Discovering Traditional Jewish Recipes: Challah Bread

May 18, 2006 | Posted by Allison as Bread Recipe at 10:15 am | (2) Comments »

Challah Poppy Seed Bread.jpg Today I thought we would discover some traditional Jewish recipes. We’re going to start with a Challah Bread recipe that always comes out great, no matter what you do.

Ingredients:

9 cups flour – divided use
1 1/4 cups sugar
3 packages of dry yeast
1 Tablespoons salt
2 1/2 cups lukewarm water
1/2 cups oil
4 eggs
Beaten egg & poppy or sesame seeds, for garnish

What’s Next:

Go ahead & preheat your oven to 350 F, or 175 C.

In a large bowl- combine 2- 1/2 c flour, sugar, yeast, salt, water, and oil. Mix well. Add eggs and 1- 1/2 c flour. Mix well. Then add remaining flour, one cup at a time. Mix in between each cup of flour.

Knead well. Let rise, covered with a towel, for 2 to 2- 1/2 hours. Divide dough and braid into three large or five small challahs. Brush with beaten egg and sprinkle either poppy seeds or sesame seeds. Bake in a 350 degrees F oven for 30 minutes.

Eat well & laugh often!

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2 Comments »

Nachama Fine Said,

May 30, 2007 @ 2:32 am

Does this dough freeze at all? Thanks
english braid Said,

July 5, 2008 @ 2:06 am

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