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class="content__text" ✡️ vegan challah ✡️ for me challah is the best bread in the world. It’s a soft, almost brioche like braided loaf traditionally eaten by Jews for Shabbat dinner on a Friday night. It’s usually a very egg heavy bread and this vegan version also known as a water challah is seriously impressive. I recommend giving this one a try! To make: -in a large bowl, combine 1 1/4 cups (295g) room temperature water, 1tbsp (10g) dry active yeast (aka instant yeast) and 1/3 cup (65g) granulated sugar and whisk -leave to stand for a few minutes -add 1/2 cup (73g) neutral oil (I used vegetable) and whisk -add 5 cups (625g) of bread flour - bread flour really helped me in this bake so I’d recommend it - and mix 1tbsp of salt -combine the dough until it’s shaggy and cover with cling film and let it sit for 10 mins -pour out the dough and knead for 10 mins or until it’s elastic. You can use a dough hook or stand mixer here too -oil a large bowl and put the dough in there. Cover and leave to double in size for 1.5-2 hours -cut the dough in half and save one half. The other piece, cut into 4 pieces and roll them out flat -then roll them up and stretch them out -pinch the 4 prices together and braid (it’s an under/over kind of method and there’s loads of tutorials online) -with the other piece of dough, you can either do the same or roll it out and turn it into itself to form one large challah -spray cling film with oil spray and let proof at room temp for another 1.5 hours -pre heat your oven to 180c -mix apricot jam and some water together and brush over the challah - this gives the shine and some sweetness. Sprinkle sesame seeds on top -halfway through baking brush more jam and turn the challahs -bake for 35-45 mins until golden and when you can tap the bottoms which give a hollow sound -try to allow to cool before eating Enjoy x #vegan  #jewish  #israel  #judaism  #jew  #torah  #kosher  #jewishlife  #shabbat  #hebrew  #jewishfood  #plantbased  #veganuk #challah #veganchallah #oyveygan

February 22, 2023