How to Make the Best Challah

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Soft, eggy loaf for the Jewish holidays and beyond!

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Here's what you'll need

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Make the dough with flour, salt, sugar, eggs & oil

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Activate the yeast until it's bubbling

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Then whisk it into the dough ingredients

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Challah dough before rising

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Challah dough after rising

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Roll the dough into 3 long ropes. Gather them together at the top.

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Cross the center rope over the right rope

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Then cross the center rope over the left rope

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Keep crossing center over right...

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Center over left...

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Until it's all braided!

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Brush with egg wash... and bake!

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A beautiful golden brown crust

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Enjoy!

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Meet Jackie. "Find the best ingredients and do as little to them as possible."

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