challah recipe

Challah recipe - The best challah recipe!

In a bowl, mix together in the following order:

1 cup warm water
1/2 c. vegetable oil (do not use olive oil!)
3 eggs (room temperature is best)
1/4 c. plus 1 T. sugar
2 tsp. salt
5 c. flour
2 1/2 tsp. yeast

You can mix this by hand and then kneed it for 10 minutes, let it rise and kneed it again. Separate the dough in half (or into or if you want more than two challahs) then add chocolate chips, raisins, twist it and let it rise again. OR you can start it in a bread machine on the "Dough" cycle. Take it out when the "Dough" cycle is finished, kneed it, let it rise and follow the steps above.

Brush a beaten egg on the challah and add sesame seeds if you like.

Bake in a 400 degree oven for about 18 minutes. Dough should be medium brown when done.

Not only is this good at the Shabbat table, it is delicious with coffee on Saturday morning!

Healthy eating and exercise are key to living a long healthy life. Happy eating.