Homemade Challah in a Bag
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Recipe type: Appetizer
Cuisine: Jewish
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Serves: 1 loaf
 
A quick and very easy way to make homemade Challah!
Ingredients
  • 1 tbsp. yeast
  • 1 cup warm water
  • 3 tbsp. sugar
  • ½ tbsp. salt
  • ⅓ cup canola oil
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour + ¼ cup
  • 1 egg for basting (optional for vegan challah, substitute olive oil)
  • Sesame seeds for topping
Instructions
  1. In a 1 gallon plastic ziplock bag, add the yeast, water, sugar, salt, oil and 3 cups of flour.
  2. Give the bag a little shake. Don’t work too hard- remember, it’s a lazy challah!
  3. Place the bag in a bowl of warm water for 30 mins.
  4. Remove from bowl, shake, release air from bag, and place on the table for 1 hour. Flip bag every 20 mins. The dough should be very wet. It will start to bubble and self-knead. WHOA.
  5. After the 1 hour, add ¼ cup flour and give the bag another shake. This makes the dough not stick to the bag.
  6. Leave the bag for 1 hour and 30 mins to rise. It should still be a wet dough. If it’s not rising, flip it over and knock it down. If the dough is wet, the recipe will turn out amazing.
  7. Preheat oven to 300F/150C.
  8. On a well-floured surface, separate the dough and stretch out 3 strands. Braid.
  9. Baste with egg and sprinkle sesame seeds (optional for vegan challah, substitute olive oil). Leave to rise for 15 mins before it goes in the oven.
  10. Bake on a non stick tray for 40 mins or until golden on top.
Recipe by My Judy the Foodie at https://www.myjudythefoodie.com/2017/03/homemade-challah-bag/