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Challah Bread
Challah Bread is a rich and fluffy loaf full of flavor. A Jewish traditional loaf, this incredible bread is going to be a favorite in your family baking!
👥 12 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 2h 30m⏳ Prep: 2h🔥 Cook: 30 min👤 The Recipe Critic📖 therecipecritic
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●bowl
- ●oven
- ●knife
- ●baking sheet
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Making the dough
2
Mix 4 cups of flour with the other dry ingredients together in bowl of stand mixer.
3
Add the wet ingredients (make sure the water is just barely warm—don’t kill the yeast!) and mix at medium low speed with dough hook until combined. If the dough is still sticky, add the additional ¼ cup of flour. Scrape the bowl to make sure all the flour is incorporated.
warm water1 cup
4
Mix at low speed until smooth, about five minutes.
5
Once smooth, dump dough on a lightly floured counter and gently form into a ball. Place dough into an oiled bowl, cover with a towel or plastic wrap and set in a warm place to rise.
6
Let rise for ⏱️ 1 hour or until doubled in size.
7
Forming the braid
8
Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees.
9
Once the dough has doubled in size, remove from the bowl onto a lightly floured surface.
10
Using a sharp knife or pizza roller, cut the dough into two equal sections and using your hands, very gently roll into a large log about 12 inches long. From here you can cut each log into either 6 strands or 3, depending on your preference, but keep them attached at one end (see photo for example).
11
Being careful to handle the dough gently and not stretch out the strands of dough, braid the strands together in a traditional 3 strand braid or a 6 strand braid (see photo for step-by-step example). Once the strands are too short to continue braiding, pinch together and tuck under to form the end of the loaf. The top of the loaf can be pinched and tucked to match.
12
Place the loaf on a greased baking sheet or parchment lined baking sheet.
13
Mix a little water (about a teaspoon) with the egg yolk and use a pastry brush to coat the dough evenly. Sprinkle on optional sesame seeds or poppy seeds.
warm water1 cupegg yolk (for egg wash)1Sesame Seeds (optional)Poppy Seeds (optional)
14
Bake at 350 for ⏱️ 30-40 minutes, until golden brown.
15
Allow to cool completely before cutting.
Nutrition Facts
calories
214 kcal
fat Content
2 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
1 g
sugar Content
9 g
sodium Content
211 mg
protein Content
6 g
trans Fat Content
1 g
cholesterol Content
47 mg
carbohydrate Content
43 g
saturated Fat Content
1 g
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