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Challah Bread Recipe
18 ingredients
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Peter Reinhart's challah recipe creates a wonderful (and reasonably forgiving) dough that bakes into a tender, delicious version of the traditional Jewish celebration bread.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
906
Calories
19g
Protein
34g
Fat
131g
Carbs
Counts 8 of 11 ingredients — the other 3 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 |
| Honey | 1 tbsp (21g) | 64 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Agave | 1 tsp (7g) | 21 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
| Poppy Seed | not in our table | 0 |
| Topping | 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 3/4 cups (8 ounces) whole wheat flour, preferably fine grind
- 1/2 teaspoon (.14 ounces) salt
- 3/4 cup (6 ounces) water
- 1 3/4 cups (8 ounces) unbleached bread flour
- 1/4 teaspoon (.03 ounces) instant yeast
- 7 tablespoons (3.5 ounces) filtered or spring water, at room temperature (about 70F or 21C)
- 1 large egg (1.65 ounces), slightly beaten
- 4 egg yolks (2 ounces)
- Use all of the soaker
- Use all of the biga
- 7 tablespoons (2 ounces) whole wheat flour
- 1/2 teaspoon (.14 ounces) salt
- 2 1/4 teaspoons (.25 ounces) instant yeast
- 1 1/2 tablespoons honey or agave nectar (1 ounce) OR 2 tablespoons or sugar or brown sugar (1 ounce)
- 2 tablespoons (1 ounce) vegetable oil
- - extra whole wheat flour for adjustments
- - 1 egg beaten with 1 tablespoon water plus a pinch of salt for egg wash
- - poppy seeds or sesame seeds for topping (optional)
Directions
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