The Challah Lady's Heavenly Challah Recipe

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Ingredients
7
Count
Nutrition
1622
Calories
Total time
47
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 5 cups lukewarm water (use boiling water, let cool just until you can keep your finger in the water while counting to 10 )
  • 2 oz fresh yeast (3 packets.) or 6 3/4 tsp dry yeast (3 packets.)
  • 3/4 cup sugar (i use 1 1/2 cups, much better)
  • 2 -3 eggs
  • 1/2 cup oil
  • 3 tbsp kosher salt

Directions:

  1. Dissolve yeast, water, and 1 tablespoon of sugar in a bowl until nice and bubbly.
  2. Add rest of sugar and oil.
  3. Add eggs and mix well.
  4. Pour mixture into extra-large bowl. Add sifted flour.
  5. Add salt.
  6. I do not use bread machine so these are my direction for doing it by hand:.
  7. Combine flour with rest of the ingredients with your extra flour close at hand as you will need it. Combine and combine by squeezing, turning the dough over and punching the dough down again and again. Add flour as needed until it feels smooth and not sticky at all. The dough should bounce back very quickly when you punch it down.( You will be kneading the dough for about 10-15 minutes). If the dough feels too dry because you added too much flour then tablespoon by tablespoon add a little oil and alternately with water if needed.
  8. Oil your large bowl, place your dough inside and then oil the top of the dough as well (can use an oil spray) and place your dough in a warm spot in your kitchen. Cover the dough with a wet towel (not dripping wet) and wait until it has doubled in size.
  9. Braid or shape into loaves.
  10. Let rise until the loaves double in size.
  11. Paint loaves with an egg-white and sprinkle with sesame or poppy seeds.
  12. Bake at 350 for 45-60 minutes until the challah are golden brown and the bottoms make a hollow noise when you give a little patting to them.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1621.93 Kcal (6791 kJ)
Calories from fat 248.63 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 27.63g 43%
Cholesterol 68.2mg 23%
Sodium 1029.36mg 43%
Potassium 545.27mg 12%
Total Carbs 292.41g 97%
Sugars 14.84g 59%
Dietary Fiber 8.03g 32%
Protein 49.35g 99%
Iron 15.8mg 88%
Calcium 71.6mg 7%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 370.29 Kcal (1550 kJ)
Calories from fat 56.76 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 6.31g 43%
Cholesterol 15.57mg 23%
Sodium 235.01mg 43%
Potassium 124.49mg 12%
Total Carbs 66.76g 97%
Sugars 3.39g 59%
Dietary Fiber 1.83g 32%
Protein 11.27g 99%
Iron 3.6mg 88%
Calcium 16.4mg 7%

* 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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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 33.9
    Points
  • 43
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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