Amazing Challah Recipe

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  • This slightly sweet and rich Challah bread with a shiny golden crust is an impressive-looking recipe that comes together with a few simple ingredients. A fluffy, braided loaf enriched with eggs and oil, this traditional Jewish bread is as delicious as it is beautiful. With an irresistible pillowy interior, this bread is shockingly easy to make and SO delicious! It's great for French toast, bread puddings, sandwiches and more.
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  • @tomdececco2806
    @tomdececco2806 Рік тому +30

    Baking and history - you are the best cooking channel on UA-cam - thanks for being both educational and entertaining

    • @avivaberkovitz6689
      @avivaberkovitz6689 Рік тому +1

      That’s true, when I feel like baking a good cake I go to your videos, you are the BEST! ❤

  • @katiecarnahan538
    @katiecarnahan538 Рік тому +98

    Props to the one who edited this with the Missy Elliott reference. I love it when someone else is as weird as I am 😂

  • @janebrown1531
    @janebrown1531 7 місяців тому +8

    Hi John from the UK 🇬🇧. I've made this recipe 3 times now for my Jewish boyfriend and it's turned out perfect every time. So easy. Thank you so much. Shalom. X

  • @JuliaARubin
    @JuliaARubin Рік тому +35

    Classic Ashkenazi challah recipe! Great job on the braiding 😊. If you want to add raisins or cranberries to your challah, roll out each section flat first, place your additions in the center, and then roll it into a strand. Braid as usual, or do a four-strand round one. Also, you can swap sugar with honey, it will taste even richer.

    • @Growthisinthedirt
      @Growthisinthedirt 11 місяців тому +4

      U can add brown sugar mixed with a little butter (little cinnamon option) inside of the flour braids~ roll the braids flat, add your brown sugar mix, then seal, then braid. Also cheese inside of your braids. I eat mostly dairy so butter or cheese only prohibits me when i want to do peanut butter and preserves later with my challah. Otherwise alot of times, I add oregano or Italian seasoning to my dough before my 1st rise. 😇✡️😇

    • @JuliaARubin
      @JuliaARubin 11 місяців тому +2

      @@Growthisinthedirt I am not kosher, so it’s not an issue for me. But I once caught a lot of grief over mention of challah with butter or milk, mainly from gentiles lol, so I’m careful suggesting it.

    • @Growthisinthedirt
      @Growthisinthedirt 11 місяців тому +2

      @@JuliaARubin wow! Goys complaining..🙃. I bought this week some really expensive preserves on sale so I'm not doing the Italian seasoning. Thinking I may do one loaf with cheese & seasonings and one loaf with out cheese..I'm making loaded tuna and cheesey potato soup. 💞

    • @JuliaARubin
      @JuliaARubin 11 місяців тому +3

      @@Growthisinthedirt nu! The chutzpah! Enjoy your soup and challah, and git shabbos!

    • @Growthisinthedirt
      @Growthisinthedirt 11 місяців тому +2

      @@JuliaARubin U2. Yeah one with seasonings and cheese and one plain.
      💗✡️💗

  • @juanjotaozorio2477
    @juanjotaozorio2477 Місяць тому +2

    Bring me a challah bread
    - Knuckles
    Greetings from Paraguay and God bless

  • @JillianTurmanWise
    @JillianTurmanWise 6 місяців тому +1

    John,
    Thank you so much for this recipe. I have made probably 15+ of your recipes over the last year and they have given me so much confidence as a home baker. Thank you for helping me make amazing treats and breads.

  • @TheSkeetergirl
    @TheSkeetergirl Рік тому +1

    That loaf was just beautiful. I can almost taste it. Thank you.

  • @mmirafuentess1990
    @mmirafuentess1990 Рік тому +1

    This is a far superior recipe and technique.
    Thanks much.

  • @MR3DDev
    @MR3DDev Рік тому +1

    Always love the bits of history from these videos, never stop

  • @margaretkrantz1469
    @margaretkrantz1469 Рік тому

    Beautiful braid! Wow!

  • @twigglycakes4659
    @twigglycakes4659 Рік тому

    Reminds me of when I used to make challah with my grandma during Friday before Shabbat ❤ may she be of blessed memory!

  • @Hollowelldena70
    @Hollowelldena70 Рік тому +1

    I enjoy so much watching your videos. Thank you.

  • @andreacline7141
    @andreacline7141 Рік тому +1

    I have to make this. You always make all your food look so delicious. Thanks so much.

