I want to make pumpkin challah stuffing this thanksgiving, because it looks interesting, but it looks like it would take almost as much time to shape and braid the challah as the rest of the recipie combined, even though I'm just going to end up cutting it into pieces. Does the shaping add a purpose, or is it just decorative/religious? Can I just use the recipe, but bake it like a normal loaf of bread instead of doing it all fancy?
http://toriavey.com/toris-kitchen/2010/10/pumpkin-challah/
>Does the shaping add a purpose
no. it's just decorative.
>>8257648
It's decorative. Looking at the recipe you could use bakery bought challah and hack it with the spices and pumpkin purée; I personally wouldn't go through the trouble if I was just going to make stuffing out of it tbqh
>>8257648
Shape it up. Challah is fucking awesome, and shaping it isn't hard, just takes a little practice.
Protip: make Challah for weekday dinner, then use the stale slices for weekend French toast. Egg bread in egg dip with powdered sugar. 10/10, goyim