So, I must admit, I am a little over the whole bread making thing. I think ever since I joined up for daring baker's, its consistently has been a bread/yeast related challenge. And especially since I did inherit a bread machine, the amount of bread I've made, eaten and tried to distribute has been a record.
Anyway, so another challenge complete, quite successfully as well. I've never heard of Challah before. Well, given that I'm not Jewish, it's not all that surprising. But then again, I live in the only other Jewish suburb in Sydney (out of 2), and I have never seen it at the local bakeries or anything.
So, essentially the dough is split into 3 braids (or 4 or 6), and then plaited together like a hair braid. Quite a cute concept, but there is religious meaning behind the braids and what each represent. And copying out of the original post on Daring Baker's forum, the braids together is essentially suppose to represent the meaning that one will not forgot the Sabbath. From memory, the Sabbath is a Saturday for Jewish ppl, so technically I made it on the right day.
I did my own twist (get it?!), and filled each strand with my Nutella, hazelnut meal and choc chip formula. rolled it up, and then plaited it all together. Results were fantastic.
It came out of the oven looking a little bit too black. I left it in the oven and retreated to my heated room upstairs, so didn't bother checking on it. But, it at least it wasn't burnt. The dough itself turned out quite hard, but once you toast it up, and with the Nutella mixture softened/melted, OMG.. quite good!! From the pictures it doesn't seem like there is enough Nutella, but when you bite, each bite just manages to reach the next plait, i.e. next Nutella spot.
xoxo
Mich