Vegan Challah Bread

Sharing a delicious easy challah bread recipe. Challah bread is a special bread in a lot of Jewish homes. The dough is usually braided and it is eaten on most holidays and on Shabbat which is every Friday. This is the first time for me making bread and honestly I thought i would some how mess it up or that it wouldn’t come out right. But it did and there is nothing more satisfying then when the timer goes off and you take this hot puffed up loaf of bread out of the oven! It was light, fluffy and a little bit sweet. Im sure this would make some amazing french toast!

INGREDIENTS 

☐ WARM WATER • 1 cup

☐ RAPID RISE YEAST • 1 packet

☐ FLOUR • 3-4 cups

☐ SUGAR • ½ cup

☐ SALT • 1 ½ teaspoon

☐ VEGETABLE OR COCONUT OIL • 2 tablespoon

EGG REPLACEMENT MIXTURE

☐ BAKING POWDER • 2 teaspoons

☐ WARM WATER • 3 tablespoons

☐ VEGETABLE OR COCONUT OIL • 3 tablespoons

+ EXTRA FLOUR FOR KNEADING AND BRAIDING

CHALLAH BAKIN' SCHEDULE (30 MINUTE prep)

30 MINUTE prep

2 HOURS first rise

20 MINUTES braiding

1 HOUR second rise

25-35 MINUTES oven time

YIELD
1 big 2 lb Challah

DIRECTIONS

  1. Empty your yeast packet into a small bowl. Add a pinch of sugar and pour 1 cup warm water over top and stir lightly. Let the mixture rest for 5 minutes or so until bubbly and creamy. After that, add 2 tablespoons of veggie or coconut oil to the yeast mix in the same small bowl.

  2. In a large bowl, combine 3 cups of flour, 1 ½ teaspoon salt, ½ cup sugar. Whisk well.

  3. Egg replacement time: In a small bowl, whisk together 3 tablespoons veggie or coconut oil, 3 tablespoons warm water and 2 teaspoons baking powder (it will fizz). Then, pour into your yeast bowl.

  4. Add the yeast and egg replacement mixtures to your bowl of dry ingredients, stirring as you pour.

  5. Mix dough with a spatula or wooden spoon, then get in there with your hands and knead until smooth.

  6. Add up to 1 cup additional flour until dough leaves the side of the bowl

  7. Coat the inside of a big bowl lightly with oil and drop your ball of dough inside.

  8. Cover with a damp cloth, and let rise on your counter for 2 hours.

  9. After your dough has doubled in size, dump it out onto a lightly floured surface.

  10. Gently knead the dough to get out any big air bubbles, then braid as desired.

  11. Place your braided dough onto a lightly greased and foil - lined baking sheet.

  12. Cover with damp cloth and let rise 1 more hour.

  13. Pre-heat your oven to 325 degrees, and toss that bad boy inside for 26-32 minutes.

  14. Once it is evenly golden brown on top, take your challah out of the oven, place on a cooling rack.

Recipe by Challah Hub - https://challahhub.com/blogs/recipes/original-vegan-challah

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