I first tasted this challah at my friend Joleen’s home and decided it was a keeper!
3 tablespoons yeast
½ cup sugar
3 cups warm water
½ cup oil
6-7 cups bread flour
Margarine
Cinnamon and sugar
Combine yeast, sugar and water and allow yeast to proof – about 5 to 10 minutes. Whisk in oil. Slowly stir in flour until a dough forms. Knead until elastic and not sticky. Drizzle some oil in the bowl and roll flour in the bowl. Cover with a damp towel and let rise for 1 to 2 hours. Divide dough into 4 pieces. Roll out flat and spread a small amount of margarine on top of the dough. Sprinkle with the cinnamon and sugar. Shape into a loaf and place in a greased loaf pan. Let rise for another ½ hour. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake for 35 to 45 minutes.
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Hi
I love your website and all your new recipes each week.
I made this delicious challah and it came out great but I do have some comments.
It wasnt as sweet as I expected (I probably didnt put enough cin. and sugar inside) but I was wondering why the recipe has no salt in it..doesnt the salt bring out the sweetness? and if i just added more sugar or some honey to the recipe would that ruin the recipe or would it be okay?
Thanks
Pnina
This is actually not one of the sweetest challahs and tastes a little more like cinnamon bread than traditional challah. I just thought it was a nice change from the very sweet challahs I usually make. I think salt acts as a leavener and I don’t think it affects the sweetness. I think the recipe would be okay with more sugar but if you’re looking for a sweeter challah, why don’t you just try one of the other recipes on the site and add the cinnamon-sugar mixture to it. I think that would meet your needs better.
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