best challah (egg bread)
I only know one Yiddish phrase (well, two, if you can count , which is a pretty awesome way to say someone is three sheets to the wind), but conveniently, it is my favorite. means, roughly, that someone of the Jewish faith is not only doing something shameful (shonda), but doing it in front of non-Jews, which of course is an entirely worse offense. Like, it would be bad enough to, say, eat ham and cheese on matzo on Passover (or, I suspect, ever and boy, do I have a great story about that but first let me see if I can get my mother to pay me not to share it) but it would be to do it in front of a person outside your faith. You would, in fact, bring shame upon your entire people, mostly because when given the choice between the most or least dramatic interpretation of an event, I think can safely say that my people will generally opt for the former.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 8 of 10 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Sesame | 1 tbsp (14g) | 120 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Grape | 1/2 cup (76g) | 62 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Olive | 1 large (4g) | 4 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
| Poppy | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 packages active dry yeast (1 1/2 tablespoons or 3/8 ounces or 11 grams)
- 1 tablespoon (13 grams) plus 1/2 cup (100 grams) sugar
- 1/2 cup (118 ml) olive or vegetable oil, plus more for greasing the bowl
- 5 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon (14 grams) table salt
- 8 to 8 1/2 cups (1000 to 1063 grams) all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup raisins (about 70 grams) per challah, if using, plumped in hot water and drained
- Poppy or sesame seeds for sprinkling.