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Challah (Bread Machine)
I have a bread machine (2 lb capacity) and I use it every Friday to
make my challah dough. (I don't let it bake in the machine, but it
does almost all the other work for me.) This is a wonderful, sweet,
pareve Challah. Here's the recipe I use:
Put into bread machine in this order:
Ingredients:
- 1 Cup Warm Water
- 2-1/4 tsp yeast (not rapid rise - but the regular jar kind)
- Scant 1/2 Cup Sugar
- Scant 1/2 Cup vegetable oil
- 2 to 3 tsp Salt
- 1 whole egg + 1 egg yolk
- 4 Cups flour
Instructions:
- Set the machine on Sweet Dough.
- After the machine is done, let it the
dough rise again in the machine.
- Punch it down, take it out,
and put it into an oiled bowl and cover it. Let it sit for about an
hour.
- Punch
it down, and make braids.* This will make 2 med
loafs or one large loaf.
- Put the Challah on greased
cookie sheet(s), cover and let rise for an hour.
- Before baking, brush
with a beaten egg mixed with a bit of water, sprinkle with sesame or
poppy seeds.
- Bake at 325 for 30-45 minutes, until golden brown.
*For Rosh Hashanah do not braid but form the challah into a round shape
Source: Andrea Herrera (andreah@utj.org)
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