This challah will ensure you have a sweet new year.
Give this challah recipe a try and your home will be filled with the sweet smell of apples and cinnamon. So good, your guests won’t leave before asking you: May I Have That Recipe?
WARNING: This challah recipe will fill your house with an intoxicating sweet smell, and it tastes so amazing, you won’t be able to stop after just one slice!
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Yield: makes 2 round, pull apart challahs
Prep time: 20 minutes plus approximately 2 hours for rising
Cook time: 30-35 minutes
INGREDIENTS
- 1 1/3 cups warm water
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup honey
- 2 eggs, beaten and divided in 2 separate bowls
- 2 cups organic apple rings, chopped
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 5 cups white bread flour
- 3 teaspoon instant yeast
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
PREPARATION
If you are using a bread machine:
- Combine water, oil, honey, 1 beaten egg, apples and salt (in that order) in the bread machine.
- Add flour, make a well in the middle and add the yeast and sprinkle some more flour on top.
- Set the machine to dough setting and turn it on.
- Once the dough has approximately tripled in size, divide it in half.
- Make 6 dough balls from each half and arrange them in a disposable 8 inch round aluminum pan (place 5 on the edges and 1 in the center).
- Preheat oven at 350°F.
- Using a pastry brush, gently “paint” the Challah with the remaining beaten egg.
- Mix cinnamon and sugar and sprinkle over Challah.
- Cover with a clean kitchen towel and let sit for about 30 minutes.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes until golden brown.
If you are making it by hand:
- Dissolve yeast in warm water. Add 1 tablespoon sugar and let it sit until it foams.
- In a large bowl combine flour, salt and chopped apples.
- In another bowl combine oil, dissolved yeast and water, honey and 1 beaten egg.
- Pour wet ingredients over the flour and knead to create a smooth and soft dough about 10 minutes.
- Place dough in a slightly greased bowl, cover it with a kitchen towel and let it rise for about an hour or until triple in size.
- “Punch” dough and divide it in half. Follow steps 5-10 above.
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