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Gsanmb
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 Thu, Dec 06 2007, 8:48 pm
Agh, I just did (by hand! what a workout!) a whole batch of challah dough. Let it rise, or so I thought, took challah with a bracha.
Then I started to divide and shape and realized the dough is dead as a doornail. It didn't really rise. It puffed a little but the dough is completely unworkable.
Now what? I took with a bracha!  Can I just throw out the dough? Do I still burn the part I took? Did I make a bracha (what's the word? l'vatla? in vain?)
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MahPitom
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Thu, Dec 06 2007, 8:54 pm
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I would allow it to rise, doesn’t matter if it takes all night.
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greenfire
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Thu, Dec 06 2007, 9:04 pm
your yeast must've been no good ... can you get some fresh yeast and add it ... hm ... or start over ...
sorry not sure about the brocha ... but you didn't mean it in vain ...
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Squash
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Thu, Dec 06 2007, 9:11 pm
I'm pretty sure the brocha was NOT l'vatala, as it was still enough dough (doesn't matter whether or not it rose, it depends on how much flour you used).
try to let it rise some more. once braided, put it in the oven on 250 for 20-40 minutes and let it rise in there before turning up to 350 and baking.
I've had some pleasant surprises with 'dead dough'.
good luck.
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boruchhashem
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Thu, Dec 06 2007, 10:32 pm
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Or worse comes to worse, make challa napkin rings for shabbos. You could also make some doughnuts, maybe.
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BeershevaBubby
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Fri, Dec 07 2007, 12:43 am
Brush with an egg wash and sprinkle with kosher/coarse salt and you have pretzels!
Or brush with an egg wash and sprinkle minced garlic/garlic powder and basil and you have garlic bread.
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Gsanmb
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Fri, Dec 07 2007, 6:31 am
well I let it rise all night...nothing.
Now it's kind of grainy and course looking, ick, unfortunately I think this is for the trash. My rav said to burn the kezayis anyway since I made the brocha.
He also said to just put two batches together under the same towel to rise, and then I can take challah with a bracha from the combined amount. I didn't ask him quite how much flour I need though, I'll have to do that.
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