Sy's Challah Recipe

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Ingredients
9
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Nutrition
1831
Calories
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Ingredients:

  • 1/4 cup white sugar
  • 1 tbsp salt
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 1/4 cups warm water
  • 2 (.25 oz) packages active dry yeast
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tbsp poppy seeds (optional)

Directions:

  1. Place sugar, salt, and oil in either a mixing bowl for an electric mixer with a dough hook or any large bowl. Add hot water, and stir to dissolve the sugar and salt. Stir in yeast, and let stand until mixture gets foamy. Add slightly beaten eggs.
  2. If using an electric mixer, add 4 1/2 cups of flour to the yeast mixture. Mix until flour is mixed in, and dough gets stringy. This stringiness indicates that the gluten has developed. Continue to add flour until dough is all on dough hook; 1 or 2 cups is usually sufficient. Let hook continue to knead for several minutes. Dough should be smooth and elastic. To knead by hand, stir 4 1/2 cups of flour in to the yeast mixture. Turn soft dough onto lightly floured surface, and work in 1 to 2 cups of flour. Knead until smooth and elastic, about 8 to 10 minutes.
  3. Place dough into a greased bowl, and turn several times to coat the surface. Cover bowl with a damp cloth. Let dough rise until doubled in bulk. Punch down after first rising, and allow to rise a second time. The first rising is about 1 hour, the second about 45 minutes. Two risings makes for a better bread, but if time is a problem just do one.
  4. Divide dough in half, and divide each half into three or four equal parts. Make two braids, and place both breads on a greased baking sheet. Cover, and allow to rise until doubled. Brush with beaten egg. Sprinkle with poppy seeds, if desired.
  5. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 35 minutes until golden brown. Allow loaves to cool on a wire rack.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1830.59 Kcal (7664 kJ)
Calories from fat 380.02 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 42.22g 65%
Cholesterol 327.36mg 109%
Sodium 3628.76mg 151%
Potassium 624.11mg 13%
Total Carbs 305.06g 102%
Sugars 14.83g 59%
Dietary Fiber 14.07g 56%
Protein 52.61g 105%
Iron 6.1mg 34%
Calcium 188.1mg 19%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 271.61 Kcal (1137 kJ)
Calories from fat 56.38 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 6.26g 65%
Cholesterol 48.57mg 109%
Sodium 538.41mg 151%
Potassium 92.6mg 13%
Total Carbs 45.26g 102%
Sugars 2.2g 59%
Dietary Fiber 2.09g 56%
Protein 7.81g 105%
Iron 0.9mg 34%
Calcium 27.9mg 19%

* 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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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 39.3
    Points
  • 48
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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