Anna's Challah: makes 2 loaves

• mix in bowl, let foam:
  • 3/4 tsp yeast
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 3/4 cup warm water
• add to bowl
  • 1/2 cup oil
  • 4 eggs
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 tbsp salt
  • 8 ish cups flour
• knead
• let rise
• braid
• egg wash
• let rise
• egg wash again
• bake at 375˚F for 30-40 minutes

Chocolate Beet Cake: so good so moist

• Ingredients for cake:
  • 1 can pickled beets (~15oz)
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 1/2 cup sugar
  • a bit of vanilla
  • 3 eggs>
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/3 cup unsweetened/baking cocoa
  • a pinch of salt
  • 1 tsp baking soda
• Cake Instructions:
  • blend beets including juice into smithereens
  • whisk oil, sugar, vanilla, and eggs together
  • add blended beets and mix
  • add flour, cocoa, salt, baking soda and mix
  • oil bundt tin
  • pour batter into bundt tin
  • bake at 375˚F for 50 minutes
• Ingredients for Ganache:
  • 1/2 cup cream
  • 4oz chocolate (dark or unsweetened)
• Ganache Instructions
  • melt cream and chocolate over very low heat until smooth