Sprouted Whole Wheat Challah
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups lukewarm water
- 5 large egg yolks (reserve one white for bread glaze or use one whole egg for glaze)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons sea salt
- 1/4 cup coconut oil
- 1/4 cup honey
- 4 1/2 cups organic sprouted red wheat flour
- 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
- • Optional topping: sesame, poppy, or anise seeds, dried rosemary or dill
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Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Place all ingredients in your bread machine and process on the dough cycle (my machine requires the liquid ingredients to be added first).
- Alternatively, mix the liquid ingredients in a stand mixer or by hand.
- Then add in the flour and knead until a smooth, uniform dough is formed.
- Allow to rise for 2 hours or until it has doubled in bulk.
- Lightly flour a work surface.
- Divide the dough in half and shape as desired.
- If not using loaf pans, you can place the braided dough on parchment-lined baking sheets.
- Cover the dough and allow to rise for 45 minutes.
- Whisk the reserved egg white with a tablespoon of water in a small bowl.
- If you are using white flour for the challah, whisk a whole egg for the glaze to give the dough more color.
- Brush the challah with the glaze and sprinkle with desired topping.
- Bake for 30 minutes - less for smaller loaves - until the loaves sound hollow when tapped on the bottom or register 195° with an instant read thermometer.
- Let cool on a wire rack.
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