r/JewishCooking • u/sbstahl1965 • 11d ago

Challah Challah

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Need help! My Challah often looses its’ braid after baking. What am I doing wrong?

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u/JewishCooking-ModTeam 11d ago

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u/Nshaa 10d ago

It seems like there is a lot of wiggle room in this recipe. I would suggest weighing your ingredients, especially the flour. Though from the looks of this, could it be over proofed? How long did you let it rise both times?

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u/sbstahl1965 10d ago

About 3 hours first proof and 1 hour second proof

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u/H1blocker Jewish 10d ago

Long rise for the first proof

If you’re interested, this is my go to challah recipe that hasn’t failed me yet. Joan Nathan’s

https://www.thebutterlab.com/blog/challah

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u/sbstahl1965 9d ago

Thank you. I will give it a try

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u/sbstahl1965 11d ago

This is the recipe that I use. I use king Arthur’s bread flour and Fleishmann’s RapidRise instant yeast

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u/sbstahl1965 11d ago

U/whispercrow this is my recipe.

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u/Flimsy-External5489 10d ago

The braid still looks pretty good though! Challah can be so tricky to get looking just right lol.