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Honey Whole Wheat Challah

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"Challah, the delicious and beautiful braided bread traditionally served at the Friday night Jewish Sabbath meal, is made with the addition of whole wheat, and sweetened with honey. This slow-rise recipe is designed for flexibility, so split-second timing isn't necessary. This is a wonderful bread for a first-time breadmaker. Braid with a 3 or 4-strand braid, and sprinkle with sesame or poppy seeds." — Bracha 

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Original recipe makes 3 loavesChange Servings

• 2 teaspoons active dry yeast
• 2 1/8 cups warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
• 1 cup bread flour
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1/3 cup honey, or more to taste
• 3 eggs
• 2 teaspoons salt

• 2 cups bread flour, or more if needed
• 3 cups whole wheat flour, or more if needed
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• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon water
• 1/4 cup sesame seeds

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Directions

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2. In a large bowl, mix yeast, warm water and 1 cup of bread flour into a thin batter, and let stand until the mixture shows frothy bubbles, about 10 minutes. Stir in vegetable oil, honey, 3 eggs, and salt until well combined. Beat in 2 more cups of bread flour and the whole wheat flour, alternating flours by cupfuls, until the dough is too stiff to stir in more flour.
3. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface, and knead until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes, adding more flour if needed to form a slightly sticky dough. Form the dough into a round shape. Lightly oil a bowl, place the dough in the bowl, and turn the dough over a few times to oil the surface. Cover the bowl with a plastic bag, and let rise in a warm, draft-free place until doubled, 1 to 2 hours.
4. Punch down the dough, knead it a few times to remove some of the bubbles, and cut it into 3 equal-sized pieces. Cut the first piece into 3 equal parts. Set the rest of the dough aside under a cloth to prevent drying out while you braid the first loaf.
5. 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. Repeat for the other 2 loaves, place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, and let rise until doubled, 45 minutes to 1 hour.
6. Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Beat 1 egg with 1 teaspoon of water in a small bowl, and brush the egg mixture over the braided challah loaves. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.
7. Bake in the preheated oven until the tops are a deep golden brown and the loaves sound hollow when tapped on the bottom, about 40 minutes. Cool on a rack before slicing.

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• Cook's Note
• If you need to slow down the rising process -- say, yo.

Jewish Holidays 2013-2014

All holidays begin at sundown on the evening before the date specified in the tables below. For example, if the dates for Rosh Hashana were listed as Sep 19-20, then the holiday begins at sundown on Sep 18 and ends at sundown on Sep 20. Dates in bold are yom tov, so they have similar obligations and restrictions to Shabbat in the sense that normal "work" is forbidden.

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Major holidays

Holiday	Hebrew Year 5774	Description
Rosh Hashana	Sep 5-6, 2013	The Jewish New Year
Yom Kippur	Sep 14, 2013	Day of Atonement
Sukkot	Sep 19-20, 2013 Sep 21-25, 2013	Feast of Tabernacles
Shmini Atzeret	Sep 26, 2013	Eighth Day of Assembly
Simchat Torah	Sep 27, 2013	Day of Celebrating the Torah
Chanukah	Nov 28-Dec 5, 2013	The Jewish festival of rededication, also known as the Festival of Lights
Purim	Mar 16, 2014	Purim is one of the most joyous and fun holidays on the Jewish calendar
Pesach	Apr 15-16, 2014 Apr 17-20, 2014 Apr 21-22, 2014	Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread
Shavuot	Jun 4-5, 2014	Festival of Weeks, commemorates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai
Tish'a B'Av	Aug 5, 2014	The Ninth of Av, fast commemorating the destruction of the two Temples

Minor holidays

Holiday	Hebrew Year 5774	Description
Tu BiShvat	Jan 16, 2014	New Year for Trees
Purim Katan	Feb 14, 2014	Minor Purim celebration during Adar I on leap years
Shushan Purim	Mar 17, 2014	Purim celebrated in Jerusalem and walled cities
Days of the Omer		7 weeks from the second night of Pesach to the day before Shavuot
Pesach Sheni	May 14, 2014	Second Passover, one month after Passover
Lag B'Omer	May 18, 2014	33rd day of counting the Omer

Public fasts

Holiday	Hebrew Year 5774	Description
Tzom Gedaliah	Sep 8, 2013	Fast of the Seventh Month
Asara B'Tevet	Dec 13, 2013	Fast commemorating the siege of Jerusalem
Ta'anit Esther	Mar 13, 2014	Fast of Esther
Ta'anit Bechorot	Apr 14, 2014	Fast of the First Born
Tzom Tammuz	Jul 15, 2014	Fast commemorating breaching of the walls of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar

Modern holidays

Holiday	Hebrew Year 5774	Description
Yom HaShoah	Apr 28, 2014	Holocaust Memorial Day
Yom HaZikaron	May 5, 2014	Israeli Memorial Day
Yom HaAtzma'ut	May 6, 2014	Israeli Independence Day
Yom Yerushalayim	May 28, 2014	Jerusalem Day

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