Spirituality

How To Challahs

Braiding challahs can be considered an art form.

A Separation — And A Blessing

In order to separate challah and recite the blessing, the dough should
contain at least 59 ounces of flour. (3 lbs. 11 oz.) If the flour is between
43 and 59 ounces, challah should be separated without a blessing. One
should not separate challah if the dough has less than 43 ounces of flour.
Challah is separated after the flour (wheat, rye, barley, oat or spelt)
and liquid are well mixed together, while the dough is still whole, before
being divided. After the blessing is recited, a small piece of dough,
approximately one ounce, is separated then burned by wrapping it in a
piece of foil and placing under the oven broiler.

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hands braided beautiful loaves by
threes and sixes. Each participant
received her own mixing bowl and
spoon, measuring cups, pastry brush
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When the Holy Temple existed,
one of the many gifts the people
were required to give the Kohanim
(the priestly tribe who served in the
Temple) was challah — a portion of
dough separated from the kneading
bowl every time. The Torah refers to
challah as the reishit, the first and the
best of the kneading bowl. 71

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