The Rosengarten Report
December, 2005
The Best Mail Order Holiday Desserts
THE CHALLAH CONNECTION RUGELACH
($32.99 for approximately 25 pieces of mixed flavors, larger assortments available)
The Challah Connection
37 Franklin Street, Ste. 201
Westport, CT 06880
203.222.0400 (tel)
866.242.5524 (toll-free)
203.222.9542 (fax)
www.challahconnection.com
I tasted through many rugelach those small, rolled, filled pastries that are staples in a Jewish Hannukah celebration?and found the versions from this Connecticut company to be the best available by mail-order. Do keep in mind, however, that they deviate a bit from the rugelach norm. They are not typically crunchy and shatter-y when you get them; they are complicated and layered, but in a softer way, like a Greek galaktoboureko. However, if you heat them in a 350-degree oven for ten minutes, then let them cool, they become a lot more like crisp, traditional rugelach.
I selected them because they taste so damned good, particularly The Challah Connection Rugelach, Apple-Honey, which has a wonderful fruity sweetness, and a crackly sugar sprinkle on top. My second fave is The Challah Connection Rugelach, Raspberry, which has a great fruit preserve flavor. Also good are The Challah Connection Rugelach, Chocolate (which has a wonderful chocolate flavor with a kind of acidity to it), and The Challah Connection Rugelach, Cinnamon, which, though tasty, seemed a little drier than the others.
BEST STRATEGY FOR ACQUISITION. To order, log on to The Challah Connection web site. For single-flavor orders, contact the company via phone.
Excerpt from: The Rosengarten Report , December 2005, the best mail-order holiday desserts
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