Apple challah is a delicious and unique twist on the traditional challah bread. Its slightly sweet, slightly tart flavor and soft texture make it a great option for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. But with so many different recipes out there, it can be hard to know which one is best. This article will provide you with everything you need to know to find the perfect apple challah recipe for you, whether you're a beginner or a seasoned baker.
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APPLE-HONEY CHALLAH
Apples and honey, Rosh Hashanah's symbols of a sweet new year, are perfect additions to a loaf of challah.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Breakfast & Brunch Recipes Bread Recipes
Yield Makes one 9-inch round loaf
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Butter a large bowl, and melt 4 tablespoons butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat; let cool. Combine 2 tablespoons melted butter, the flour, water, 1/3 cup honey, the eggs and yolks, yeast, and salt in a large bowl. Mix until dough forms. Turn dough out onto a floured surface, and knead until smooth, about 10 minutes.
- Transfer dough to buttered bowl, and brush with 1 tablespoon melted butter. Cover with plastic. Let rise in a warm place until dough almost doubles in volume, about 1 1/2 hours.
- Turn dough out onto a floured surface. Pat into an 8 1/2-by-14-inch rectangle. Top with apples; knead to incorporate. Return to bowl. Brush with remaining tablespoon melted butter; cover. Let rise again in a warm place until dough almost doubles in volume, about 1 hour more.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees, with rack in lowest position. Butter a 9-inch round cake pan. Roll dough into a rope (about 24 inches) on a floured surface. Coil into a circle, and transfer to pan. Butter plastic wrap, and cover dough. Let rise again until dough almost doubles in volume, about 45 minutes more.
- Heat remaining 4 tablespoons butter and 1/3 cup honey in a saucepan over medium-low heat until butter melts. Brush dough with half the honey-butter. Bake until golden brown and firm, about 35 minutes.
- Brush challah with the remaining honey-butter. Let cool in pan on a wire rack for 30 minutes. Turn out loaf from pan, and let cool.
RAISIN-CHALLAH APPLE BETTY
In this doubly lucky dessert, two Rosh Hashanah favorites-raisin challah and apples dipped in honey-come together in an ambrosial brown betty. Top it with sliced almonds and vanilla ice cream, and dig into a fruitful new year.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Seasonal Recipes Fall Recipes Apple Recipes
Time 1h30m
Yield Serves 6 to 8
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Brush an 8-by-8-inch baking dish with butter.
- Stir together brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt. In another bowl, toss apples with vinegar, 1/4 cup cider, and honey. Spoon half of apple mixture into prepared dish; sprinkle evenly with one-third of sugar mixture.
- Toss bread cubes with butter and remaining 1/4 cup cider. Spread half of bread mixture over apples in dish. Repeat layering with remaining apple mixture, one-third of sugar mixture, and remaining bread cubes. Sprinkle surface evenly with remaining sugar mixture and almonds; loosely cover with parchment-lined foil.
- Bake until apples in center of dish are tender and those along edges are bubbling, 45 to 50 minutes. Uncover and continue baking until liquid reduces to a syrup and surface is crisp, 10 to 12 minutes. Let cool slightly and serve warm with ice cream.
HOLIDAY APPLE-RAISIN CHALLAH
Provided by Amy Traverso
Categories Bread Fruit Bake Hanukkah Rosh Hashanah/Yom Kippur Dried Fruit Raisin Apple Fall Advance Prep Required
Yield Makes 2 loaves
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- 1. Combine 1/2 cup warm water, the yeast, and 1 tablespoon of the sugar in a small bowl. Stir until the yeast dissolves. Let it activate for 10 minutes-the mixture should look foamy.
- 2. In the large bowl of a standing mixer with the paddle attachment or with a hand-held mixer, beat the eggs at medium speed until blended. Add the oil, salt, and remaining 3/4 cup sugar. Beat until pale in color, about 4 minutes. Beat in 2/3 cup water, then add the yeast mixture. Beat in the flour 1 cup at a time.
- 3. Turn the dough onto a floured surface and knead for 2 minutes (or use the dough hook on your mixer for 1 minute at low speed). Put the dough in a lightly oiled bowl and turn to coat. Cover with plastic wrap and a kitchen towel and put in a warm corner of your kitchen to rise. I like to use my (unheated) oven with the lightbulb on. You want the dough to double in size, which takes just about an hour.
- 4. Punch down the dough, rewrap with plastic wrap and a kitchen towel, and let the dough rise for 30 minutes. It won't quite double in this time, but it will puff up.
- 5. Meanwhile, make the filling: In a small bowl, toss the apples with the raisins, lemon juice, honey, and cinnamon. Let sit for 20 minutes, then drain any liquid.
- 6. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and divide in half. Divide each half into three equal parts, for a total of six pieces. Roll out each piece to form a 12-inch strand, then pat each strand down into a flat rectangle shape. Spoon a bit of apple mixture down the center of each rectangle, then fold dough over the filling, roll into a 15-inch rope, and pinch the ends tight.
- 7. Form the loaves: Put three of the apple-filled "ropes" on each baking sheet. Braid the ropes together (fold right rope over center, then fold left rope over center, repeat). Pinch at bottom. Repeat with the other loaf. Cover the loaves with kitchen towels, and let rise for 45 minutes.
- 8. Preheat the oven to 400°F and set a rack to the middle position. Whisk the egg yolk with 1 tablespoon water and brush over the tops of the loaves. Bake for 10 minutes, then reduce the heat to 350°F and bake until the crusts are browned and the bread is puffed and light, 30 minutes more. Transfer the loaves to a rack and let cool for 30 minutes before serving.
