Application Guide

JEWISH EGG BREAD
Challah, meaning “offering” in Hebrew, is a traditional Jewish egg bread that, as far
as I am concerned, has no peer. It is served with every Sabbath meal and on Jewish
holidays. This nondairy version can be baked inside the machine, or the dough can be
removed and shaped into a traditional braid or coil and then baked in the oven (see
Technique: Jewish Egg Braid or Coil).
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2
-POUND LOAF
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4
cup water
2 large eggs
1 tablespoon honey
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
3 cups bread flour
1 tablespoon gluten
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1
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2
teaspoons salt
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4
teaspoons SAF yeast or 2
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teaspoons bread ma-
chine yeast
1 tablespoon poppy or sesame seeds, for sprinkling
2-POUND LOAF
1 cup water
2 large eggs plus 1 egg yolk
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2
tablespoons honey
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4
cup vegetable oil
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