Cooking Guide
Traditional Jewish Challah
A classic Ashkenazi challah with a soft, fluffy crumb, rich golden crust, and subtle sweetness. This recipe produces two medium loaves suitable for a traditional Shabbat dinner.
- Bakery
- Bread
- Jewish
- Contains
- eggs
- wheat/gluten
- sesame
- vegetarian
Cooking Guide
Step 1
1Combine the flour, salt, yeast, and sugar in the mixer bowl.
The Why
Spreading the yeast and salt through the dry flour first keeps the salt from contacting the yeast directly, so fermentation starts even instead of patchy.
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Version history
- v1current7/27/2026