Challah Rolls Recipe
Challah rolls or challah buns are soft ,fluffy yeast rolls and they are super delicious.In this challah buns recipe we will see how to make the best challah rolls in a simple method.
Ingredients
- 550 g Flour 4 and 1/4 cups (loosely packed)
- 210 ml Warm Water 3/4 cup +2 tbsp
- 50 g Honey or Sugar (1/4 cup sugar or 1/6 cup honey)
- 1 and 1/2 tsp Salt 9g
- 2 tsp Yeast 6g
- 3 tbsp Vegetable oil 40g
- 2 Eggs
Instructions
Prepare the dough
- Into a bowl pour in the warm water, salt, sugar, oil, eggs, yeast and combine all together.Now add in the flour and mix it together to form a shaggy mass of dough.
- Transfer the dough on to a clean work surface and knead the dough for 9-10 minutes.After kneading for 8-10 minutes ,our dough will be soft and smooth.
- Place it into a bowl.Cover it with a damp cloth or with a plastic film.
Proof the dough
- Keep the covered bowl in a warm place for 45-60 minutes, so that the dough can ferment and rise ;which is the first proofing.
Divide and let the dough rest
- After the first proofing, punch down the risen dough.
- And then divide the dough into equal parts.
- Roll each portion into a round ball.Keep the divided dough, covered for 5-8 minutes.
Shape the challah buns
- Roll out each dough ball and then shape it into an elongated cylindrical dough strip (around 15 cm )by rolling.
- Place each of them on the counter until we finish the rest of the rolls.And then take the first one, that we shaped.Elongate the dough strand by pulling the dough and then rolling.When it gain a length of around 28 cm,we can shape them into challah rolls.
Final Rising
- Before taking them for the final rising, we can give egg wash.In this challah rolls recipe we are doing double egg wash to get that beautiful shine and golden color to our challah bread.If you don’t want to give egg wash, you can skip this step.
- Cover the tray with a plastic film and let the challah buns rest and proof for 90-100 minutes.After the final rising let's give one more egg wash and then sprinkle the top with some sesame seeds.
Bake the challah bread
- Bake the challah bread in a 350F or 180 C preheated oven for 28-30 minutes or until the challah bread is golden brown in color .