A Clean Ingredient Challah Baking Kit!
It is true that the traditional Jewish bread known as challah has a denser, more cake-like texture and a golden-brown crust, as opposed to the fluffier texture and pale crust of many American-style breads. The old-world recipes for challah often produce bread with a rich, slightly sweet flavor and a satisfying texture that is perfect for slicing and serving with a variety of dishes.However, there is no one "right" way to make challah, and different people and cultures have their own unique variations on the recipe. In the end, the best challah is the one that tastes the best to you! And, Bucket of Bread brand dough mix has a great sweet challah recipe you can use to make a lot of challah and still have more than enough for the kezayit during hafrasha!Here's one way on how Bucket of Bread is a fantastic tool in your pantry of tricks for great challah bread:
Equipment
- 1 Stand Mixer
- 1 Scale
- 1 Measuring cup
- 1 Refrigerator
Ingredients
- 1 Bucket Bucket of Bread Traditional White
- 80 g White Sugar
- 4 Egg Standard Large Chicken Eggs
- 2 Cups Lukewarm Water The water should be lukewarm, 105 degrees F to 115 degrees F, something you can comfortably wash your hands in.
- 1 Egg Standard Large Chicken Egg used for the egg wash.
Instructions
- If you want to keep this egg dough, BE CAREFUL! This contains raw egg and this dough should only remain safe in the refrigerator for up to 3-days. Use discretion! Internal temperatures should be between 190-205F to be done. Increasing oven temperatures may help with achieving the desired color faster; however, may also give a larger oven spring causing the challah to have rips in the braids to appear. Every oven is different - Don't give up when trying new things!
- Mix the bucket ingredients (and the 4 eggs, lukewarm water, and sugar) either by hand or in the stand mixer (preferred). Mix until nothing dry is left. Then let it rise in the bucket for 2 hours. Placing the bucket in the oven without any heat but by just turning on the light, will help the rising process.1 Bucket Bucket of Bread Traditional White, 80 g White Sugar, 4 Egg Standard Large, 2 Cups Lukewarm Water
- Punch down the risen dough a little so you can secure the lid, and refrigerate overnight. Use 3 handfuls of 500g of dough. You’ll have a small amount left over. This is the whole bucket. You could also use less than 500g to braid a smaller loaf.
- Roll out three 1-inch-thick ropes.
- Let the newly stretched gluten adjust to the new shape while the oven preheats to 375-400F. About 20 minutes. Shown to compare what the 500g of dough ropes are turned into. This is a 18x13” inch standard large cooking sheet.
- Braid the rested dough ropes. To braid the three dough ropes: First, lay the ropes out on the surface so that they are evenly spaced. Cross the left strand over the middle strand, then cross the right strand over the new middle strand. Continue this pattern, crossing the left strand over the middle strand and then the right strand over the middle strand, until you reach the end of the dough ropes. Tuck in both ends under themselves.
- Add Egg wash evenly around the loaf and add your choice of toppings.1 Egg Standard Large
- Bake for about 20 minutes and remove.
- Add another coat of egg wash.1 Egg Standard Large
- Bake for about another 20-30 minutes or until achieving the desired color.
- Cool on a rack before serving.
- Harei zeh challah!
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Notes
All the Ingredients of Bucket of Bread have Kosher Certifications from Their Points of Origin.
Bucket of Bread just has not paid for the Kosher certifications for the manufacturing facility where these kosher ingredients are blended together. Bucket of Bread does follow known kosher guidelines and is very simple for production and ingredients. There is no meat, dairy, nor egg to process for manufacturing these buckets of dry mix. There's also no preservatives, no fats nor oils! And, since all the ingredients used are Kosher sourced, none of the processing equipment has come into contact with non-kosher foods. So, if anyone would like to help sponsor an official kosher certification for a newly created Veteran owned business, please reach out!Interested in a Collaboration?
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