100-Calorie No-Fail Whole-Wheat Challah
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- Number of Servings: 24
Ingredients
2 tsp instant yeast1/4 cup all-purpose flour1/4 cup warm water3 large eggs, plus 1 for glazing1 tsp table salt1/4 cup vegetable oil1/4 cup honey1 1/4 cups white flour2 cups whole wheat flourSesame or poppy seeds
1. In a large bowl, whisk yeast, 1/4 cup white flour, and warm water. Let it stand uncovered 10-20 minutes, until begins to puff up slightly. (A good rule of thumb is to wait until bubbles burst on the surface.)
2. Whisk 3 eggs, salt, oil and honey into the yeast mixture. With wooden spoon, stir in remaining 1 1/4 cups of the white flour and 2 cups of the whole wheat flour. (Add all the flour at once.) When you can't mix with spoon any more, knead by hand in the bowl for no more than 5 minutes. Should be very firm dough.
3. In same bowl, let rise for 2 hours (or refrigerate for up to 24 hours, then let rise). Rise until doubled in bulk (approx. 2 hours in warm kitchen). Tip: you can speed up the process by microwaving hot water for five minutes, then placing the bowl of dough in the warm, moist microwave!
3. If you want individual challahs, separate into 24 pieces. (I divide into thirds, then divide each third into half, then divide each sixth into half, then divide each twelfth into half. Alternately, I weigh all the dough and divide by 24 to figure out how big each piece should be-- about 35 grams, or a rounded tablespoon.) Shape each piece into a snake and loosely knot each snake, pressing the two loose ends together. You could also separate into three loaves, braid each one, and cut into 8 pieces each when you serve. Let rise on a parchment-paper lined cookie sheet or in individual oiled muffin tins until doubled in size, another two hours.
Baking: brush the loaves with egg wash from final egg-- you'll only need half the egg. Sprinkle with sesame seeds or poppy seeds-- sesame shows up better against whole wheat loaves. Bake for about 20 minutes, until lightly browned.
Each of the 24 loaves is one serving. Uneaten loaves can be frozen in a sealed bag for up to three months.
Note: I adapted this from a recipe from Maggie Glezer's A Blessing of Bread, reprinted here: https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/My-Challah-235867 I tweaked the preparation method, reduced the sodium, replaced most of the white flour with whole wheat, and figured out how to portion this challah so that it's just 100 calories each personal portion.
ALSO-- next time I make this recipe, I'm going to cut the oil and honey down to 2 Tablespoons each and add 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce. If you try this before I do, let me know how it was, and I'll change the recipe! This adaptation would be 92 calories per individual challah.
2. Whisk 3 eggs, salt, oil and honey into the yeast mixture. With wooden spoon, stir in remaining 1 1/4 cups of the white flour and 2 cups of the whole wheat flour. (Add all the flour at once.) When you can't mix with spoon any more, knead by hand in the bowl for no more than 5 minutes. Should be very firm dough.
3. In same bowl, let rise for 2 hours (or refrigerate for up to 24 hours, then let rise). Rise until doubled in bulk (approx. 2 hours in warm kitchen). Tip: you can speed up the process by microwaving hot water for five minutes, then placing the bowl of dough in the warm, moist microwave!
3. If you want individual challahs, separate into 24 pieces. (I divide into thirds, then divide each third into half, then divide each sixth into half, then divide each twelfth into half. Alternately, I weigh all the dough and divide by 24 to figure out how big each piece should be-- about 35 grams, or a rounded tablespoon.) Shape each piece into a snake and loosely knot each snake, pressing the two loose ends together. You could also separate into three loaves, braid each one, and cut into 8 pieces each when you serve. Let rise on a parchment-paper lined cookie sheet or in individual oiled muffin tins until doubled in size, another two hours.
Baking: brush the loaves with egg wash from final egg-- you'll only need half the egg. Sprinkle with sesame seeds or poppy seeds-- sesame shows up better against whole wheat loaves. Bake for about 20 minutes, until lightly browned.
Each of the 24 loaves is one serving. Uneaten loaves can be frozen in a sealed bag for up to three months.
Note: I adapted this from a recipe from Maggie Glezer's A Blessing of Bread, reprinted here: https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/My-Challah-235867 I tweaked the preparation method, reduced the sodium, replaced most of the white flour with whole wheat, and figured out how to portion this challah so that it's just 100 calories each personal portion.
ALSO-- next time I make this recipe, I'm going to cut the oil and honey down to 2 Tablespoons each and add 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce. If you try this before I do, let me know how it was, and I'll change the recipe! This adaptation would be 92 calories per individual challah.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 104.9
- Total Fat: 3.3 g
- Cholesterol: 27.1 mg
- Sodium: 107.6 mg
- Total Carbs: 16.4 g
- Dietary Fiber: 1.5 g
- Protein: 3.1 g
Member Reviews
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BOISTYJONES
Good fresh, but doesn't really freeze well - 1/26/10
Reply from YIYEHTOV (1/26/10)
It defrosts well if you place it in the microwave on LOW for about 15 seconds. Add a few seconds if that's not enough. I love having one of these rolls anytime I eat soup!
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ROMANTILLY
The name says "whole wheat", but if1/2 of the flour is all purpose, white flour, then how you can classify it as whole wheat?? Can you suse 100% whole wheat flour? The whole wheat flour you buy at the store is horrible. I grind 100% hard white winter wheat to make nice, "white" whole wheat flour. - 12/27/14
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LAURANCE
What am I missing? What do I not see? How hot should the oven be? And if I make an entire loaf, it will bake longer than individual challah rolls. I see 20 minutes, but is this for the rolls or the entire loaf? - 12/15/14
Reply from YIYEHTOV (8/16/17)
Honestly, I always just take my challah out when it gets very faintly golden -- how long that takes is variable, and it probably usually is less than 20 minutes. The oven should be 350 degrees.