Making your own Whole Wheat Challah is easy, inexpensive and enables you to know exactly what ingredients are used in it. Buying commercially produced Challah is not difficult; but knowing exactly what ingredients are used to produce it is less clear. I make my own because I want to be sure that all ingredients are healthy for my family to consume. This article teaches you 6 key elements to making Whole Wheat Challah with a Bread Machine.
Equipment needed:
Wheat Bread
Bread machine or Food Processor to knead the dough
Flat Baking Pan or Cookie Sheet
Ingredients:
¾ cup of water
1 ½ tablespoon Canola or Safflower oil
1 ½ tablespoon Honey or Date Syrup
1 tablespoon of ground Flax seeds
2 eggs
3 cups of Whole Wheat Flour
4 teaspoons of Gluten
1 teaspoon of Salt
1 ½ teaspoons of Active Dry Yeast
For this recipe, I use a Bread machine for kneading and rising. You can use a Food processor or knead the dough by hand, if you prefer. If using a Bread machine, be sure to read the User Manual to find out in which order you need to add the ingredients for your specific machine.
The 6 Key Elements to Making Whole Wheat Challah are:
1. Add all ingredients to Bread machine and start the kneading/rising process (requires 1 ½ hours for my machine).
2. Remove dough from machine and divide into 3 equal portions. Pull and squeeze each part until it looks like ropes about 12 inches long and 1 ½ inches in diameter.
3. Braid the 3 ropes of dough and pinch the ends together.
4. Put the braided dough on an oiled baking pan or cookie sheet, cover with a damp towel and set it aside in a warm place for 30 minutes to rise.
5. Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F/190 degrees C
6. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes.
Be sure to check it after 20 minutes to make sure that it is not browning too fast. When the Homemade Whole Wheat Challah is ready, it should have a beautiful brown color. Enjoy.
6 Key Elements to Making Whole Wheat Challah With A Bread Machine
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