Thursday, October 16, 2008

Whole Wheat Challah



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Another wordless ones, folks. Because! You know! The moving and all!

Anyway, I hereby present, JS's whole wheat challah!



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I think I used this challah recipe from CookingBread.com, but mixing whole wheat and regular flours. But of course, knowing me, I may have changed some other things around, seeing as I can't follow recipes.

The result, though my memory is a little fuzzy as this seems so very long ago, was "OK." The crust seemed a little hard, so I don't know if that was how it was supposed to be. Also, this bread was very large.


It's bigger than kiddie #3!

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It was HUGE! Seeing as it was so very large and we're not really bread-eaters, the majority of this went untouched. However, I didn't throw it away, no, I didn't! Stay tuned.


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This Whole Wheat Challah was made into Challah Bread Pudding with Blueberries and Cardamom.


Breads we've done from the book:
Artisan Deli-Style Rye Bread
Brioche
Swedish Limpa Bread
European Peasant Loaf
Olive Oil Bread with Onions and Olives

Other breads we've made before:
No-Knead Bread, Two Kinds
Sesame Seed Buns
Foccacia
Potato Cornmeal Foccacia
Whole Wheat Challah

17 comments:

  1. I can't wait to see what you turned it into!

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  2. Throwing some mystery there? He, he, the bread itself looks amazing! Super! Perfecto!

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  3. Looks great... Like a baby swaddled in blankets. I wanna bite its head off.

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  4. OH! That's gorgeous.
    I love making challah around the holidays, but I haven't attempted a whole wheat version. This is definitely getting some press at our house!

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  5. Wow, that is a beautiful loaf of bread! I've never attempted a callah.

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  6. Ooh, look at all the stretchy gluten and shiny crust! That is awesome. I wonder if I'll ever make a bread as beautiful.

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  7. your whole wheat challah look good to me!! soft healthy bread with wheat must try soon

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  8. this challah would make an amazing bread pudding!

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  9. Sometimes the crusts on Challah are a little... 'crusty.' I used to get a loaf of the stuff every Friday when I worked at a Jewish school. I love the stuff! Hope the moving is going well!!

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  10. Beautiful loaf of Challah! There is nothing like homemade bread. I make a baked French Toast that uses Challah for the recipe. I like the idea of whole wheat and going to save this recipe. Thanks!

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  11. Núria:
    Well, it's nothing too exciting, but I should at least build it up a bit, right? ;)

    Jude:
    Exactly! It was *very* baby-esque. Haha, is it a bad sign that I don't find that statement at all disturbing? Sure, bite its head off! Teehee.

    Lori Lynn:
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    beachlover:
    Thanks! That braid can make anything look pretty.

    maybelle's mom:
    I didn't remember exactly how challah's supposed to taste. I think in my memory it was sweeter/softer. So, "OK." =)

    Karen Dar Woon:
    You called it! This was made into bread pudding.

    RecipeGirl:
    Oh, OK. So it's OK for it to be a little "crusty"; I had forgotten how challah's supposed to be. Thanks!

    Kim:
    Thanks. Tell us how it goes with the whole wheat.

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  12. look at you guys going on jewish on me!

    i have never made one of these... and that is one amazing loaf. it makes great french toast...

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  13. The last time I made challah, I used half the recipe to make a loaf (so it was smaller than yours) and the other half to make babka - a chocolate challah swirl. Delicious!

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  14. Just discovered your wonderful and inspiring blog where No Bread is Impossible to Make. I've always made a challah for holidays here in the USA but for Xmas I wanna make my first whole-wheat challah. Thanks for sharing your recipe & your gorgeous looking braid. I'm gonna try using ALL whole wheat flour including whole wheat pastry flour. The goal is "lightness" and also good nutrition. - Ruth Z Deming

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  15. ceF:
    I think we need to redo this. I think I'm going to like all white flour here. Shhh, don't tell anyone. Teehee.

    Julia:
    Thanks for the tip!

    Ruth:
    Thanks for visiting! =)

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