Step by step instruction for the seven core doughs of Jewish baking. Sweet and comforting Jewish baked goods have brough families together around the table for centuries. In modern Jewish Baker, Sarna pays homage to those traditions while reinvigorating them with modern flavors and new ideas. One dough at a time she offers the basics for challah, babka, bagels, hamantashcen, rugelach, pita and matzah. Never one to shy away from innovation.

Recipes include:
Chocolate Chip Hamantaschen
Tomato-Basil Challah
Everything-Bagel Rugelach
S'mores Babka

Shannon Sarna, the Queen of Challah, is the editor of the popular Jewish food blog The Nosher. Her wok has been featured in Edible Brooklen, Parade, Tablet and Buzzfeed.