Chocolate Challah Recipe

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Chocolate Challah
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Ingredients
11
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Nutrition
599
Calories
Total time
34
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 cup warm water
  • 1/3 cup canola oil , plus
  • 2/3 cup honey
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 2 cups bread flour
  • 2/3 cup cocoa powder
  • 2 1/2-3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 egg , for glazing

Directions:

  1. Mix the warm water, 1/3 cup canola oil, honey, 2 eggs and salt in a large mixing bowl until thoroughly combined.
  2. Add the bread flour and cocoa powder and mix until dough is a shaggy mess.
  3. Add the instant yeast and mix well.
  4. Now add the all-purpose flour one cup at a time, until too thick to stir.
  5. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface, and continue to add flour while kneading for about 10-15 minutes.
  6. When you are done kneading the dough will bounce back at you when you press on it. The surface will no longer be sticky or come off on your fingers, but will be tacky to the touch, like a post-it note.
  7. Pour the 2 Tbsp canola into a mixing bowl, and coat the bottom and sides with oil.
  8. Put the dough in the oiled bowl, and flip the dough around to uniformly coat with oil.
  9. Cover the bowl and set in a warm spot to rise until doubled. (For me this was about 2 hours.).
  10. Punch down dough and separate into loaves. Loaves can be braided like traditional challah, or baked in a bread loaf pan, or formed into any shape you like.
  11. Put formed loaves aside to rise a second time, covered, until doubled in size. (This took about 2 1/2 hours for me.).
  12. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  13. Just prior to baking, mix one remaining egg with a bit of water (about a teaspoon or so) and a small pinch of salt. Use this mixture to glaze the loaves.
  14. Bake loaves for 30 minutes, rotating once midway to keep browning even.
  15. Cool on racks.
  16. Freezes well.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 599.02 Kcal (2508 kJ)
Calories from fat 145.07 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 16.12g 25%
Cholesterol 61.38mg 20%
Sodium 796.88mg 33%
Potassium 326.14mg 7%
Total Carbs 101.32g 34%
Sugars 36.42g 146%
Dietary Fiber 3.09g 12%
Protein 13.05g 26%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 0%
Iron 2.5mg 14%
Calcium 54.8mg 5%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 311.26 Kcal (1303 kJ)
Calories from fat 75.38 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 8.38g 25%
Cholesterol 31.89mg 20%
Sodium 414.07mg 33%
Potassium 169.47mg 7%
Total Carbs 52.65g 34%
Sugars 18.92g 146%
Dietary Fiber 1.61g 12%
Protein 6.78g 26%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Iron 1.3mg 14%
Calcium 28.5mg 5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 12.7
    Points
  • 16
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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