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    Home » Baked Bread » Whole Wheat Challah Bread (Eggless recipe)

    Whole Wheat Challah Bread (Eggless recipe)

    Published: Dec 11, 2013 · Modified: Dec 19, 2019 by Pavani · 8 Comments

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    For this month's Home Baker's Challenge, our host Priya Ranjit very aptly chose Holiday Bakes. She gave us recipes for holiday cookies, cakes and breads to choose from. As usual when I saw the list I wanted to bake 2 or 3 recipes and as usual I ran out of time. But I'm glad I found time to bake at least one from the list and I'll try to bake a few more before the end of the year.

    We had a snow storm yesterday (all that white in the background is snow in the next picture) and as luck has it my husband was out of town on business. It was quite a feat to drop off and pick up the kids from school. I was upset that the local school district didn't announce a snow day, but then I made best of the day by baking. With the kids away I had time to bake this yummy Challah bread.

    Priya gave us this Challah Bread recipe from thekitchn. But I wanted to make to make a little more healthy by adding whole wheat pastry flour and made it eggless by using egg replacer. I brushed the top with heavy cream before baking, but brushing with egg wash will make the bread even more golden with beautiful brown crust.

    I also referred to the recipe in The Whole Grain Baking cookbook by King Arthur Flour. The bread turned out so soft and fluffy. Me and the kids snacked on the warm bread with some butter and absolutely loved it. 

    Whole Wheat Challah Bread

    Author: Pavani
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    Prep Time: 30 mins
    Cook Time: 30 mins
    Rising Time:: 3 hrs 30 mins
    Total Time: 4 hrs 30 mins
    Course: breads
    Cuisine: American
    Servings: 1 loaf

    Ingredients

    • 2 cups All purpose flour
    • 2 cups Whole wheat Pastry flour
    • ¼ cup Sugar, divided use
    • 2 teaspoons Instant Yeast
    • 2 teaspoons Salt
    • 2 tablespoons Egg replacer, whisked in 6 tablespoons of water (or use 2 large eggs)
    • 1 cup Lukewarm Water
    • 3 tablespoons Oil
    • 2 tablespoons Heavy cream, for brushing (for a nicely browned crust, use whisked egg)

    Instructions

    • Sprinkle yeast and 2tbsp sugar in water. Whisk and set aside until the mixture gets very frothy.
    • In the bowl of a stand mixer or a large mixing bowl, combine flours, salt and remaining 2tbsp sugar. Mix well.
    • Make a well in the center and add the egg replacer mixture, oil and yeast mixture. Mix and knead until a smooth, pliable dough forms. Add more flour if the dough looks too sticky. Knead for 6 minutes in a stand mixer or for 10 minutes with hand.
    • Transfer the dough to a greased bowl and set aside to rise for 1½ - 2hours until dough is doubled in volume.
    • Punch the dough lightly and divide into 3 equal portions. Form each portion into rough logs and set aside covered for 10 minutes.
    • Roll each log into 18" long log. Place the 3 logs next to each other. Squeeze the ends together at the top and tuck inside. Then start braiding - over 1, under 1 - just as you would with your hair. Make a fairly tight braid. Cover loosely with a greased plastic wrap and set aside to rise and get puffy, for another 1 hour.
    • By the end of the rising time, preheat the oven to 375°F.
    • Bake the bread for 20 minutes. Then tent the bread with foil and bake for 8~10 minutes until the crust is golden brown. Bread should register 190°F internal temperature.
    • Remove from the oven and transfer the bread onto wire rack to cool. Slice once the bread is lukewarm and enjoy.

    Notes

     
    If not eating right away, wrap the bread tightly with foil or plastic wrap and put in a freezer safe bag and stash in the freezer to enjoy later. Just thaw in the fridge and toast before eating.
     
     
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    1. Srivalli

      December 12, 2013 at 4:00 am

      Wow that's a beautiful bread!..I have this on my to list for so many years, not sure when I will ever make it..your pictures surely tempt me..

      Reply
      • Pooja Bhayana Jain

        July 07, 2020 at 12:07 am

        5 stars
        Hi! What do you use as an egg replacement?

        Reply
        • cookshideout

          July 07, 2020 at 12:11 pm

          Hi Pooja, I use store bought egg replacer powder (Bob's red mill brand). You can use ground flaxseeds here.

          Reply
    2. Priya R

      December 12, 2013 at 5:32 am

      Beautifully done challah and what gorgeous clicks 🙂 and the bread looks so soft. Thanks for participating

      Reply
    3. Archana Potdar

      December 19, 2013 at 11:03 am

      Wow wow wow. I wish I can bake this.

      Reply
    4. CJ - Food Stories

      February 05, 2014 at 2:33 am

      Nice - Would love to share with all my foodie friends - If you're interested then head over to FoodFotoGallery dot com and submit one of your food photos (without watermarks, please).

      Reply
    5. Marc

      August 28, 2020 at 10:41 am

      You mention an oil mixture in the recipe - but I don't see oil mentioned in the ingredients?

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      • cookshideout

        August 31, 2020 at 2:37 pm

        Hi Marc, thank you for pointing that out. I have updated the recipe with that information. -Pavani

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