OAT & HONEY APPLE CHALLAH
Absolutely amazed my guests during Yom Kippur Break Fast! WONDERFUL combination/adaptation of #148108 with an apple filling from Marcy Goldman's Jewish baking cookbook. Recipe looks long - but with only one rise, it's QUICK and easy!
Provided by LillyZackMom
Categories Yeast Breads
Time 2h35m
Yield 1 large round loaf
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- In a small bowl combine 3/8c warm water with yeast. Let stand until yeast is dissolved and begins to bubble - about 5 minutes.
- Place the yeast mixture in a larger bowl. Add the additional water, oats, honey, oil, vanilla, cinnamon, and salt. Mix well.
- Gradually add the flours. Mix with a spoon until it becomes too unweildy. At that point - knead with your hands until all the flour is absorbed and the dough is no longer sticky.
- Place in a large, oiled (or cooking spray coated) bowl and place in a warm, moist, draft-free place to rise. Let rise until doubled - appx 1 hour.
- When the rise is almost over, prepare apple filling. Then put the apple filling on some paper towels to absorb excess moisture. Preheat the oven to 350.
- There are many different ways to prepare a holiday challah -- here's my personal favorite: http://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/560778/jewish/Weaving-Round-Challah.htm Or you can make a round coil. The number of rolls of dough you'll need to make will vary based on the shape you make.
- If you are using the link above, you will need four dough strands. If you are making a single coiled challah, you will need one dough strand. Do NOT make the strands long -- for the round from the link, each strand should be no more than twelve inches long. Once you have the correct number of strands, you'll need to flatten them with your hand or a rolling pin. Put the apple filling down the middle, and then pinch or roll the strand closed. It's OK if a few apple pieces pop out, but for the most part, you want them enclosed.
- Brush with egg wash and sprinkle turbinado sugar on top. The sugar will give it a nice, sparkly outer crust with a nice rich flavor.
- Place on stoneware cookie sheet, or regular cookie sheet covered with parchment paper. Bake for 30 minutes.
- After 30 minutes, open up the oven & place a sheet of tin foil over the loaf to prevent excessive browning. Let bake for appx another 20-30 minutes (so 50-60 minutes TOTAL bake time).
- Cool on a cooling rack & ENJOY!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 5061.5, Fat 79.2, SaturatedFat 11.9, Cholesterol 186, Sodium 8855.8, Carbohydrate 969.2, Fiber 65.4, Sugar 184.1, Protein 128.5
HONEYED CHALLAH AND APPLE PUDDING
Provided by Florence Fabricant
Categories dessert
Time 1h15m
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place 2 tablespoons butter in a 9-inch-square baking dish and place in the oven until the butter melts. When the butter has melted, remove the pan from the oven and use a brush to coat the bottom and sides evenly with the melted butter. Set aside.
- While the oven is preheating and the butter melting, heat the remaining butter in a heavy skillet, add the apples and sauté over high heat until they just begin to soften and take on color, about five minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside.
- Mix the milk, honey and vanilla together in a large bowl. Add the challah pieces and allow to soak about 10 minutes, until the milk is fairly well absorbed. Beat the eggs until frothy, mix them with the challah and add half the cinnamon and the sautéed apples.
- Transfer the mixture to baking dish. Mix the remaining cinnamon with the sugar and sprinkle over the top. Bake about 45 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 375, UnsaturatedFat 5 grams, Carbohydrate 61 grams, Fat 12 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 9 grams, SaturatedFat 6 grams, Sodium 213 milligrams, Sugar 41 grams, TransFat 0 grams
CHALLAH APPLE STUFFING OR DRESSING
Make and share this Challah Apple Stuffing or Dressing recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Molly53
Categories Kosher
Time 1h15m
Yield 10-12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Cut challah into 1-inch cubes and let cubes sit out in a bowl or on a baking tray, uncovered, for at least six hours to make them stale. (Alternatively, you can dry bread in a 250°F oven by laying cubes in a single layer on baking sheets and baking for about 30 minutes, or until bread is dry but not toasted (it should not start to brown at all).).
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- In a large saute pan, melt butter over medium-low heat, then add onions and celery.
- Add three teaspoons of salt and ground pepper to taste, and cook until onions are soft, about 8 minutes.
- Add apples and herbs and cook until apples are soft, about 5 minutes more.
- In a large bowl, combine challah cubes, cooked vegetables, and chicken broth.
- Mix until the bread is saturated with liquid, and everything is evenly mixed.
- Press stuffing into a 9x13-inch baking dish and cover with foil.
- Bake at 350°F for 40 minutes; remove the foil, increase temperature to 450°F, and stuffing for another 10-15 minutes, or until the top starts to brown slightly.
- Cool 10 minutes, then serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 460.5, Fat 24.4, SaturatedFat 13.3, Cholesterol 95.2, Sodium 416.2, Carbohydrate 51.4, Fiber 3.6, Sugar 6, Protein 10.8
Tips:
- Use fresh, high-quality apples for the best flavor.
- Peel and core the apples before chopping them.
- If you don't have apple pie spice, you can make your own by combining ground cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice.
- Be sure to let the dough rise in a warm place until it has doubled in size.
- Braid the dough strands loosely so that the apples have room to expand.
- Brush the challah with egg wash before baking for a golden brown crust.
Conclusion:
Apple challah is a delicious and festive bread that is perfect for any occasion, Enjoy it as a special treat for breakfast, brunch, or dessert, or share it with friends and family at your next holiday gathering!
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