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Challah Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Chefjeb / All my dishes 1 year, 11 months ago A delicious and beautiful Jewish egg bread that can be enhanced with raisins, if you choose, or just a wonderful bread on its own. Rich and flavorful. Prep:120m Cook:30m Servings:3	Chefjeb
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Ingredients

3 packs or 8 tsp yeast

1 cup sugar

2 1`/2 cups warm water, divided use

3/4 cup vegetable oil

1 tbs salt

5 eggs. divided use

8 or 9 cups flour

poppy or sesame seeds

Raisins (optional)

Directions

Makes 3 loaves

Disolve yeast in 1/2 cup warm water and proof.

Combine sugar 2 cups water, oil and salt. Blend well.

Add 4 eggs and blend well.

Add 5 cups of flour and blend.

Add remaining flour one cup at a time until dough pulls together.

Knead adding flour if necessary until dough is elastic and pulls away from the bowl. This is best done in a heavy duty mixer, but can be done by hand.

Dough is kneaded when a golf ball size piece can be stretched without tearing.

Place in greased bowl, cover and let rise until doubled.

Punch down and knead by hand for another minute or two.

Divide into thirds and shape into loaves.

You may use bread pans or for a beautiful loaf, divide each of the three doughs into thirds and shape into ropes and braid.

Let rise until doubled.

Brush with egg wash (one beaten egg and a splash of water)

Sprinkle with poppy or sesame seeds

Bake in 350 oven until thermometer inserted in center reads 205 and top is golden brown. Cover with foil if browning too fast.

Note: For holidays such as Hanukkah, many add raisins. This is done during kneading.

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borinda 1 year, 11 months ago said:
Or, add a bit of cinnamon. Then you make the best French toast in the world!

Happy Hanukah, one and all.

cooper 1 year, 11 months ago said:
This is an incredible bread. The texture is very smooth due to the richness of the eggs. I made one loaf with the cinnamon that Borinda suggested and the others by the recipe. This is definitely a keeper recipe.