  • @susanprice7202
    @susanprice7202 Рік тому +1

    Thanks for this great recipe! Always enjoy your content!🤩🤩

  • @preetisarpal7214
    @preetisarpal7214 Рік тому +7

    Hey John, this looks so delicious and u make it so easy to bake. Thanks a million ...you are my hero❤

  • @FranklyNaturalBeauty
    @FranklyNaturalBeauty Рік тому +30

    I never made Challah bread. I can't wait to try this recipe. Thank you for doing such a good job at explaining the process.❤️

    • @ahumanbeing5028
      @ahumanbeing5028 11 місяців тому +1

      saying challah bread is like saying bread bread btw

    • @tigersfan3411
      @tigersfan3411 8 місяців тому

      Yes indeed! My chef instructors way is so confusing. Yours is better!!!

    • @linkplays2952
      @linkplays2952 3 місяці тому +1

      @@ahumanbeing5028 its the same way people say chai tea. If someone who didnt speak hindi and you said "chai" they might not know what it is but if you said "chai tea" they would understand. same thing with challah bread

  • @am48278
    @am48278 3 місяці тому +3

    I made this today and it came out sooo good. I just did a regular braid tho🫣❤️

  • @davidkeefer7501
    @davidkeefer7501 9 місяців тому

    Did this as a youth in Pennsylvania growing up! Thanks - I loved it, now to the kitchen! DDK - Erie, PA

  • @pollydolly9723
    @pollydolly9723 Рік тому +11

    When my daughter was wee, she loved Challah! When she turned 14 and became vegan, I asked her what food she would miss the most. Without hesitation it was Challah, and once she decided she could live without her favourite bread she never looked back. Thanks John, I will make some when she's not around; I love it too!

    • @SNeaker328
      @SNeaker328 Рік тому

      You can make water challah! No egg needed.

    • @emperor8716
      @emperor8716 Рік тому +7

      that is so damn cringe. turned woke and vegan at the tender age of 14 and instead of guiding her like a parent, you let her do whatever like an enabler. some people just don't deserve children.

    • @DenaInWyo
      @DenaInWyo Рік тому +14

      @@emperor8716 no, some people definitely don't. I really hope you don't have any.

    • @mariaa_223
      @mariaa_223 8 місяців тому +7

      @@emperor8716How is she turning woke for choosing what to put into her body?😂 Thank goodness she allowed her daughter to grow on her own instead of coddling her and forcing her to be what she wanted her to be.

    • @alejandrodanieldelfino4011
      @alejandrodanieldelfino4011 3 місяці тому

      ​@@emperor8716Bro you are so fucking cringe 😂

  • @lisapino6739
    @lisapino6739 Рік тому +3

    I'm going to attempt to make this bread. ❤ Looks delicious 😋

  • @amitsiovitz4000
    @amitsiovitz4000 9 місяців тому +4

    We always made it with a bit of honey and sometimes put in some raisins. It's a great bread for the Shabbat (starts on Friday evening) and then French toast on Saturday morning!

  • @faded_ink3545
    @faded_ink3545 Рік тому

    You are an absolute gentleman - thanks for the recipe. Cheers from Ireland

  • @lachauntiswashington231
    @lachauntiswashington231 Рік тому

    that looks amazingly delicious. I never made bread before, but it looks fun.

  • @frankendoll1455
    @frankendoll1455 Рік тому +5

    Yessssssssss!!! Best french toast EVER is made with challah bread!!! Yummmmm😋😋😋

    • @ahumanbeing5028
      @ahumanbeing5028 11 місяців тому

      saying challah bread is like saying bread bread btw

  • @isaacabramovich3168
    @isaacabramovich3168 7 місяців тому

    I just bought a stand up mixer and I LOVE challah. I will try your recipe since you are so detailed in explaining the steps! Looking forward to seeing my result...

  • @stevennapier6441
    @stevennapier6441 Рік тому

    Sounds Amazing

  • @darlingsailor5381
    @darlingsailor5381 7 місяців тому +6

    I made many challah over the years. I tried your recipes and it turned fantastic👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

  • @MyChef75
    @MyChef75 Рік тому

    Thanks for sharing the recipe chef god god bless❤️❤️

  • @Arkanthrall
    @Arkanthrall 11 місяців тому +1

    This recipe has a great success and it's fun to make it with kids.

