Challah

Name: Challah
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 3 h 40 min
Yield: Makes 1 loaf
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 575 g (1 lb 4½ oz) plain (all-purpose) flour; 2 egg yolks; 2 eggs; 145 ml (4¾ fl oz) lukewarm water; 2 teaspoons fine salt; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 teaspoon caster (superfine) sugar; 1 tablespoon egg white; 1½ teaspoons dried yeast; 55 g (2 oz/¼ cup) caster (superfine) sugar

Preparation info

Makes
1
loaf

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
4 hr

Appears in

New York Cult Recipes

By Marc Grossman

Published 2013

About

This braided loaf, traditionally eaten for Shabbat, is New York’s answer to the French brioche.

Ingredients

Dry Ingredients

575 g (1 lb 4½ oz) plain (all-purpose) flour
1

Method

The Dough

Combine the dry ingredients, then beat together the wet ingredients. Carefully combine the two mixtures and knead until the dough is very elastic (5–10 minutes in a machine, 10–20 minutes by hand). Form a smooth ball of dough, place it in an oiled container and cover with plastic wrap. Let it rise at room temperature for about 1½ hours until it ha