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MrsDuby
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Mon, Sep 21 2009, 7:29 pm
Hi Everyone,
After making my aunt's delicious heavenly challah for Rosh Hashana, my husband and I immediately felt terrible. We generally eat very healthy, so the overload of white flour and white sugar was not very good for our tummys.
I really want to make Challah more often this year, and therefore im looking for a REALLY healthy challah recipe... maybe oat flour ? maybe spelt ? maybe less sugar ? Something that wont freak out my blood sugar levels, and just overall very healthy.
Any suggestions ??
Thanks so much - G'mar Tov !
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ValleyMom
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Mon, Sep 21 2009, 7:38 pm
SPELT CHALLAH???
I have a recipe for that... Is that healthy enough??
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MrsDuby
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Mon, Sep 21 2009, 7:44 pm
never had spelt ---
im willing to try it !
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Ronit
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Mon, Sep 21 2009, 8:04 pm
I do 100% whole wheat. Do you want the recipe?
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ValleyMom
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Mon, Sep 21 2009, 8:32 pm
Cousin Ahuva’s Spectacular Spelt Challah
• 4 tbsp yeast
• 2 cups warm water
• a bit of honey.
• let it dissolve and set aside
Get a second bowl…
• 2 cups water
• 3/4 cup honey or agave nectar - I started using agave nectar - low on the glicymic index and also makes a silkier dough!
• 6 eggs
• 1/2 cup oil
• 2 tbsp. salt
• 1 cup flax meal - opt. but great for fiber
Now add yeast mixture and then add the flour - 5 lbs. white spelt plus a bit more.
knead and let it rise at least 1 hour.
Shape and let rise 1/2 hour and bake at 350 for 1/2 hour!
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MrsDuby
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Mon, Sep 21 2009, 8:44 pm
hadassa wrote: | I do 100% whole wheat. Do you want the recipe? |
I wouldnt mind trying a few differnt kinds -
do you mind posting the recipe ?
thanks for the spelt recipe also !!! looks really good !!!!
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ValleyMom
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Mon, Sep 21 2009, 8:53 pm
I have to tell you... the one time my challah was decent was with this particular recipe otherwise I have had zero luck with challah. I used Agave syrup not honey.
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G-mom
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Mon, Sep 21 2009, 9:06 pm
I make a delicious whole wheat challah that isnt dense like most others
the trick is to put in a cup of oatmeal I also put just enough flour to make it a dough but it is still sticky, then I flour my hands while shaping it. I also add a sprinkle of cinnamon to the dough to give it a lighter taste.
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Ronit
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Mon, Sep 21 2009, 10:09 pm
Uch I just typed up this whole thing- then when I left the computer before posting it - it got deleted bec it asked me to sign in again.
Whole Wheat Challah:
Ingredients:
5lb 100% white whole wheat flour
1 1/2 cups pure gluten
3oz fresh yeast/ or 3 1/2 TB dry yeast
3/4 C sugar
1/4-1/2 C oil
2TB salt
3 eggs (room temp)
5 C warm water
Directions:
Place fresh yeast in the mixer w/ the sugar & some of the warm water. Let it sit till the yeast activates & bublles. Then add dry & wet ingredients alternatively leaving the salt for last. Make sure the salt & yeast don't touch.
Mix on med speed for 20 minutes.
Let it rise in the mixer for 20 min.
Turn on the mixer for a couple of seconds to "punch" it down
Let it rise in the mixer for 40 min.
Transfer to cutting board to divide & braid challah.
Let it rise for 1 hour.
Egg wash it w/ sugar & egg yolk & sprinkle sesame seeds.
Bake on 350 for 45 min.
If you are using the dry yeast then start w/ flour & layer the wet & dry ing in the mixer & make sure salt is last thing to go in & furthest from yeast.
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Ronit
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Mon, Sep 21 2009, 10:11 pm
G-mom wrote: | I make a delicious whole wheat challah that isnt dense like most others
the trick is to put in a cup of oatmeal I also put just enough flour to make it a dough but it is still sticky, then I flour my hands while shaping it. I also add a sprinkle of cinnamon to the dough to give it a lighter taste. |
I find that the trick is the gluten. If you skip the gluten the challah is dry & crumply...Otherwise this recipe is the same as I used to do for white flour & it stayed light & airy even after I converted.
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flowerpower
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Mon, Sep 21 2009, 10:14 pm
I posted a while ago a good ww water challah recipe.
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