Happy Challah Days
Breaking bread really does make a community. Making a traditional Jewish bread brings together a community and it even allows you to make new friends! Let's eat! Challah recipe by Pastry Chef Zöe ...
Part of shabbat in any Jewish household is challah bread - this recipe will make you want this bread 7 days a week!
Ingredients
Bread
- 1 1/2 tablespoon active dry yeast
- 1 tablespoon + 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 6 extra large eggs
- 1 tablesoon salt
- 7 ounces warm water
- 7 ounces warm milk
- 8 cups of flour
- Optional: 3 cups sourdough
- Optional: poppy seeds
Eggwash
- 3 yolks
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- pinch salt
Instructions
Preheat oven at 350°
Combine the yeast and sugar in a large bowl, whisking in the combined 14 ounces of water and milk. Next add the flour and salt to a mixing bowl fitted with a dough hook. Add the eggs, oil and sourdough (if using) to the yeast. Mix and whisk. Add the wet ingredients to the dry and mix on low to combine. Continue on medium to high for eight to ten minutes or until the dough balls around the hook.
Refrigerate overnight in a large container to allow it to rise. The next day, divide into six equal pieces. Roll into thin ropes and braid the bread, folding the ends under. Let the braided dough proof for two hours. Eggwash and coat in poppy seeds (optional) and bake for 45 minutes to an hour.
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