Brioche for Bastille Day, Hallah for Shabbat

Experimenting with brioche while developing my line of Voilà! Hallah Egg Bread Mixes a few years ago led me to wonder: are ‘hallah’ and ‘brioche’ just two monikers for essentially the same bread? Is hallah bread brioche’s poorer relative? I bake hallah regularly and, while I love brioche — the heavenly French bread, rich with […]

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Brioche Recipe

Brioche   Print So easy to make with Voilà! Hallah Egg Bread Mix! Brioche, the buttery French bread with a golden brown hue is a treat every day, and, especially, on Bastille Day, celebrated on July 14. Have a small brioche bun with butter and jam with your coffee. Or bake in a bread pan […]

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Tunisian Inspired Tuna Slider

Tunisian Inspired Tuna Slider   Print Prep time 60 mins Cook time 30 mins Total time 1 hour 30 mins   Inspired by the traditional Tunisian Sandwich, this delectable multilayered tuna slider easy to make and incredibly satisfying. Canned or preserved tuna is used traditionally. But seared fresh tuna elevates this comfort food into something […]

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Double Chocolate Swirl Bites

My chocolate babka inspired me to create these chocolate bites when I wanted an easy, yet elegant, dessert for a holiday dessert buffet table. So I named them babkales (bab-ka-lé). Each babkale, or bite, fills the palette with a swirl of delicious flavors — cherry, chocolate and a hint of cinnamon. Delicious! And, using a box of […]

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Voilà! Jelly Doughnuts

Voilà! Jelly Doughnuts   Print Prep time 30 mins Cook time 15 mins Total time 45 mins   The puffy, round jelly doughnut may have originated in Eastern Europe, but, in one form or another, fried dough is found in cuisines around the globe. Soofganiyot in Hebrew, jelly doughnuts were brought to Israel by Polish […]

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