Iso a great recipe for spelt challah

evaeva

Thu, Jan 28 2021, 1:16 pm

I bake spelt fluffy challos every week using Wondermills flour

Light and Fluffy
Spelt Challah

Ingredients
3 ½ c. room temperature water

1 ¾ c. boiling water

4 oz. fresh yeast

¾ c. sugar

3 T. Kosher salt

6 lbs. WonderMills White Spelt Flour

3 eggs at room temperature

¾ c. oil

2-4 whisked eggs for egg wash

Directions:

Combine waters in an 8-cup measuring cup. Allow to cool, just until you can keep your finger in the water while counting to 10. Add sugar and yeast and set aside for ten minutes, until yeast is activated.

Place salt in the bottom of your mixing bowl. Add flour and mix well with the dough hook. Add eggs and oil and mix at medium speed until ingredients are well-incorporated. Add yeast mixture and mix for 5 minutes. Let dough rest for 4 minutes, then mix again for 4 minutes.

Place the dough in an oiled bowl and cover with a damp towel. Allow to rise for 45 minutes in a warm spot in your kitchen until it has doubled in size.

Braid or shape the loaves and allow to rise in a pan for another 45 minutes. Brush with egg wash and sprinkle with your favorite toppings, such as white or black sesame seeds, poppy seeds or everything spice mix.

Bake at 360° F for 1 hour. These challos freeze beautifully.

Yields 6-8 medium challahs