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title: "Challah Bread"
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date: 2021-04-15
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tags: ['israeli', 'bread']
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author: siggines
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2022-04-14 19:58:07 +00:00
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---
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2021-04-15 13:18:12 +00:00
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A kind of braided bread preparation.
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- ⏲️ Prep time: 20 min
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- 🍳 Cook time: 40 min
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- 🍽️ Servings: 2-4
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NOTE: Prep time does not account for the 3-4 hours the dough must be left to rise and cool (see directions 5, 10, & 12).
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## Ingredients
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- 600ml ( 1 Pint ) warm water
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- 1 tablespoon dry active baking yeast
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- 7 tablespoons honey
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- 1.5kg flour
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- 3 eggs
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- 1 tablespoon salt
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- 1 tablespoon poppy seeds
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- 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
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## Directions
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1. Fill a large bowl with the water, and sprinkle with the yeast.
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2. Whisk together: honey, oil, 2 eggs, and salt. Add to bowl.
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3. Add flour to bowl in small amounts, beating/whisking after each addition.
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4. Once the mixtures becomes a viscous dough, begin kneading until smooth and elastic, and no longer sticky.
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5. Cover bowl with a damp cloth and let rise for 1-2 hours, or until dough has doubled in size.
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6. Sprinkle flour onto a chopping board, place the dough onto it and divide in half.
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7. Knead each half, adding flour as needed to keep the dough non-sticky.
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8. Divide each half into thirds and roll into a long snake about 4cm (1.5in) in girth.
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9. Pinch the ends of the each three snakes together firmly and plait them together, making two items of braided dough.
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10. Grease two baking trays or use baking paper, cover with dry cloth and let rise for one hour. Preheat oven to 190°C / Gas mark 5.
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11. Whisk an egg and brush onto each plait, sprinkle with seeds.
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12. Bake until bread has a hollow sound when tapped, cool on a rack for an hour before slicing.
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