Michelle's Favorite Challah Recipe
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A traditional braided Jewish bread with eggs, honey, and optional mix-ins like raisins or chocolate chips.
Ingredients
Method
- In a large bowl, combine warm water, yeast and pinch of sugar. Wait until bubbly.
- Add remainder of ingredients and mix.
- Knead for about 10 minutes.
- Let rise in a warm spot for until doubled (1 – 1 ½ hours)
- Take challah if making a large amount of challah.
- Braid and place on a parchment covered sheet.
- Let rise another 45 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 375F.
- Brush with egg wash.
- Place bread in oven, reduce to 350F, bake for approximately 30 minutes.
Recite the blessing:
Baruch ata adonai eloheinu melech haolam, asher kidshanu bemitzvotav vetzivanu lehafrish hallah.
Blessed are You, God, Sovereign of the Universe, who has sanctified us with God's commandments, and commanded us to separate hallah.
Remove a small piece from the dough, lift it, and say:
Harei zo hallah This is Hallah
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