Hello everybody, it is me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, challah/bread loaves. One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Challah bread recipe is a buttery, rich and absolutely beautiful braided loaf of bread. Challah is an enriched Jewish bread that's traditionally braided and served on the Sabbath. Many things about the loaf are symbolic; for example, the braids represent love and unity.
Challah/bread loaves is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Challah/bread loaves is something which I have loved my entire life.
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook challah/bread loaves using 8 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Challah/bread loaves:
- Make ready 5 lbs high gluten flour
- Prepare 1 cold + 3 hot c water
- Make ready 1 c sugar
- Prepare 1/2 c honey
- Prepare 4 tsp salt
- Prepare 1/2 c oil
- Take 4 eggs
- Get 3 oz yeast
Rich, slightly sweetened and easy to make, too. I baked my first challah last Thursday and wanted to share. I decided to start with Glezer's own personal recipe for sourdough challah. In its more widely-known usage, challah refers to the two loaves of bread that form the core of the Shabbat meal.
Steps to make Challah/bread loaves:
- Dissolve yeast in a cup of warm water (which will become your cup of cold water) with a tbsp of sugar note to self: break up yeast for quicker activation
- Add 3 cups of very hot water top the dough mixer
- Add oil, eggs, sugar, honey, salt, flour and yeast
- Mix for 3 minutes
- Oil your largest bowl sparingly and place dough in. Cover dough with a damp dishcloth and let dough rise for a 1/2 hour.
- After the dough has risen for a 1/2 hr punch it down, flip it over, cover it with the damp towel and let it rise for an additional 45 minutes.
- Make an hafrashas challah (Jewish blessing on bread) and start braiding
- Once you've braided and placed it in your tin pans let it rise yet again for 45 min (all this rising should make the bread come out nice and fluffy)
- Once 45 min are up or they have risen sufficiently brush some eggwash for a nice golden shine and sprinkle sugar on them for a sweet crunch! bake on 175-380 until a golden-dark brown for 20-30 min or longer. Keep checking on them.
- Bake on 175-180° unitl a golden–dark brown for 30-45 min or longer. Keep checking on 'em!
But in its more basic, biblical meaning. This recipe is for one small loaf of challah. This easy challah bread recipe is great with sweet or savory spreads and also makes a mean French toast or wonderful accompaniment to soups and stews. Challah Bread - braided loaf bread with a gorgeous golden brown exterior and a supple interior. A perfect holiday or Easter spread.
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