Recipes
Half Whole Wheat Challah
From: Zehava Bloomberg and Tali Simon
My ultimate challah
Yield: 5 medium challahs
Ingredients:
1 1/2 Tbsp salt
6-7 cups white flour
6-7 cups whole wheat flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 Tbsp yeast
3 cups room-temperature water, or more as needed
2/3-1 cup canola oil
1 egg, beaten
Sesame seeds, to sprinkle on top
Directions
Grease bowl with oil
Pour in 3 cups of white flour and 3 cups of whole wheat flour, add in salt, sugar, yeast
Pour in water and oil and let sit for a few minutes
Mix it all together
Add 1 cup alternating of each flour until dough is sticky enough but not sticking to your hands.
Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and a dry towel and let it rise for 1 1/2-2 hours
Shape on a sprayed cutting board
Let rise again for 20 minutes, brush with egg and whatever else you want on top
Bake 20-25 minutes on 180C until browned