Make our quick and easy challah recipe using bread or all-purpose flour. Once the dough is ready you can make all your favorite shapes. Try our special Shabbat challah shapes, like the Key Challah for the Shabbat after Passover and the Torah Scroll for Shavuot. Then have fun with the Candlestick Challah for any week, the Bird, Rose, Fish, Twist, Cone and Sunflower.
Don’t forget to post your beautiful Insta-worthy challahs on social and we’ll give you a shout!
Test Kitchen Notes: For a sweeter, richer challah dough increase the sugar to between 2/3 – 3/4 cups and double salt to 2 tablespoons.
Challah Recipe plus 9 Challah Shapes For Having Fun With the Family
This recipe makes about 2 pounds of dough.
Servings
16 servings
Ingredients
- 1¾ cups warm water
- 2¼ teaspoons active-dry yeast
- ⅓ cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 egg
- ⅓ cup olive oil
- 5-7 cups Bread Flour
Instructions
- In a large bowl, add the water, yeast, sugar, salt, egg and olive oil. Mix until combined.
- Gradually add cups of flour and mix until a dough forms. Turn the dough out onto the counter and knead in remaining flour until the dough reaches a soft, smooth texture that’s just slightly sticky to the touch. The exact number of cups depends on how packed the cups are.
- Place the dough in a clean bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Allow the dough to rise in a warm part of the kitchen until doubled in size, about an hour.
- Now it’s time to create your favorite shapes. Practice makes perfect! When making challah shapes, if the dough is not stretching out, set it aside for a few minutes to rest before trying to shape it again. Also, while you’re shaping only some of the dough, keep the main bowl covered with plastic wrap so it doesn’t dry out. Once each shape is ready, place it on a baking sheet and brush with egg wash.
- Preheat the oven to 350℉ / 175℃.
- Allow all the shapes to rise until they are poofy. For small shapes, this will take about 20 minutes. This step is called ‘proofing’ and it gives challah it’s airy texture.
- Bake for about 10-15 minutes until challah is golden on top. This step depends on how big the shapes are.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Challah Recipe plus 9 Challah Shapes For Having Fun With the Family
Amount per Serving
Calories
230
% Daily Value*
Fat
6
g
9
%
Saturated Fat
1
g
6
%
Trans Fat
0.001
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
3
g
Cholesterol
10
mg
3
%
Sodium
441
mg
19
%
Potassium
55
mg
2
%
Carbohydrates
38
g
13
%
Fiber
1
g
4
%
Sugar
4
g
4
%
Protein
6
g
12
%
Vitamin A
16
IU
0
%
Vitamin C
0.001
mg
0
%
Calcium
9
mg
1
%
Iron
1
mg
6
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Hi Jamie! I LOVE these fun shapes. What did you use for the eyes on your birds ?
1 recipe should make at least 2 torahs, depending on the size you make them. There really is no exact way to make these you can follow along on the video but make them the size you prefer.
For the Torah challah, does the recipe make two? Or one huge one? Also, how much dough goes into the poles? How long are they supposed to be?
Gracias , no se hablar ingles, pero la hice usando google traductor 🙂
it’s cute. i like that your challah dough only has one egg.
6-8 ounces. enJOY!
How many ounces or grams of challah dough are used to make one figure eight roll? How thick and long is the rope?
Yes, it will work.
Can this be made using a KitchenAid stand mixer to mix and knead?
Sadly it’s not so easy to find it in Israel, we have only found it in Herzliya.
Where can I find Colavita olive oil in Israel
Bravo!!