How I’m Coping With The War In Israel Challah Recipe and Prayer

Set up the station to make the bread.

Use Glick Bread Company's high gluten flour and follow their recipe.

Combine 5 cups of water, 3 tablespoons of yeast, and 3/4 cup of sugar in a bowl and mix.

Let the mixture proof for about 10 minutes until foamy.

Add in 6 cups of high gluten flour to make a paste.

Incorporate 3 eggs, oil, and pink Himalayan salt into the mixture.

Mix the ingredients while praying.

Let the dough rest after spraying oil in the pan and covering it with oil.

After an hour, the dough should have risen nicely.

Perform the hafrashat challah blessing.

Separate a handful of dough into 12 pieces for braiding.

Roll each piece into a log, keeping the center fat and the ends skinny.

Braid the dough by pinching the top and alternating strands.

Egg wash the braided challah with a beaten egg and water mixture, then sprinkle sesame seeds on top.

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