Best Challah Dough Recipe | How to Bake Challah Bread | Jamie Geller

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: bread flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber and nutrients.

honey

🥗Healthier: agave syrup

💰Cheaper: corn syrup

Agave syrup is lower on the glycemic index.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil provides healthy fats.

eggs

🥗Healthier: flaxseed meal

💰Cheaper: egg replacer

Flaxseed meal is a vegan alternative.

Start with 2 ounces of active dry yeast in a bowl.

Add 1-2 spoonfuls of sugar to the yeast.

Use 2 cups of warm water, mixing 1 cup of instant hot water with 1 cup of room temperature water to achieve lukewarm.

Cover the yeast mixture with a kitchen towel and let it rise while preparing the rest.

Add 4 heaping tablespoons of kosher salt to a large bowl.

Pour in 6 pounds of all-purpose flour into the bowl with salt.

Add 2 cups of white sugar evenly across the top of the flour.

Use 5 egg yolks, discarding the whites, and create a well in the center of the flour mixture.

Pour the yeast mixture into the well, followed by 4 cups of additional warm water.

Add 3/4 cup of vegetable oil to the mixture.

Begin to knead the dough by hand, ensuring not to over-knead, for about 10 minutes until combined and smooth.

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