Barbara's Thanksgiving Challah Recipe

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Barbara's Thanksgiving Challah
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  1. In a large bowl (or your electric mixer bowl), dissolve yeast in 1/2 cup of water with 1 teaspoon sugar. Wait until this starts to foam and bubble (about 5 - 10 minutes). Add 3 eggs, butter, salt, remaining water and sugar. Stir to mix thoroughly then using your mixer or by hand add flour 1 cup at a time mixing between each addition. When dough leaves sides of bowl turn out on a lightly floured surface and knead until dough is smooth and elastic. (I live in Florida and perhaps because of the humidity I find that always need to add more flour as we are kneading) This is a very forgiving recipe. Cover dough and let rise until doubled in bulk (about 60 - 75 minutes) Punch down and shape into a side view of a turkey. (At my house someone always was assigned the job of finding a turkey model. One year it was my daughter's stuffed animal. Other years it was from a picture in a magazine or downloaded from online.) Place shaped bread on a greased baking sheet. Cover and let rise to double (about 1 hour). Before baking take a little of the remaining beaten egg and glue the raisin or almond in place for the eye. Bake at 400 degrees for about 30 minutes. Brush on remaining egg glaze and finish baking for another 10 minutes or until fully browned and loaves sound hollow when tapped on the bottom. When bread is cool enough to touch, insert pretzel logs for legs and insert pointed corner of crackers into top surface of tail portion so they stick up for tail feathers.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1171.39 Kcal (4904 kJ)
Calories from fat 435.11 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 48.35g 74%
Cholesterol 97.09mg 32%
Sodium 4059.19mg 169%
Potassium 519.58mg 11%
Total Carbs 160.93g 54%
Sugars 8.33g 33%
Dietary Fiber 18.62g 74%
Protein 26.52g 53%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 2%
Iron 10.6mg 59%
Calcium 508mg 51%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 329.4 Kcal (1379 kJ)
Calories from fat 122.36 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 13.6g 74%
Cholesterol 27.3mg 32%
Sodium 1141.47mg 169%
Potassium 146.11mg 11%
Total Carbs 45.25g 54%
Sugars 2.34g 33%
Dietary Fiber 5.24g 74%
Protein 7.46g 53%
Iron 3mg 59%
Calcium 142.8mg 51%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 26.7
    Points
  • 31
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • high fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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