Challah and other baked goods are baked fresh at The Challah Factory in the East Valley JCC’s kosher kitchen. Place your order online by Monday to pick up on Friday.
Each week, Chef Melinda creates delicious baked goods, including challah, challah twists, Monkey Bread (pull-apart cinnamon bread), hamburger buns, chocolate chip mandel bread and chocolate chip cookies. Weekly and monthly specials are listed below. Challah, challah twists , hamburger buns, chocolate chip mandel bread and Monkey Bread are pareve; all other products are dairy unless noted otherwise.
All orders must be placed online by 5 p.m. Monday for that Friday’s order. Orders are available for pick-up on Fridays (10 a.m.-2 p.m.).
The EVJCC kitchen is under the kosher supervision of Rabbi Michael Beyo.
ONLINE ORDERS ONLY
Yom Kippur: Orders will be available for pick up on Thursday, Oct. 10 until 6 p.m.
and Friday, Oct. 11 until 10 a.m. The EVJCC closes early on Oct. 11.
High Holiday baked goods
Order for Yom Kippur by 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30.
Round Plain Challah – $6.50
Round Poppy Seed Challah – $6.75
Round Sesame Seed Challah – $6.75
Round Raisin Challah – $7
Round Chocolate Chip Challah – $7
Orange Blossom Challah – $8
Challah Twists – 6 for $6.50
Chocolate Chip Cookies (D) – 8 for $7
Chocolate Chip Mandel Bread (P) – 12 for $8.50
Apple Cake (P) – 2 lb – $12
Honey Cake (P) – 2 lb – $10
Yeasted Chocolate Rugelach (D) – 6 for $8
October baked goods
Order by 5 p.m. Monday for Friday pick-up.
(Note: The EVJCC will be closed on Friday, Oct. 25 in observance of Simchat Torah so baked goods will be available for pick-up on Thursday, Oct. 24.)
Available Each Week
Plain Challah – $6.50
Poppy Seed Challah – $6.75
Sesame Seed Challah – $6.75
Challah Twists – 6 for $6.50
Monkey Bread – $7
Hamburger Buns – 6 for $7
Chocolate Chip Cookies (D) – 8 for $7
Chocolate Chip Mandel Bread (P) – 12 for $8.50
Monthly specials
Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins – 4 for $10
Granola (P) – 12 oz for $7
Oatmeal Raisin Cookies (D) – 8 for $7
Featured Treats
Oct. 18: Apple Cake (2 lb) – $12
Oct. 24: Marble Cake – $5.50
Celebration Challahs
Do you need a special challah for an upcoming celebration? The Challah Factory can help!
The Challah Factory now offers a 5 lb. challah for celebrations. The challah is made by Chef Melinda McNeil in the East Valley JCC’s kosher kitchen, which is supervised by Rabbi Michael Beyo.
Orders must be made at least one week in advance.
Each 5 lb. challah is $50. Toppings (poppy seed, sesame seed or both) are an additional $5.
Chef Melinda McNeil shares some of her popular recipes on the East Valley JCC’s Food page. See recipes here.
Challah
Cooking with Melinda
Roasted Beet Salad
Coconut Macaroons
About Chef Melinda
Chef Melinda McNeil honed her skills as a chef and baker at the Scottsdale Le Cordon Bleu Culinary School and has worked at the Phoenician Resort, Simply Bread bakery and the Olive & Ivy restaurant. She has baked challah and other baked goods at the East Valley JCC’s Challah Factory since fall 2016.
She also prepares meals for the JBox kosher meal delivery program and for children at the Early Learning Center and Camp Rimon.