How to Shape a Round Challah Bread Loaf
Round loaves of challah bread, usually served for the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, symbolize God's crown and serve as a reminder of the relationship between the Jewish people and God. Follow these steps to shape a round challah bread loaf. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Flat work surface
- Flour
- Challah bread dough
- Rolling pin
- Raisins (optional)
Instructions
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Sprinkle a light coating of flour onto a flat work surface in your kitchen. This helps prevent the challah bread dough from sticking to the work surface.
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Place the challah bread dough on the floured surface.
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Push out any air that may remain in the challah bread dough. Do this by lightly pressing the dough with your hands.
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Use a rolling pin to roll out the challah bread dough about ½ inch thick.
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Roll the challah bread dough lengthwise into a long rope of dough. Be sure to roll the challah bread dough tightly and pinch the ends of the dough rope closed with your fingers.
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Use your hands to roll or spin the ends of the challah dough rope thinner than the middle of the rope, which needs to be thicker.
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Form a tight spiral of challah bread dough by winding it into a spiral shape that's slightly higher in the center. Start with one of the thin ends of the dough rope and continue to roll the dough until a spiral forms. Pinch the pieces of dough together at the end of the spiral.
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Tips & Warnings
If desired, you can add up to ½-cup raisins to the challah dough after Step 4.
Try to avoid stretching the challah bread dough when you roll it up into a spiral in Step 7.
