challah! (like, holla) get it?

I'm bread obsessed - in a carb-overload sort of way. I use the awful excuse, "I made it so, the bread doesn't have any preservatives, which means that I must consume the entire loaf in 48 hours." The habit was kicked for about a week -- until...

Challah.

This is the most FABULOUS bread recipe that I have found. And it is a Cooking Light recipe, too! Who woulda thunk?

The recipe calls for threads of saffron, which I'm sure would have been fantastic, but after finding the spice EXPIRED on the grocery store shelf, and trying to explain to the 16 year old when the heck this stuff was...I decided to try something new. Orange zest. See the little flecks?

I think the recipe was darn good with the orange zest. My mom made some pretty mean french toast with the leftovers the next day. Add a little splash of Grand Marnier to the egg mix for that extra pop. Nice job, mom!