  • @sairabegum7897
    @sairabegum7897 3 місяці тому

    Made this amazing bread today it turned out perfectly well

  • @DiaDia18
    @DiaDia18 Рік тому +8

    Very nice recipie John! They looks amazing! I think is the same recipie with the Greek "Tsoureki" wen they make them the Easter! Have a nice day and good weekend! Have a good week! 👍👏🍴

  • @foziaiqbal6582
    @foziaiqbal6582 Рік тому

    Beautiful 😍😍 tempting 🤤🤤😋😋 nice recipe 🤤🤤😋😋

  • @verotexas
    @verotexas 9 місяців тому +1

    Thank you for this recipe. In my family they always used butter, but I thought I would try yours as your explanation of why to use oil instead makes a lot of sense. I am 4 strand braid-challenged definitely though! Which is why I always make 3 strand braids! But the taste is magnificent! And the shape is not too bad considering I was a bit lost with that part of the process!!! Thank you again.🙃

  • @jewelofaries
    @jewelofaries Рік тому

    This is some very good bread. The first time I had it, it was made with chocolate. I'm not much of a chocolate eater and the chocolate was very light in the bread. That bread was soooo soft but very thick. Thanks for this recipe. I never seen it made regular.

  • @Wei-LiPai
    @Wei-LiPai 2 місяці тому

    Love your bread and scone recipes, your stories and easy to follow instructions and never fail to reproduce what you show in the video. I have shared your chicken recipe with my adult son and he loves it too and made a delicious roasted chicken.

  • @JoanaJ4
    @JoanaJ4 Рік тому +15

    Just what I needed!! It’s a cold day in San Diego and this recipe is perfect for today!! Love it❤ thank you!

  • @swapnanilkar4786
    @swapnanilkar4786 Рік тому

    Really amazing, delicious n superb!! 🙂😊😋.

  • @SpikeAsks
    @SpikeAsks Рік тому +4

    Shabbat Shalom John!

  • @BradleyFish-ln4vl
    @BradleyFish-ln4vl 11 місяців тому +1

    love it

  • @smexyapman
    @smexyapman Рік тому

    Beautiful

  • @mmakomanyatja5213
    @mmakomanyatja5213 Рік тому

    The BEST John thank you much appreciated i made the I made the one with egg nd butter it was Shoo be bless nd your family

  • @savi7493
    @savi7493 Рік тому +1

    Glad for this recipe.I love this bread and my City Walmart don’t sell it anymore. 🙏

  • @xamargalber8088
    @xamargalber8088 Рік тому

    YUMMY! 😋
    COOKING IS ART
    AMAZING!❤🤩👨‍🍳

  • @MiamDelicious
    @MiamDelicious Рік тому +2

    I love challah bread, Thank you for the recipe!

    • @ahumanbeing5028
      @ahumanbeing5028 11 місяців тому

      saying challah bread is like saying bread bread btw

  • @leecrittall
    @leecrittall Рік тому

    my most favourite bread to eat and make , with mine i replace the sugar with honey , its amazing

  • @PrairieStreetCo
    @PrairieStreetCo 11 місяців тому

    Amazing that you shared a Kosher classic! Great video 🤗

  • @ashlei807
    @ashlei807 Рік тому

    I love your cooking videos! I actually used your cookies videos before

  • @janusconner3710
    @janusconner3710 5 місяців тому +1

    Kudos to you for making a bread that is braided, John, we all know how challenging it is for you 😮❤🎉😊

  • @janebeville7446
    @janebeville7446 Рік тому +9

    This looks amazing! I taught myself to make challah from a recipe in the newspaper. I've long since lost the recipe. It had a pinch of saffron which gave the bread a beautiful color.

  • @lorebeth
    @lorebeth Місяць тому

    Thanks for a really great straight-to-the-point, easy-to-follow informative and enjoyable tutorial. My husband would be so happy if I learned to do this. Bread and I have had a rocky relationship and the idea of braiding dough nearly sends me into a panic attack but you’ve given me the confidence to try it. I’ll let you know how it goes.

  • @maryamzizi2023
    @maryamzizi2023 Рік тому

    Great video John😊😊

  • @TheMaskedMBaker
    @TheMaskedMBaker Рік тому +1

    Looks delicious 😍😍

  • @_carlioux1711
    @_carlioux1711 Рік тому

    Gorgeous

  • @lisachabus7390
    @lisachabus7390 Рік тому +4

    Thank you, John, for such a beautiful presentation! I can't wait to try this recipe. Well done!

  • @nadineemond73
    @nadineemond73 Рік тому +4

    Making this now! Looks amazing 😊

  • @ginathomas7813
    @ginathomas7813 Рік тому +1

    Oh, I am so excited. Let's see if John is successful in teaching me how to bake this!

  • @sumeyaabdulahi9749
    @sumeyaabdulahi9749 Рік тому +1

    Yummy!

  • @liebesonne_
    @liebesonne_ Рік тому +4

    1:40 had me dying 😆😆
    I've never had challah, but now I def want to try making it!

