Challah, plural: challot or challos, is a special Jewish ceremonial bread, from which a small portion has been set aside as an offering, usually braided, and eaten on Sabbath and Jewish holidays.
Ingredients:
1 Tbs Yeast
1 C Warm Water
3 Tbs Sugar
½ tsp Salt
1/3 C Canola Oil
3 C All-Purpose Flour + ¼ C
1 Egg, beaten for basting
¼ C Sesame Seeds, for topping
Directions:
In a 1 gallon plastic ziplock bag, add the yeast, water, sugar, salt, oil and 3 cups of flour.
Give the bag a little shake. Don’t work too hard- remember, it’s a lazy challah!
Place the bag in a bowl of warm water for 30 mins.
Remove from bowl, shake, release air from bag, and place on the table for 1 hour. Flip bag every 20 mins. The dough should be very wet. It will start to bubble and self-knead. WHOA.
After the 1 hour, add 1/4 cup flour and give the bag another shake. This makes the dough not stick to the bag.
Leave the bag for 1 hour and 30 mins to rise. It should still be a wet dough. If it’s not rising, flip it over and knock it down. If the dough is wet, the recipe will turn out amazing.
Preheat oven to 300F/150C.
On a well-floured surface, separate the dough and stretch out 3 strands. Braid.
Baste with egg and sprinkle sesame seeds. Leave to rise for 15 mins before it goes in the oven.
Bake on a non stick tray for 40 mins or until golden on top.
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