, what a great idea! I love making challah so I should definitely try these. Nice work.
Your mini-challah rolls look perfect and what a great idea! *Blush* as yet I haven’t made challah bread it is on my list of bakes and if it turns out half as good as yours I’ll be happy!
Yum! Challah is the best, especially when used for french toast.
I made some minis too but not so pretty and fancy as yours! Really gorgeous!
Beautiful Challah. I admire bakers so much, especially those with as much talent as you. GREG
I have a sneaking suspicion that 6 of these did not last very long around the house.
YUMMERS, I love challah. I want one of these now! I can’t believe how many great things come out of your oven. Amazing.
I can’t believe it never occurred to me to make challah into individual rolls before- What a great idea!
They look so perfect! I love that your added dried pears and cherries too.
These looks so cute and so delicious. What a great idea and what great add-ins!
These are gorgeous Wendy! I could do with one of those with my brekky right now.
This probably isn’t the word you’re looking for, but they are so CUTE! I must conquer my fear of yeast (in fact, I think TWD will make me do that later next month!)
Those are the cutest little buggers.
Great job.
Nice baking along with you,
Susie
I loved them on Twitter, but I didn’t see that you included the dried fruit, so I’m even more fond of them now!
What a great challah presentation, Wendy, and I admire your dedication for baking it a second time! I’m trying to decide between copying your mini challahs or your mini casatiellos for my contribution to a dinner party this weekend.
Wow, I’m impressed you could braid something that tiny! Cute little rolls though.
Those are so cute! You are so creative.
How cute those are! 6 rolls? Great, I’ll take 5.
These are amazing? Have you ever thought about relocating to N. California? I would love to try some of your gorgeous breads!
You and I are on the same page. I’m making the challah this week, and I’m halving the recipe. I was wondering if I could turn this into rolls, and thanks to you, I know it will make 6! They are lovely.
Those look really cool. I wouldn’t have thought to make braided rolls.
Oh, wow, I can’t believe I missed this entry. Your challah rolls came out gorgeous and perfect. I just made a few interesting challah’s, but not from BBA..just because I han’t made it in a while. Next time I would love to make them into rolls like yours!