Challah
also called challa · hallah · egg bread · braided egg bread
Three ways to read this recipe
The table
| 3/4 cup(180 mL)warm water | stir, stand 10 min | beat in | add flour and salt, knead 10 min | cover, rise until doubled | braid six strands, proof 1 hour | brush, seed, bake 350°F 30 to 35 min |
| 1/4 cup(85 g)honey | ||||||
| 2 1/4 tsp(7 g)instant yeast | ||||||
| 2 largeeggs | ||||||
| 2 largeegg yolks | ||||||
| 1/3 cup(75 mL)vegetable oil | ||||||
| 4 1/4 cups(570 g)bread flour | ||||||
| 2 tsp(12 g)table salt | ||||||
| 1 largebeaten egg | ||||||
| 1 Tbssesame seeds | ||||||
What to lay out
Everything the recipe asks for, sitting under the step that eats it. Tick each one as you measure it.10 things to get out.
1stir, stand 10 min
2beat in
goes in with what step 1 made
3add flour and salt, knead 10 min
goes in with what step 2 made
6brush, seed, bake 350°F 30 to 35 min
goes in with what step 5 made
Cooking it
Tap a step when it is done; the next one lights up.
The clock
- Start to finish
- at least 3 hr 25 mintwo waits that overlap count once
- Needs you
- 10 minof the steps that give a time
One of the 6 steps never says how long it takes, so both numbers are floors. The recipe itself says 4 hr.
stir, stand 10 min
10 minwalk away(read off the step)from the start
beat in
not timed10 min in
add flour and salt, knead 10 min
10 minneeds you(read off the step)10 min in
cover, rise until doubled
1 hr 30 minwalk away(read off the step)20 min in
braid six strands, proof 1 hour
1 hrwalk away(read off the step)1 hr 50 min in
brush, seed, bake 350°F 30 to 35 min
35 minwalk away(read off the step)2 hr 50 min in
- needs you
- you can walk away
- never timed
Drawn to scale, so a long wait really does take up the room it takes. The shortest stretches keep a sliver so they stay visible; their times are printed beside them. The minutes are always the recipe’s own; a dashed edge means we worked out from the step whether you have to be there, and a dotted one means nothing was said, so we assumed you are standing over it.
Goes with
See how it is written
>> title: Challah
>> category: Breads
>> tags: bread, jewish, eggs, honey, braided
>> counters: Bakery, Deli
>> aka: challa, hallah, egg bread, braided egg bread
>> pairs-with: chicken-noodle-soup
>> servings: 12
>> time: 4 hr
>> step.1: stir, stand 10 min
>> step.2: beat in
>> step.3: add flour and salt, knead 10 min
>> step.4: cover, rise until doubled
>> step.5: braid six strands, proof 1 hour
>> step.6: brush, seed, bake 350°F 30 to 35 min
Stir @warm water{3/4%cup}(180 mL) with @honey{1/4%cup}(85 g) and @instant yeast{2 1/4%tsp}(7 g), then let stand ~{10%min}.
Beat @eggs{2%large}, @egg yolks{2%large}, and @vegetable oil{1/3%cup}(75 mL) into @&(~1)yeast mixture{}.
Add @bread flour{4 1/4%cup}(570 g) and @table salt{2%tsp}(12 g) to @&(~1)egg mixture{}, then knead ~{10%min}.
Cover @&(~1)dough{} and rise until doubled, ~{1 1/2%hours}.
Braid @&(~1)dough{} into a six-strand loaf and proof ~{1%hour}.
Brush @&(~1)loaf{} with @beaten egg{1%large}, sprinkle with @sesame seeds{1%Tbs}, and bake at 350°F for ~{35%min}.