  • @jmpond4217
    @jmpond4217 Рік тому +4

    John, I'm making this as I watch your video! Love challah - makes the best French toast! Thanks!

    • @giselsilva
      @giselsilva Рік тому

      Keep us updated on how yours turned out please. I want to make it today too!

    • @jmpond4217
      @jmpond4217 Рік тому +2

      @@giselsilva It turned out perfectly.....just like John's! Good luck! It is delicious!

    • @giselsilva
      @giselsilva Рік тому

      @@jmpond4217 mine too! Delicious!❣️

  • @KawakebAstra
    @KawakebAstra Рік тому

    YT ‘s overdoing it on the pre ads John .. love Ur tutorial recipes ,) Bravo
    👑♥️👁..

  • @karinasanchez3285
    @karinasanchez3285 Рік тому +1

    Ohhhhhhh beautiful yum 🙌🙌🙌🤗

  • @annaavgerinos189
    @annaavgerinos189 2 місяці тому +1

    John this is the bread we bake in Greece for Easter and it’s called tsoureki

  • @lifewithbush4799
    @lifewithbush4799 Рік тому +2

    Beautiful yummy 😋

  • @sheissarah3747
    @sheissarah3747 Рік тому +4

    i loved it😋 it looks tasty👌👍

  • @gabtes
    @gabtes 19 днів тому

    You have a wonderful looking kitchen. And that bread looks amazing! I am doing Challah in a bread machine. It's not as good as I the oven, but works out fine for someone very buzy!

  • @GobleGoble32
    @GobleGoble32 Рік тому +1

    My uncle got your cook book he loves cooking my grandmother says.

  • @CharityC1370
    @CharityC1370 7 місяців тому

    I will have to try this. I make mine with honey though and braiding is the best part. There are so many different combinations of braiding ;)

  • @pennyb2245
    @pennyb2245 7 місяців тому

    Such a great video so clear - long time watcher of your channel, first time making and success! Your 2 tips were game changers 1. don’t cook the yeast 2. Proof in a warm spot. And a bit more sugar as per acomment below.

  • @scotto9591
    @scotto9591 Рік тому

    If you want to practice with something which might be a similar size; try rolling up kitchen tea towels lengthwise. Put three kitchen towels together and clip with a binder clip.

  • @sheilamugabe3821
    @sheilamugabe3821 7 місяців тому

    Made, it turned out great. The braiding was not as perfect. Working on it for future breads. Thank you 👍🏿

  • @karolynnnye3083
    @karolynnnye3083 Рік тому

    Challah Bread is delicious because of a work setting I am in.

  • @mandananeuburger3671
    @mandananeuburger3671 Рік тому

    Looks Tasty 👍👍

  • @user-lz6dm5lk9y
    @user-lz6dm5lk9y 11 місяців тому +1

    The BEST challah I ever had in my life bar none came from Alfred's Delicatessen in Houston, Texas. It was unbelievably delicious. It was so good it was like cake. I would spread some sweet creamy butter on slice after slice and just eat it like that. Sadly, Alfred's eventually went out of business after many years. I only WISH I knew the recipe!
    I made homemade challah many years ago for Shabbat, but it was not nearly as good as Alfred's challah, and it was a lot of work to make it since I did not have a stand mixer with a dough hook (I was young and ambitious, though! 😄).
    The only way I would EVER make homemade challah again is if I knew the recipe would produce the same sort of challah that Alfred's made. 😊

  • @crystalk9313
    @crystalk9313 Рік тому

    I love slicing challah into thick slices and frying in salted butter.

  • @cleopatrablackwell3414
    @cleopatrablackwell3414 Рік тому +2

    This bread turned out amazing, maybe a touch more salt and sugar for flavor but the golden yellow fluffy texture was on point. Finally learned the proper wsy to test the gluten formation while kneading. Challah made by hand 👌 nothing like it.

  • @thecakeboxbychefsoniasheik8148

    Waooo amazing i like your recipe brother n the way of baking amazing i really enjoyed videos❤❤❤
    Like👍
    Stay connected

  • @user-pd7il3xz5j
    @user-pd7il3xz5j Рік тому +1

    John, I'd like to know your source for the story of how the braids got started. As an Observant Jew, that tall tall doesn't come up with any of the reasons I've learned for the braiding.
    Your braided challah is absolutely beautiful, like all you bake.

