Challah Bread Recipe
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3/16/15, 6:12 PM Challah Bread Recipe Page 1 of 1 https://addapinch.com/cooking/easyrecipe-print/3779-0/ Prep time 3 hours 30 mins Cook time 50 mins Total time 4 hours 20 mins Challah Bread Recipe Challah Bread is a satisfying and impressive bread to make at home. The dough is wonderful for cinnamon rolls and day old bread makes amazing French toast and bread pudding. Author: Robyn Stone | Add a Pinch Serves: 1 loaf Ingredients 4½ teaspoons active dry yeast 1 cup warm water ⅓ cup sugar 8 tablespoons melted butter 3 eggs 4 - 4½ cups all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon salt For the egg wash: 1 egg ¼ cup water Instructions 1. Combine yeast and warm water. Add sugar, stir gently and allow to sit for about 10 minutes to bubble and foam. 2. Add melted butter and eggs to yeast mixture. Whisk together. 3. Add flour, 1 cup at a time, combining well after each addition. 4. Add salt and stir well. 5. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and allow to double in bulk, at least 1-2 hours. 6. Pour dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead gently. Cut dough into 3-4 strips and braid. Place onto a lightly greased kitchen sheet pan and cover with plastic wrap. Allow to rise again to double in size, at least 1 hour. 7. Preheat oven to 325º F if using a convection oven and 375º F if standard. 8. Remove plastic wrap and brush lightly with egg wash made of egg whisked together with water. 9. If baking in a convection oven, bake for about 35 minutes. If baking in a standard oven, bake for about 45-50 minutes. 10. Bread will be done when it is nicely browned on top and when tapped on the the bottom, the bread sounds hollow. If checking by thermometer, the internal temperature should read about 200º F on an instant read thermometer. 11. Cool on a wire rack for about 10 minutes prior to slicing. Notes Total time is largely unattended. Time includes first and second rising of dough. Recipe by Cooking | Add a Pinch at https://addapinch.com/cooking/challah-bread-recipe/
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3/16/15, 6:12 PMChallah Bread Recipe
Page 1 of 1https://addapinch.com/cooking/easyrecipe-print/3779-0/
Prep time3 hours 30 mins
Cook time50 mins
Total time4 hours 20 mins
Challah Bread Recipe
Challah Bread is a satisfying and impressive bread to make athome. The dough is wonderful for cinnamon rolls and day oldbread makes amazing French toast and bread pudding.
Author: Robyn Stone | Add a PinchServes: 1 loaf
Ingredients
4 teaspoons active dry yeast1 cup warm water cup sugar8 tablespoons melted butter3 eggs4 - 4 cups all-purpose flour1 tablespoon salt
For the egg wash:1 egg cup water
Instructions
1. Combine yeast and warm water. Add sugar, stir gently and allow to sit for about 10 minutesto bubble and foam.
2. Add melted butter and eggs to yeast mixture. Whisk together.3. Add flour, 1 cup at a time, combining well after each addition.4. Add salt and stir well.5. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and allow to double in bulk, at least 1-2 hours.6. Pour dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead gently. Cut dough into 3-4 strips and
braid. Place onto a lightly greased kitchen sheet pan and cover with plastic wrap. Allow torise again to double in size, at least 1 hour.
7. Preheat oven to 325 F if using a convection oven and 375 F if standard.8. Remove plastic wrap and brush lightly with egg wash made of egg whisked together with
water.9. If baking in a convection oven, bake for about 35 minutes. If baking in a standard oven,
bake for about 45-50 minutes.10. Bread will be done when it is nicely browned on top and when tapped on the the bottom,
the bread sounds hollow. If checking by thermometer, the internal temperature should readabout 200 F on an instant read thermometer.
11. Cool on a wire rack for about 10 minutes prior to slicing.
NotesTotal time is largely unattended. Time includes first and second rising of dough.
Recipe by Cooking | Add a Pinch at https://addapinch.com/cooking/challah-bread-recipe/
