Apples And Honey Challah Recipes

APPLES AND HONEY CHALLAH

Steps:

• If you are using a bread machine: 1. Combine water, oil, honey, 1 beaten egg, apples and salt (in that order) in the bread machine 2. Add flour, make a well in the middle and add the yeast and sprinkle some more flour on top 3. Set the machine to dough setting and turn it on 4. Once the dough has approximately tripled in size, divide it in half 5. Make 6 dough balls from each half and arrange them in a disposable 8 inch round aluminum pan (place 5 on the edges and 1 in the center) 6. Pre-heat oven at 350F 7. Using a pastry brush, gently "paint" the Challah with the remaining beaten egg 8. Mix cinnamon and sugar and sprinkle over Challah 9. Cover with a clean kitchen towel and let sit for about 30 minutes 10. Bake for 30-35 minutes until golden brown (a tooth pick inserted should come out) ENJOY! from May I Have That Recipe If you are making it by hand: 1.Dissolve yeast in warm water. Add 1 tbsp of sugar and let it sit until it foams 2.In a large bowl combine flour, salt and chopped apples 3.In another bowl combine oil, dissolved yeast and water, honey and 1 beaten egg 4.Pour wet ingredients over the flour and knead to create a smooth and soft dough about 10 minutes 5. Place dough in a slightly greased bowl, cover it with a kitchen towel and let it rise for about an hour or until triple in size 6."Punch" dough and divide it in half 7. Follow steps 5-10 above

EASY CHALLAH BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, stir the yeast into the water, and let the mixture stand until a creamy layer forms on top, about 10 minutes. Stir in honey and salt until dissolved, and add the beaten eggs. Mix in the flour, a cupful at a time, until the dough is sticky. Sprinkle the dough with flour, and knead until smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes.
• Form the dough into a compact round shape, and place in an oiled bowl. Turn the dough over several times in the bowl to oil the surface of the dough, cover the bowl with a damp cloth, and let rise in a warm area until doubled in size, 45 minutes to 1 hour.
• Punch down the dough, and cut it into 3 equal-sized pieces. Working on a floured surface, roll the small dough pieces into ropes about the thickness of your thumb and about 12 inches long. Ropes should be fatter in the middle and thinner at the ends. Pinch 3 ropes together at the top and braid them. Starting with the strand to the right, move it to the left over the middle strand (that strand becomes the new middle strand.) Take the strand farthest to the left, and move it over the new middle strand. Continue braiding, alternating sides each time, until the loaf is braided, and pinch the ends together and fold them underneath for a neat look.
• Place the braided loaf on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, and brush the top with beaten egg yolk. (For a softer crust, brush with melted butter instead.)
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bake the challah in the preheated oven until the top browns to a rich golden color and the loaf sounds hollow when you tap it with a spoon, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool on a wire rack before slicing.