Classic Challa

Servings: 1 Difficulty: Advanced
Middle-Eastern-style hearty and homemade bread that brings home-style flavor to your table
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This Middle-Eastern bread features Dry yeast, Warm water, Sugar, Salt, Flour. It delivers sweet, indulgent flavor. Wonderful fresh from the oven, pairs well with any meal. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.

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Classic Challa

Difficulty: Advanced
Servings: 1 Calories: 2040.5

Description

This Middle-Eastern bread features Dry yeast, Warm water, Sugar, Salt, Flour. It delivers sweet, indulgent flavor. Wonderful fresh from the oven, pairs well with any meal. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Poppy seeds; or -Sesame Seeds Disolve Yeast in warm water in large bowl.When dissolved,
  2. add sugar,salt and HALF the flour.
  3. Mix well.
  4. Add eggs and oil,then slowly
  5. stir in most of remaining flour.Dough will be quite heavy,
  6. add a little water and
  7. beat until dough starts to pull away from sides of bowl.Turn out onto well floured surface and
  8. knead for about 10 min.
  9. Add only enough flour to keep dough manageable,
  10. knead until dough is smooth and elastic.
  11. Place dough in large oiled bowl,turn so top gets oiled also.
  12. Cover with damp towel and
  13. let rise in warm
  14. place for abt.
  15. hours,punching down every 20 minutes.
  16. Divide dough into three parts,
  17. shape into loaves(or twist),
  18. place in well greased loaf pans or baking sheets.
  19. Let rise until double in bulk.
  20. Preheat oven to 375 degr.F.
  21. Brush tops of loaves with beaten Egg and
  22. sprinkle with seeds.
  23. Bake for 30 to 45 minutes; or until brown.
  24. Remove from oven and
  25. cool on rack

Nutrition Facts

Servings 1


Amount Per Serving
Calories 2040.5kcal
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 39.9g62%
Saturated Fat 6.8g34%
Cholesterol 139.9mg47%
Sodium 11288.5mg471%
Total Carbohydrate 359.3g120%
Dietary Fiber 14.3g58%
Sugars 9.4g
Protein 51.9g104%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Keywords: baking, bread, challa, classic, dry, eggs, flour, middle-eastern, oil, salt, sugar, title, vegan, warm, water, yeast
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