shabbat sentiments

those who know me know that my connection to judaism is a big part of my identity. I grew up celebrating shabbat weekly with my family, but it wasn’t until a few weeks ago that we took the time and effort to make homemade challah bread together. making challah together captures the true essence of shabbat, the idea of disconnecting from any bad vibes and spending time with people you love. this week will be my family’s 5th week in a row making challah together, and aside from it being absolutely DELICIOUS the even better part is the energy we put into it. if you’re not jewish, or you are and you don’t celebrate shabbat, this recipe is still incredibly yummy and fun to make with friends & fam.

recipe:

*makes 2 challahs

• 1 cup of warm water

• 1 package yeast (or 2 and ¼ teaspoons)

• 1 egg + more for egg wash 

• ¼ cup oil

• ¼ cup sugar

• ½ teaspoon salt

• 3 ½ cups flour + more for kneading 

directions:

• in a large bowl dissolve the yeast in the water with 1 tbsp of sugar 

• add egg, oil, sugar, half the flour, and salt + mix to combine

• add the rest of the flour ½ cup at a time and knead dough until it’s not too sticky

• place dough in an oiled bowl and let it rise for an hour (uncovered)

• braid and shape the challah, let rise for another 30 mins 

• while it’s rising, preheat the oven to 375 degrees 

• after it’s done rising, brush challah with egg wash and put toppings (we do one salty & one sweet)

• bake for 25-30 mins, until golden brown

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with love ♥️ ,

sydney