Sweet Challah Bread

I made this with your Southwestern Pasta Salad (Mint Chocolate Brownies) and what a combo! As I said in my other reveiw, I made these for a company barbaque for my father and nothing lasted to the end. I mean, these people just loved both of these dishes. I just wish I could have told them that they were my recipes! LOL Thanks for posting, and keep up the good work!

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I was a bit surprised that it didn't rise much in this one hour before putting it in the fridge, but it blew up in the oven. This bread is really yummy. I crave more although my stomach says NO...

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This was easy and yummy. My DH wanted to eat the whole pan of bread. I used some white whole wheat flour and a dash of cardamom and then shaped it into buns.

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I was concerned that it wasn't rising well, but it fluffed up beautifully in the oven! We LOVED the texture and flavor.

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This is not a traditional challah bread by no means. Tasted like cha siu bao pork bun dough... would make great pork buns, but for a challah..... very DISAPOINTING! need to find a really good recipe... HELP!

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VERY good! Perfect sweet challah for Rosh Hashanah! It didn't rise well for me - but I have that happen sometimes so I'm assuming it's my own problem rather than a flaw in the recipe. This is a def keeper! Thanks for sharing!

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I don't want to rate this recipe because after making it, I realized that I don't like sweet challah. I'm used to and in love with the savory kind. But they were nice enough. I froze them and will try to make bread pudding out of them later.

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This challah recipe is fantastic! While some may complain about the wait time, I actually enjoyed the many steps because it allowed me to work on it a little at a time, thereby making it soo easy! I served this at my son's birthday party, and it was gone in the blink of an eye, with many moms requesting the recipe. This will certainly be my go-to recipe for challah! Just a note, you can bake these on parchment paper on baking sheets instead of using the loaf pans.

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The taste and texture of this bread is wonderful, it also has great moisture! However, I did have to use more Bread Flour in the recipe. All together I ended up using 4 1/2- 5 cups of flour. I would recommend backing the baking temp. down to 350. My bread was perfectly cook but the bottom did become more brown then I would have liked. Also, I found that I needed to cover the loaves 20 minutes into the cooking time to prevent excess browning.

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Excellent taste! I had given up on making challah since it seemed to always be dry and too brown on the outside. I used regular vegetable cooking oil and needed to use more flour - don't know how much though. The dough, and then the braided loaves never rose much. Once I baked them, they rose and were perfect! I also used the leftover egg white to brush the tops and they were golden and not too brown. I also bake my loaves on a high quality stone, and never worry about burning the bottom. Thanks for this recipe!

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just made this for dinner tonight- I made 1/2 the recipe-which makes one nice loaf. After letting the yeast proof, I used my standmixer to mix the ingredients - i mixed , using the dough hook, for 5 minutes atre level 2. Then I let the dough rise for 2 hours at room temp, punched down the dough, made the braid shape, let rise again for 1 hour and baked. Came out great. thank you.

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Very very good! It was a pleasure to make and eat this. I cut back on the sugar by 1/2, and that worked well for us(my husband doesn't like bread too sweet). And I got caught up in activity, so the dough sat in the fridge for about 17 hours - no problem! I made one loaf un-braided, and one braided, and they both came out wonderfully. I am looking forward to using it for french toast.

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This is the only bread I've ever made that did NOT turn out tasting like stale saltine crackers. THIS WAS DELICIOUS! I'm not Jewish nor will I be using this for a Shabbat, but man, this is the best bread I've ever made and it definitely makes a good breakfast bread. I used the remaining egg whites from the bread mix to coat the top of the bread, and I did it about 3-4 times. I also did this with whole wheat flour. I recommend this recipe to ANYONE!

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I made this Challah Bread for Sabbath this week it was the best we've had ever had. Received many compliments on it. Thank you so much for this wonderful recipe that is simple to make!!

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Wonderful, delectable bread! I had no trouble making the loaves. You'll love the taste! Thank you for the recipe! Katie

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I haven't attempted to make a Challah again in 3 years, when my very first try was a complete disaster. This recipe was not only easy to follow through the long Challah making process, it was absolutely delicious! I love a sweet Challah, and it came out perfect. My son is looking forward to Challah French Toast tomorrow morning, Challah being the very BEST bread to use for french toast. I've read some concerns here about the bread not rising much before baking, and would like to offer a suggestion that worked well for me. Since bread rises best where it's warm, I placed a dish towel over the bread and put it in the oven at 100 degrees. It's just barely warm, but enough to make the bread rise in the steps where indicated, before baking.(Make sure the temperature is no higher with the dish towel in there) This recipe for Challah made one of the best I have ever eaten, and now MINE is up there with the very best (if I don't say so myself!) Thank you SO much.

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I haven't made bread in over 30 years, but I tried this recipe (for one loaf instead of two) last weekend, made a few minor mistakes, and yet it turned out great and had the best taste! The bread really didn't rise much until it was baked. I highly recommend this recipe to anyone--even neophyte cooks!

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Delicious and sweet! My family loved this challah for a change for our Shabbat dinner. The only complaint is that it takes so long to get the dough ready. It was difficult for me to find the time needed for this challah since I have three little kids running around. I did use quite a bit more than 3 cups of flour but it is probably due to the high humidity here. I was surprised that the dough did not rise very much, but I went along with it. I left the dough in the refrigerater for 5 hours and it still worked fine. The dough worked really well when I rolled it out and braided it into two challot. I did not use cornmeal. I let the challot rise for 1 hour but again they only rose a little more. When they were baking was when the challot really rose. I was pleasantly surprised! We loved the taste!

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Oh my gosh! This bread is amazing! I think this may be the best bread I've ever baked. I must admit that my braids were a little funny looking, but the taste totally made up for it. So far, I've only tasted it with butter, but I imagine it would taste good with many other things! I sprinkled mine with cinnamon sugar. I'll have to practice my braiding skills, but it was still wonderful. Thanks, I look forward to trying more of your recipes.

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