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Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 35-40 minutes
Rest Time (for dough to rise): 1-2 hours
Total Time: 2.5 – 3 hours
Imagine you come home from work and you just want to lay down and have your comfort food, you lay down and start ordering your favorite cheesy burger, bu bu but.. then suddenly remember the promise to yourself: no unhealthy food or takeout. Now the thought of cooking seems like too much effort but hold on, little soldier! We have got you the perfect recipe to make in use when you want to enjoy something healthy, easy, and comforting – the deliciously wholesome challah bread.
Challah Bread: An Overview
Challah bread is the epitome of Jewish culture. It is made and consumed during Jewish festivals and holidays. The word challah refers to a piece of dough kept aside during baking which is a ritual still done in many Jewish households. The bread symbolizes love, peace, justice, and fun fact, different shapes of bread are made for different occasions.
The bread was first called berches and dates back to the 15th century in Austria. The bread evolved over time and the heritage of the bread was kept alive as Jewish people migrated to different places (Poland, Eastern Europe, and Russia) they took the bread with them and kept it alive.
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Challah Bread: Ingredients
●Luke warm water: 1¾ cup
●Instant yeast: 2 teaspoons
●All-purpose flour: 4 cups
●Sugar or honey as an alternative: 1 cup of sugar, if you dont cosnume sugar you can always use 3 spoons of honey.
●Salt: 2 teaspoons
●4 Eggs
●Vegetable or canola oil
Challah Bread Recipe
Step 1
●Take a bowl and mix 1 tablespoon of sugar and 1¾ cups of lukewarm water to it, whisk them together for a while.
Step 2
●After mixing for a while sprinkle some yeast in the bowl and mix it till it becomes frothy. (froth indicates that the yeast is activated)
●Take another bowl and add 1/4 cup of vegetable or canola oil with 4 eggs, mix it well and keep beating the mixture after addition of each egg, and simultaneously add sugar and a pinch of salt for flavor.
Step 3
●Add the flour to it until the dough comes together and is no longer sticking to the sides of the bowl, after a while take it out and knead it until it’s smooth.
●Once you are done kneading the dough, put it back in its place and cover it with a plastic wrap until it rises. (Remember to grease the bowl with some oil before keeping the dough again in it)
●Then braid the strands together to complete the process.
Steps 4
●Beat some more eggs and brush them over the bread.
●Preheat your oven to 375°F, before putting the bread in the oven sprinkle the sesame seeds on the top of the loaves, and let them bake for 35-40 minutes (until they turn rich golden).
And tadaaa the bread is ready to serve you without much effort!
How To Braid Challah Bread With Perfection?
●To create beautifully breaded challah, divide the dough in 5-10 balls.
●Take each ball and roll them into long strands of around 12 inches.
●Keep them strands side by side and pinch their ends from your fingertips.
●Starts braiding the strands by picking up one strand and moving it over the next two and then taking the second strand and bringing it to the far right.
●Next, move the far left strand over two strands. Finally, bring the second strand from the right to the far left. Repeat this pattern until the entire dough is braided.
What to eat with Challah Bread?
●You can take the soft and delicious challah bread out and serve it warm with some butter for a classic and comforting bite.
●If you want to add some spices and protein to your meal, you can add boiled eggs, match them with a fork, add some avocado, mix them, spread the paste on the top of the bread, and enjoy.
●Because of its super fluffy texture, you can make French toast and bread pudding form it too.
Nutritional Value (Per 100 grams)
●Calories: 265
●Fat: 3.2g
●Cholesterol: 0mg
●Trans Fat: 0g
●Protein: 9gm
●Iron: 19%
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