\,sMaLL BITES

Simply Delicious

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ach week, children from
around the area get a
chance to see how challah
is made at the Great Harvest
/— Bread Company in Birmingham. If
you're a little too old to take a
school trip to watch the bakers in
action, you can try the recipe at
home. Great Harvest was kind
enough to share it with
readers of The
AppleTree.

Ingredients:
5 packages dry yeast
5 cups all-purpose flour
2 Tbsp. sugar
2 tsp. salt
1/3 cup butter
or margarine
1 cup hot water
3 eggs •
1 egg white (save yolk)
Sesame or poppy seeds (optional)

In a large mixing bowl, combine
yeast with 2 cups flour, plus sugar,
salt and butter. Gradually add hot
water and beat all ingredients.
Add 3 eggs and egg white.
Continue to add flour and stir
gradually. Add remaining flour.
Dough should not be sticky.
Put dough on floured surface and
knead so it is smooth and elastic,
about 7-10 minutes. Put in
greased bowl and cover for about
1 hour, until dough doubles. Pull
dough out and punch down to
knead out bubbles. Divide in half,
then divide each half into three
equal pieces. Use palm of your
hand to make six 12-inch-long
braids. Lay braids next to each
other so they are parallel, then
start with braid in the middle and
work to one end. Pinch ends
together. Turn loaf around and do
the same to the other side. Place
on baking sheet and brush with

egg yolk, which has been mixed
with 2 Tbsp. sugar and 1 tsp.
cold water. Let stand for 1 hour.
Bake in a preheated oven at 400
degrees. Check at 30 minutes.
Insert toothpick in center; it should
come out dry and clean. Makes
two loaves.

Photos by Kristo Husa

Sam, Coosebumps
And The Golem

hey came, they read, they
voted. And Dr. Seuss tops
the list.
Children visiting the Detroit
Public Library recently voted Dr.
Seuss' Green Eggs and Ham, first
published in 1960, their favorite
book.

Above: Spencer
Gold gets a chance
to test the dough.

Right: Students from Mrs. Boeve's kindergarten class at Beverly
Elementary School in Birmingham enjoy bread and juice after their tour of
Great Harvest Bread Company.

In honor of National Children's
Book Week each November, the
Detroit Public Library children's
librarians encourage boys and
girls to nominate their 10 favorite
books. Children in grades
preschool through eight voted at
the Gray, Hubbard and Knapp
branches and Children's Library.

The winners:
1) Green Eggs and Ham,
by Dr. Seuss
2) Goosebumps books,
by R.L Stine
3) Arthur books,
by Marc Brown
4) Golem,
by David Wisniewski
5) Tailypo, by Joanna Galdone
6) The Three Little Pigs
7) Spot Looks at Color,
by Eric Hill
8) A Light in the Attic,
by Shel Silverstein
9) Cat in the Hat, by Dr. Seuss
10) Babysitters Club books,
by Anne Martin

n Search Of Future Leac ers
n 2,000 And Beyond

re you interested in joining other parents with children, ages 4-12 years, to
visit various Jewish/secular agencies and charities? We could get together
as friends, to make a difference.
would like to connect minds and bodies to put together a "mitzvah maker" group. I'm
-t-- open to all ideas and suggestions from the young and the not-as-young. We could
visit on a four- to six-week basis, maybe meeting once in between — let's decide
together. The intended goal is tzedakah and fun for us all.
If this is something you and your child would like to be a part of, please call Debbie,
(248) 855-3311,

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