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Reviewed: Apr. 13, 2009
Used breadmaker to make this dough, let dough rest five minutes, formed three ropes (about 12 inches) and braided on greased cookie sheet. Brushed with egg wash, covered with plastic wrap, and refrigerated overnight. Allowed to come to room temperature, brushed again with egg wash, and baked at 350 till beautiful. Delicious, attractive, and easy. Best when eaten the day it's baked.
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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Marlette, Michigan, USA
Living In: South Bend, Indiana, USA
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Reviewed: Mar. 31, 2009
Excellent challah! I followed the recipe exactly, except that I substituted soy milk for regular milk, because we're lactose intolerant. It came out perfectly in the bread machine, on the light setting. I will be making this again and again to use for sandwiches during the week.
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Reviewed: Mar. 30, 2009
Very moist hubby loved it, I did use 1/2 of the sugar called for. :)
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Reviewed: Mar. 12, 2009
I made one change, I subbed the sugar for honey. It turned out beautiful. It is nice and moist, not too sweet, I look forward to making sandwiches for lunch with it.
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Home Town: Brampton, Ontario, Canada

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Reviewed: Mar. 5, 2009
I've never had real Challah before so I can't say whether this recipe makes "good Challah", but after my sister complained she wanted me to make a fine-textured bread, I decided to try this recipe - and while it might not be the best Challah in the world, it is an AWESOME bread machine bread. After the first rise, the dough was a little too sticky, so I added about 1/4 cup of flour. Other than that, I followed all the directions precisely. The dough rose so well that it puffed up out of the pan and was nearly touching the roof of my bread machine! Once done, the crust looked a bit burnt, but sliced easily. The top crust is wonderfully flaky, and the bread itself is soft and airy as a cloud! It's best served still warm, in a big, thick slice topped with sweet-cream butter - but, once it's a few days old, it also makes brilliant french toast or bread pudding! I plan to bake this bread many times in the future (My sister liked it so much that she wants to have it always in the house!)
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Reviewed: Mar. 1, 2009
It was just "ok". I highly recommend using "Miriam's Not-So-Secret Challah" from this site instead. For that one, I use the brad maker for the dough (selecting the "dough" setting) and then bake braid it and bake it in the oven as stated. It's amazing.
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Reviewed: Mar. 1, 2009
I was so excited about this bread, however when it was all done baking, all I got was a short, dense piece of bread. It didn't have hardly any rise and the middle was very very dense. I don't know if it was an error on my part, most likely the yeast. Needless to say, I was very disappointed but I will try again.
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Home Town: Norwood, Minnesota, USA
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Reviewed: Feb. 14, 2009
I've never had Challah before so I don't know how it's supposed to taste, but I can tell you this bread ROCKS! I made it specifically for french toast (used the Fluffy French Toast recipe), and had to stop myself from eating it so there would be enough. I heated the milk and used warm eggs (put the uncracked eggs in hot water for 10min) to help activate the yeast. I used veg. oil instead of margarine, and increased the flour a little. I also made the dough in my bread machine but split in half after rise 2, placed in 2 loaf pans, let rise again then baked at 350 for 20min. I wrapped the cooled bread the night before using for french toast, but I should've left it out so it could dry out a bit more...
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Home Town: Sterling, Virginia, USA
Living In: Pleasanton, California, USA
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Reviewed: Feb. 8, 2009
This really was amazing. The crust on it is so flaky and crisp, and the inside is tender, moist and fine. A good challah, especially so for one made in a bread machine!
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Home Town: Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
Living In: Scarborough, Maine, USA

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Reviewed: Jan. 28, 2009
This is the best bread recipe I have found.. I have baked it in the breadmaker as well as made is using the dough setting and baking it in the oven.. I've even used a little wheat flour.. My family loves it!
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Reviewed: Jan. 4, 2009
This turned out fantastic! I made a few changes according to what others have suggested. I substituted white sugar for honey and used unsalted butter instead of margerine. I used the dough cycle on the bread machine and let it rise in the bread machine for an hour. I then made a lovely braid and let it sit for an another hour to rise under a tea towel. I then brushed the braid with egg and honey. It came better than what i expected. I will definately have to make two next time.
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Reviewed: Dec. 7, 2008
This came out excellent. I added a tablespoon of honey, let the eggs come to room temperature, warmed the milk to 100 degrees. As many others I used the dough cycle on my bread machine (I used the White bread cycle) and after completion of the dough cycle I rolled it out and braided it using 3, approximately 12 inch braids and let rise for 45 minutes and applied a egg wash and then into the oven at 350 for 25 minutes. It came out very fluffy and soft with a nice crust. Looked Really Good! It was not dense at all. We haven't seen what its like the next day because its all gone.
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Reviewed: Dec. 2, 2008
This was my first time trying out a challah bread recipe. After reading the reviews I decided to do the right thing and try the actual recipe without altering it. It tasted good. I make it for a french toast bake and was a huge hit. My only comments on the bread is that it did become incredibly crumbly and seemed a bit on the dry side. I made it late at night and cut it up the next morning. It was incredibly hard to get a clean cut of bread with out crumbs going everywhere. Bur I have nothing to compare it to. I will probably try to look for a different recipe next time.
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Reviewed: Nov. 2, 2008
Very tasty sweet bread. I made french toast out of some of it and it was great. :)
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Reviewed: Nov. 2, 2008
Very reliable, delicious recipe. I use it almost weekly.
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Reviewed: Oct. 29, 2008
Good, but not stellar. Even on the light setting, crust came out thick, dark and slightly tough. Not as moist as I like my bread.
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Reviewed: Oct. 19, 2008
This was pretty simiple to make and that is a keeper in my book, my husband liked the taste of it, he used it on his daily lunch sandwich, but it's better for soups or stews, to soak up the gravy!!
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Home Town: Elbing, Kansas, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 1, 2008
Suzy, this is an OUTSTANDING recipe. I used the bread machine just to make the dough (followed recipe exactly), and then braided and let rise an additional 30 minutes in oven. Then removed and coated with egg wash and cooked at 350 for about 25 minutes. I had a little extra dough so i put them next to the braided challah and tried them with poppy seeds! Delicious, turned out perfectly. I am not worried about it turning hard or crunchy because this bread will be gone in one sitting! Cheers for this.
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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Stony Brook, New York, USA
Living In: Skippack, Pennsylvania, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 14, 2008
A favorite in our home. Easy recipe, good taste. This is a light bread but it holds up very well. Works well with bread flour and all-purpose, too.
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Home Town: San Jose, California, USA
Living In: Manteca, California, USA

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Reviewed: Jul. 15, 2008
I absolutely love this recipe. I've made it many times in my bread machine and it is always wonderful. My family loves this bread, and it makes THE BEST french toast - that is, if there's any left the next day.
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