Sicking Family Recipe Library
Challah
Mom found this recipe in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch around 1975, and we've been making it for Thanksgiving and other occasions ever since.
| Ingredients: | |
|---|---|
| 2 pkgs Yeast | 1 ¾ cup warm Water |
| 1 Tbsp. Salt | ½ cup Sugar |
| ¼ cup melted Butter/Margarine or Oil | 4 Eggs (1 will be separated) |
| 7 cups Flour | |
Method: Dissolve 2 pkgs Yeast in 1 ¾ cups warm Water. Let rest 5 minutes.
Add Salt, Sugar, melted Butter/Margarine/Oil and blend till smooth.
Blend in 3 cups Flour; add 3 Eggs and 1 Egg White, beaten (save yolk). Beat thoroughly.
Add up to 4 cups remaining Flour, a little at a time, kneading until dough forms a ball and is no longer sticky; continue kneading until smooth and elastic.
Place in a well-Oiled or -Buttered bowl; turn to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 ½ hours.
Punch dough down; turn out onto Floured board. Divide into halves (for 2 large loaves) or thirds (for 3 medium loaves). Divide each portion into thirds; roll each third into a 15-inch rope. Braid 3 ropes together without stretching dough; beginning in middle and working towards either end.
Place on greased Cookie sheet, covered. Let rise one hour.
Preheat oven to 350°.
Mix reserved Egg Yolk with 1 Tbsp. Water; brush Egg wash over loaves; sprinkle with sesame seeds or Poppy Seeds if desired. Bake in preheated oven 35-40 minutes (NOTE FROM CLARE - mine bake in about 20-25 minutes) until golden brown and loaf sounds hollow when tapped on the bottom.
-- Contributed by Clare Wilhelm --
Add Salt, Sugar, melted Butter/Margarine/Oil and blend till smooth.
Blend in 3 cups Flour; add 3 Eggs and 1 Egg White, beaten (save yolk). Beat thoroughly.
Add up to 4 cups remaining Flour, a little at a time, kneading until dough forms a ball and is no longer sticky; continue kneading until smooth and elastic.
Place in a well-Oiled or -Buttered bowl; turn to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 ½ hours.
Punch dough down; turn out onto Floured board. Divide into halves (for 2 large loaves) or thirds (for 3 medium loaves). Divide each portion into thirds; roll each third into a 15-inch rope. Braid 3 ropes together without stretching dough; beginning in middle and working towards either end.
Place on greased Cookie sheet, covered. Let rise one hour.
Preheat oven to 350°.
Mix reserved Egg Yolk with 1 Tbsp. Water; brush Egg wash over loaves; sprinkle with sesame seeds or Poppy Seeds if desired. Bake in preheated oven 35-40 minutes (NOTE FROM CLARE - mine bake in about 20-25 minutes) until golden brown and loaf sounds hollow when tapped on the bottom.
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