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Big-Batch Challah for Hafrashat Challah
- 4 hr total
- 50 min active
- Makes 6 loaves
- Medium
- Dairy-free
- Nut-free
A large batch for a group bake. With 2.5 kg of flour it reaches the highest flour thresholds listed on our hafrashat challah guide, so you can separate challah with a blessing under every custom. Please ask your rabbi which custom you follow. Makes about six loaves.
Ingredients
Hafrashat challah · 2,500 g flour in this batch
Customs differ. This is information, not a ruling: please ask your rabbi which custom you follow. Read the guide
Method
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Combine the dry ingredients in a very large bowl or mixer. Add the wet ingredients and mix, then knead until smooth.
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Separate challah now (see our guide): say the blessing, take an olive-sized piece, and set it aside to be burned.
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Cover and let rise until doubled.
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Divide, braid, rest on lined trays, then egg wash.
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Bake at 175 C (350 F) until deep golden.
Notes
Scale down only if each separate dough still reaches the flour amount of your custom. Ask your rabbi.
Recipe credit: The challah bake kitchen
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