The web is full of quick 1 minute videos on how to prepare the most delicious dishes. One of the most popular videos lately is the “Challah in a Bag.” I thought I’d give it a try last Shabbat and designed my own Galilee Green version using our extra virgin olive oil from Israel.
This recipe is great because you don’t mess up any bowls and the rising time is shorter than usual challah recipes.
I always add honey to my dough to remember the Manna that Hashem gave the Jews in the desert for forty years.
Ingredients:
Mix Ingredients in a bag
Place in Bowl of Warm Water
- 1 cup water
- ⅓ cup Galilee Green Olive Oil
- 1 egg
- 3 cups flour
- ¼ cup sugar
- ½ tablespoon honey
- 1 tablespoon yeast
- 2 teaspoons salt
- extra ¼ cup flour
- 2 teaspoons sesame seeds
Directions:
Shape and Braid
- Place all the ingredients except for the extra ¼ cup flour in a strong Ziploc plastic bag
- Mix and knead well
- Place in a bowl of warm water for 30 minutes
- Add the extra ¼ cup of flour
- Mix and knead again well
- Leave to rise in a warm place for 1 – 2 hours
- Remove from the bag and shape into 2 braids of challah
- Let rise another hour
- Brush with egg wash – 1 egg + 2 tablespoon water + ½ teaspoons of sugar
- Sprinkle with sesame seeds
- Bake at 350F/180C for 30 minutes or until done
- Cool on a baker’s rack
You’ll be amazed with how simple it is to make and hardly any cleanup. ENJOY!!
6 Comments
Tracy Mull Barnes · September 16, 2016 at 7:05 pm
Does the egg go in, or on the dough?
Nili N Arnie Abrahams · September 16, 2016 at 7:41 pm
In the dough and then as an egg wash. ENJOY! Shabbat Shalom!!
Tracy Mull Barnes · September 17, 2016 at 9:46 pm
Our challah turned out AMAZING! My group of 9 kids aged 9-15 made 2 recipes…they squished and squeezed and poked holes! But we made it work and they ate every last crumb! They also enjoyed a video of the hike for wildflowers. Thank you for giving a taste of Israel here in America!
Mani · April 21, 2017 at 5:00 pm
Hey! got my challah going for the 2nd rise… When you shape the loaves, do you use a little more flour?
I see the picture of it on a sheet of baking paper… don’t have on hand.
I’m adding craisins after 1 hour of this second rise…
Shabbat shalom! MB~
Nili N Arnie Abrahams · April 23, 2017 at 11:48 am
I am so sorry that I just saw your comment. Yes. You can add more flour for the shaping for the second rise. Depends on what your altitude you add more or less flour. I live 100 feet below sea level and I need lots more flour. I hope that helps. Love, Nili
Mani · April 21, 2017 at 8:03 pm
Do you have to proof the dry yeast? I just dumped 2 packets of dry yeast in there, like you said. It looked like it was rising as it was supposed to, even the second rise. I’m sure it was too much because it spread out everywhere, very loose and impossible to braid. oh, well, next time…