Most Amazing Challah Recipe

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Ingredients
10
Count
Nutrition
1703
Calories
Total time
70
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Sprinkle the yeast over the water in a large bowl, and stir gently to moisten the yeast. Stir in salt, sugar, margarine, and 4 eggs, and beat well. Gradually mix in the flour, 1 cup at a time, up to 12 cups, until the dough becomes slightly tacky but not wet. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface, and knead until smooth and elastic, 8 to 10 minutes.
  2. Grease baking sheets, or line them with parchment paper and set aside.
  3. Cut the bread dough into 4 equal-sized pieces (or 2 pieces to make 2 large loaves). Cut each piece into thirds for 3-strand braided loaves. Working on a floured surface, roll the small dough pieces into ropes about the thickness of your thumb and about 12 inches long. Ropes should be fatter in the middle and thinner at the ends. Pinch 3 ropes together at the top and braid them. Starting with the strand to the right, move it to the left over the middle strand (that strand becomes the new middle strand.) Take the strand farthest to the left, and move it over the new middle strand. Continue braiding, alternating sides each time, until the loaf is braided, and pinch the ends together and fold them underneath for a neat look. Repeat for the remaining loaves.
  4. Place the loaves onto the prepared baking sheets, and let rise until double in size, 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
  5. Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Whisk 1 egg with vanilla extract in a small bowl, and brush the loaves with the egg wash. Sprinkle each loaf with about 1 tablespoon of sesame seeds.
  6. Bake in the preheated oven until the tops are shiny and golden brown, about 30 minutes. Let cool before slicing.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1702.97 Kcal (7130 kJ)
Calories from fat 163.98 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 18.22g 28%
Cholesterol 204.6mg 68%
Sodium 3580.77mg 149%
Potassium 530.97mg 11%
Total Carbs 325.22g 108%
Sugars 22.12g 88%
Dietary Fiber 9.3g 37%
Protein 58.09g 116%
Iron 18.9mg 105%
Calcium 206.3mg 21%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 228.89 Kcal (958 kJ)
Calories from fat 22.04 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 2.45g 28%
Cholesterol 27.5mg 68%
Sodium 481.27mg 149%
Potassium 71.36mg 11%
Total Carbs 43.71g 108%
Sugars 2.97g 88%
Dietary Fiber 1.25g 37%
Protein 7.81g 116%
Iron 2.5mg 105%
Calcium 27.7mg 21%

* 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

  • 34.8
    Points
  • 45
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • low fat,
  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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