Family Challah

I wish I could instruct you on how to braid, at this time I can not. Please visit Challahatchagirl and ChallahPrince on Instagram for video instructions.

Dry ingredients first

• I used my KitchenAid mixer. Pour all of the dry ingredients into the bowl and attach to your mixer. I attached the wire whip to combine for 2 minutes.
• Change to your dough hook.

Strained Eggs

• Separate enough Egg Yolks to acheive 56 Grams after running the Egg Yolks through a seive.

Wet Ingredients

• Set the mixer to "2" . Slowly add the Water, followed by the Olive Oil and finally the Egg Yolks.
• Allow the mixer to run until the dough ball forms. sparingly sprinkle additional flour if the mixture is too wet.
• Turn the dough out (fancy talk for move the dough to a floured counter) hahaha
• Separate the dough into 6 equal parts. This should come to 165 Grams each.
• I wish I could instruct you on how to braid, at this time I can not. Please visit Challahatchagirl and ChallahPrince on Instagram for instructions.

Braid

• Once you have braided your dough, cover it with a kitchen towel. Keep it in a warn place in the kitchen and set a timer for 30 minutes. Set your oven to 350 degrees.

Prepare to cook.

• You will want to paint the top of the bread with one of the following, Egg Whites, Egg Yolks or Water. I use Egg Yolks. Painting the Bread aids in rising and gives a sticky surface for toppings to stick to.
• Topping range from Poppy Seeds, Sesame Seeds, Toasted Sesame Seeds, Black Sesame Seeds and Kosher Salt. I used Sesame Seeds that were toasted in Duck Fat!
• Once the 30 minute rise time has passed and you have painted the bread and topped with your choice of toppings, place the bread into the oven and set a 15 minute timmer.
• Once the 15 minute timer goes off, rotate the bread 180 degrees in your oven and set another timer for 15 minutes.
• Once the bread is done, remove it from the oven. I like to let it set for 5 minutes before cutting.
• Manjia!