  • @anthonyterry8162
    @anthonyterry8162 Рік тому +1

    I was actually going to make this soon and then turn it into bread pudding 😋

  • @dinewithnusrat
    @dinewithnusrat Рік тому

    so wonderful hero

  • @pandoraeeris7860
    @pandoraeeris7860 Рік тому +2

    I ain't no challah back girl, I ain't no challah back!

  • @fastandcurious12
    @fastandcurious12 Рік тому

    Hey John, would you consider posting a video for an eggless cake recipe?

  • @Juschillin2024
    @Juschillin2024 Рік тому

    You reminded me of Bob Ross when you were brushing the egg wash onto the bread! 😆

  • @marydenney8249
    @marydenney8249 4 місяці тому

    This looks so good! I wonder if you can use gluten free flour to make it?

  • @ferozehsadatshaddel1883
    @ferozehsadatshaddel1883 Рік тому

    👌👌

  • @gerteryou9
    @gerteryou9 Рік тому +2

    Hello, I just made your Artisan bread and it's amazing, how can I store the fresh bread to keep the crust crispy and the inside soft?

    • @ttee6990
      @ttee6990 Рік тому

      on shabbat u can put a aluminum tin turned over put the challah ontop leave there for an hour till crisp u will have the most amazing challah

  • @davejacobs2205
    @davejacobs2205 10 місяців тому

    Hi great teaching moment. Was the recipe 1 whole egg and one yolk or 2 whole eggs and one yolk?
    Tyvm

  • @ritatoth8003
    @ritatoth8003 9 місяців тому

    In Hungary, we prepare this regularly at Easter or just like that! The Hungarian name: Fonott kalács

  • @theesweetie23ca91
    @theesweetie23ca91 Рік тому +1

    The way I cackled when I heard HOLLLLLLAAAA 😂

  • @coltonwalsh9958
    @coltonwalsh9958 Рік тому

    Preppy Kitchen do I use butter or unsalted butter for the bread

  • @carmenmendoza4476
    @carmenmendoza4476 7 місяців тому

    Hi, in with part I can get the recipe. I did't see if you used honey. I have made Challah bread before and I would like to make yours. Regards from Caracas.

  • @gekailin
    @gekailin Рік тому

    I like that at 4:52 and 5:40 you forget to lock the mixer on the side because.... I do that too lol 🙃

  • @scottr4920
    @scottr4920 Рік тому +8

    When I finish braiding, I'll often undo the starting side and rebraid it to tighten; the braided remainder makes it easier to tweak the end.
    Just a note: challah wouldn't be made with melted butter. There's a kosher dietary restriction against adding dairy that applies specifically to breads, so a challah in particular would never be made with it.

    • @user-pd7il3xz5j
      @user-pd7il3xz5j Рік тому +1

      The only time we spread butter and honey on our warm pareve challah in my kosher kitchen is for a dairy Shavous meal. I bet the mann tasted similar, it's that delicious.
      Chag Somayach.

    • @alanhirschman1320
      @alanhirschman1320 Рік тому +2

      John’s recipe actually did not contain butter, but rather vegetable oil.

    • @Scott-tq7ko
      @Scott-tq7ko Рік тому

      @@alanhirschman1320 Yes, but in the video he notes that you can use melted butter instead.

    • @alanhirschman1320
      @alanhirschman1320 Рік тому +1

      Right. Let’s give him props for saying he went to Shabbat dinner and ate challah.

  • @sandylu52
    @sandylu52 Рік тому +4

    I heard challah makes the best french toast, if there are any leftovers 😊

  • @jazzminejenkins7206
    @jazzminejenkins7206 8 місяців тому

    Challah mmmm 😋❤. I like to make mine with sugar or honey to make is have some sweetness

  • @priscellal3969
    @priscellal3969 2 місяці тому +1

    I make this recipe for every Sabbath except the week of unleavened bread. It is so easy but sooooo good. I actually learned how to braid the dough by using a wonderful UA-cam video by a granny lady who made it so easy. I use her braiding method which is much easier. With his method, I forget what step in on. 🤷🤦😂🤣 You get exactly the same results with her method.

  • @ellel2986
    @ellel2986 8 місяців тому +1

    Would coconut oil work the same way as vegetable oil?

  • @gabrielameza4829
    @gabrielameza4829 10 місяців тому

    I love that you made chalah 🤍 next time try with raisins or chocolate chips… and from your kind Jewish friend never cut it with a knife

  • @onedelish
    @onedelish Рік тому +1

    hey John

  • @robertthomas9043
    @robertthomas9043 3 місяці тому

    For the braiding impaired, will this work in a standard bread loaf pan?

  • @heatherwilliams3563
    @heatherwilliams3563 Рік тому

    Can you make beef jerky if you like it?