Hello everybody, it is Louise, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, braided challah bread. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Challah, the classic Shabbat and holiday bread, is made from a soft, often egg-enriched dough that can be shaped in many ways. This method, illustrated in this step-by-step guide, begins at the top of the loaf. Today is Bread Baking Project Day!
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To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook braided challah bread using 8 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Braided challah bread:
- Get 2 cups all-purpose flour
- Take 1 cup milk
- Take 2 tsp active dry yeast
- Take 1/4 tsp salt
- Take 1 tsp sugar
- Prepare 1 tbsp oil
- Take 1 tbsp sesame seeds
- Make ready 1 tbsp ajwain leaves (dried and crushed)
Challah (pronounced holla) is an "enriched yeast bread", which means it has a higher fat and sugar content than other yeast breads. It's made with eggs, butter, honey, bread flour, yeast, salt, and water. It's traditionally a part of Jewish cuisine, typically served on special occasions like Sabbath and other major Jewish holidays. In all five ways, we are using one or two strands and you won't believe what beautiful things you can do even with just a strand or two.
Steps to make Braided challah bread:
- In a small bowl, combine the warm water and yeast. Give it a gentle stir and allow to rest in a warm spot for about 2 minutes until forthy.
- In a large bowl combine flour,oil, sugar,salt and yeast mixture,ajwain leaves crushed Combine and knead with milk.Knead about 5-7 minutes till form a smooth and sift dough.kerp in warm place for 1 hour for double in size.
- Cut into 15 even pieces. Cover loosely with a damp towel. Working with one piece at a time, roll the dough into a long rope. Then twist it around and tie it. Place the braided rolls onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Continue until all the rolls are braided. Cover with plastic wrap and allow to rest while the oven heats up.
- Brush the rolls with milk wash and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Bake for about 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven and allow to cool for about 30 minutes before eating. Will keep at room temperature, Enjoy.
Make a Round Braided Challah Bread: Challah is a light and fluffy egg bread. It's a tradition to make a long braid of challah for the Jewish Sabbath meal. But for the Jewish New Year of Rosh Hashanah, the challah loaf is round, to symbolize the circular nature of the seasons. Every celebration calls for a unique challah braid, so break out of your comfort zone and make one of these simple, unique and dazzling challahs! This Challah Bread recipe makes two of the best, most gorgeous braided loaves you will ever eat!
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