Whole Grain Challah Metukah

Every Friday morning, piles of delicious raisin-studded challah metukah, or sweet challah, appear in bakeries across Israel. Sadly, commercial challah is often loaded with additives and sugar, reason enough to make it at home, but challah is also fun to make. You can make it from start to finish in a couple of hours, but the flavour is best if the dough is allowed to rise slowly overnight. If serving with chopped egg and onion, use caraway seeds instead of raisins. Omit the sesame seeds if