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Decadent Challah Bread

Name: Decadent Challah Bread
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 140 min
Yield: 16 servings
Cuisine: Jewish
Ingredients: 2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast; 1 egg white; 2 eggs; 1/3 cup honey; 1/4 cup milk; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 1/2 teaspoons salt; 5 cups unbleached flour, plus more if needed; 1 1/4 cups warm water; 1 tablespoon white sugar

5 October 2026

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Total Time140 Mins

Serves16

Per Serving$0.31

The recipe Decadent Challah Bread could satisfy your Jewish craving in around 2 hours and 20 minutes. This recipe makes 16 servings with 193 calories, 6g of protein, and 3g of fat each. For 31 cents per serving, this recipe covers 6% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals.

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Method:

1
Dissolve the honey in the water in a large mixing bowl, and stir in the yeast. Set the mixture aside until the yeast forms a creamy layer on top, about 15 minutes. Stir in the salt, 2/3 cup of olive oil, and beaten eggs.
2
Add the flour 1 cup at a time until the dough is slightly tacky, but not sticky wet.
3
Turn it out onto a floured surface, and knead until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes. Lightly oil a bowl, place the dough in the bowl, turn the dough over a few times to oil the surface, then let rise until doubled in a warm, draft-free place, about 90 minutes.
4
To make the loaves, punch down the dough, and cut it into 2 equal-sized pieces.
5
Cut the first piece into 4 equal parts. Set the second piece aside under a cloth to prevent drying out while you braid the first loaf.
6
To braid the first 4-strand loaf, roll the 4 pieces of dough into thin ropes about the width of your thumb, and about 14 inches long. Make the tops and bottoms of each rope thinner than the middle area. Pinch the tops of the 4 ropes together, and fan the 4 ropes out so they don't touch.
7
To make an "under-2, over-1 braid," take the left-most rope, and move it to the right to cross underneath the next 2 ropes, then move it left to cross back over the strand immediately to its left. Take the far right strand, and move it to the left and cross it under the two strands to its left (they are already crossed from the previous braid); then move it right to cross back over the strand immediately to its right. Repeat until the 4 strands are braided together all the way to the end, and pinch the ends tightly together. Repeat the steps to braid the second loaf, and let the braided loaves rise for 1 hour.
8
Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C), and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
9
Make a glaze by whisking together the milk, 2 tablespoons of olive oil, the egg white, and the sugar in a bowl.
10
Brush the braided loaves with the glaze, to make a shiny crust, and bake the loaves on the prepared baking sheets in the preheated oven until they are light golden brown, about 30 minutes.