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Medium
3 Hours, 20 Minutes
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It is no wonder the public often thinks there is no way to enjoy a delicious slice of spelt challah or bread, as it always comes brick-heavy in stores: Mine is light and delicious! Yields 4 loaves
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4 tablespoons Gefen Dry Yeast or other active dry yeast
4 cups warm water
1/2 cup Gefen Honey, sugar or sucanat
4 eggs
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 tablespoon salt
12 cups Shibolim Spelt Flour, a little more only if needed
1 egg, beaten
1/4 cup water
sesame or poppy seeds
Mix the yeast, water and honey or sugar in a big bowl, and let the mixture bubble for about 5 minutes.
Add the eggs, oil and salt, and beat. Add the flour, and mix thoroughly.
Transfer the mixture to a lightly-floured flat working surface, and knead for about 15 minutes, turning the dough a quarter of a turn every 2-3 minutes and punching it down often to eliminate any air pockets (or transfer the mixture to the bowl of a dough maker. Set for 10 minutes of kneading). Transfer the kneaded dough into a big mixing bowl (remember, it will expand). Sprinkle flour all around the dough. Let rise, covered with a cloth, in a warm draft-free area for 2 hours.
Divide the dough into 4 pieces. Divide each piece into thirds and roll each third into a long thin rope. Pinch the 3 ropes together at one end to hold them in place. Braid, and place the braid on a foil-covered cookie sheet. Repeat with the rest of the dough. Place the loaves well apart in the pan (you might need more than a pan: Bake one at a time).
Brush each loaf with the egg-and-water mixture, and top with seeds if desired. Bake in a preheated 350 degrees Fahrenheit oven for 45 minutes to one hour.
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Do you have a recipe for spelt bread that will work with my bread machine?
Thanks!
Hi- here are all our spelt challah recipes https://www.kosher.com/search/recipes?k=spelt%20challah&nd=on
Many recipes can be made in a bread machine it just depends on how many cups of flour your bread machine can handle. My bread machine can’t hold a 5lb batch of challah.