Here’s a honey of a challah, made with “white” whole wheat flour in your bread machine. Milled from hard white wheat, white whole wheat flour has a lighter color and milder flavor than regular whole wheat. Preparation time does not include rising time.
Honey Whole Wheat Challah
Servings
2 Servings
Ingredients
- 1 cup lukewarm water
- ¼ cup canola or extra-virgin olive oil
- ⅓ cup honey you can add up to ½ cup if you like extra-sweet bread
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- 3 cups white whole wheat flour
- 1 cup bread flour or all-purpose flour
- 2¼ teaspoons active dry yeast or bread machine yeast
- 2 tablespoons vital wheat gluten optional
- 1 egg
- Sesame seeds poppy seeds, or oats (optional)
Instructions
- Place the dough ingredients in the bread machine pan according to order in manufacturer’s instructions. Set the electronic panel to dough setting and select start.
- Ninety minutes later, the dough should be done. You can leave the dough in the machine until you are ready to braid it.
- Divide into two loaves and braid.
- Place braided loaves on a greased cookie sheet. Alternatively, place each braided loaf in a greased, rectangular loaf pan or oval challah pan.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Crack an egg in a bowl and mix with a fork. Brush egg wash over the loaves. Sprinkle with sesame seeds, poppy seeds or oats.
- Bake for about 35 minutes, until the loaves are golden.
Notes:
- White whole wheat flour is a great way to add whole grain goodness into your diet. This 100% whole wheat flour is milled from hard white wheat, rather than traditional red wheat used to make typical whole wheat flour. Since white whole wheat flour is a lighter color grain with a milder taste and somewhat finer grind than its traditional cousin, I often omit white flour altogether and use four full cups of white whole wheat flour.
- Vital wheat gluten will strengthen the structure, lighten the texture, and promote a good rise in the dough.
Best whole wheat challah recipe! I ended up making this by hand and it turned out great. I also used 100% whole wheat flour (Bob’s Red Mill Ivory Whole Wheat flour). I let it rise in the refrigerator for 4 days before baking, which gave it excellent and deep flavor. Definitely a winner!
Hi,
this recipe seems great.
The only problem is that I don’t have a bread machine.
Would it still work if I use my magic mill?
Thanks!
yes, that should be fine.
I will try Challah recipe soon.
Can I use regular whole wheat flour?
Yes.
Can i use brown wholewheat flour instead of white in this recipe?
Thank you