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Recipe by My Kosher Recipe Contest

Challah

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Parve Parve
Medium Medium
42 Servings
Allergens
5 Hours
Diets

No Diets specified

Submitted by Leah Klein

 

This is a sweet challah that tastes like a sweet roll. The crumbs on top and the cinnamon and sugar on the bottom just finish it off perfectly.

Ingredients

Dough

  • 4 and 1/3 c warm water

  • 4T yeast (6 pkgs)

  • 2 and 1/4 c sugar

  • 2T salt

  • 6 eggs

  • 3/4 c oil

  • 5 lb flour – high gluten flour is recommended

Cinnamon-Sugar for Sprinkling

  • 3 tbl sugar

  • 1/2 tbl cinnamon

Crumb Topping

  • 1/2 c margarine

  • 1/2 c sugar

  • 1 and 1/2 c flour

  • 1 T vanilla

Directions

Prepare the Challah

1.

Dissolve yeast in warm water. Add sugar and let bubble. Add the rest of the ingredients. Knead in a mixer with a bread hook for 15 minutes. Pour oil over the dough. Cover and let rise until doubled.

2.

Punch it down and let rise again till doubled.

3.

Meanwhile grease 6 challah pans and sprinkle the sugar and cinnamon combination on the bottom of each greased pan.

4.

Punch the dough down again. Take Challah. Divide dough into 6 equal parts. Braid each into a challah, cover with a towel and let rise for 1/2 hour.

5.

Shmeer with beaten egg. Combine crumb topping. Put crumbs on each challah and bake for 35 minutes at 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Prepare the Challah

makes 6 regular sized challahs

Challah

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