Because we grew, harvested, threshed, winnowed, ground, sifted, kneaded and baked it, all here in our apartment in Ramat Beit Shemesh. The challah had a perfect smooth texture with a fresh nutty flavor – L’Kavod Shabbos Kodesh!

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7 Responses

  1. Wow, so cool! What a wonderful experience for your family, too. Are you going to do it again? And how did it taste?

    1. It tasted like good challah but very fresh and a bit nutty.
      I want do this again but that would mean getting hold of some wheat stalks. These are not easy to buy at the local supermarket, but I don’t want to let that deter me!
      We are definitely planning to grow more in our yard next winter IYH.

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