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Moroccan Challah
Discuss (21)12 cups flour
½ cup sugar
3 eggs plus 1 yolk
½ cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon sesame seeds
1 tablespoon anise seeds
2 packages fresh yeast
3 cups warm water
Place the flour in a huge bowl. Make a well in the center and add to the well sugar, 3 eggs, vegetable oil, salt and sesame and anise seeds. Proof the yeast in 1 cup of the warm water. Then add it to the well.
Gradually work in the flour with the ingredients in the well. Add more water as needed (about 2 cups). When a medium stiff dough is formed, knead on a wooden board for about 20 minutes.
Form the dough into a ball, turn it in a greased bowl to coat the surface, and cover with a towel. Let rise then punch down and knead once more. Divide the dough into 5 pieces. Either shape each into a round ball, or make a long piece of it and twist it into a spiral with the end of the dough at the high point in the center. Cover for about 1 hour and let rise until doubled.
Preheat oven to 400. Cover a cookie sheet with aluminum foil.
Move the dough to the cookie sheet; brush with the remaining egg yolk and a tablespoon of oil and bake for 35 to 45 minutes.
Note: The laws of Shabbat rest mandate that all cooking and baking be done before Shabbat, and regulate food preparation done on Shabbat in other ways as well. For more information, see Food Preparation on Shabbat.
Excerpted from Spice and Spirit,
The Complete Kosher Jewish Cookbook, published by Lubavitch Women's Cookbook Publications
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chabadofwilmington.org
BTW when using dry yeast (One TB per kilo-i.e. 2.2 lbs) there is no need to soak the yeast in warm water first. It can be put in a bowl with sugar before the flour, then add salt and pour wet ingredients over all.
Jerusalem, Israel
Hollywood, Fl
1 cube is the same as 1 package
i make my dough in the bread machine
i use 2 1/2 cups with4 1/2 cups flour
i get 2 large challah 1 round and 1 braided
i use the dough cycle which is 1 1/2 hours
i take it out let it rest and shape
then i let it double in size
and the bake
walnut creek, ca
S.F., usa
If it does taste sweet, a Mezonos is recited unless one were to eat a very substantial amount of the bread (approximately 216 grams).
In practice, A sephardi should discuss the matter with the his local Rabbi.
Cary, NC
Pardesiya, Israel
Jerusalem, Israel
thank you! great recipe!
Lawton
Also, as this recipe uses more than 3lbs of flour, make sure to take Challah and recite the blessing, "Lihafrish Challah."