Claire Saffitz Makes Challah Bread | Dessert Person

Claire Saffitz Makes Challah Bread | Dessert Person
Honey. Tahini. Challah. It sells itself! But we’ll tell you about it anyway because it’s so good and is a great starter recipe if you’re interesting in getting into bread baking. Challah is a lightly sweet enriched bread in the Jewish baking tradition, and this version is infused with honey, olive oil, and tahini, which gives it a subtle sesame flavor and rich silkiness. If you can braid, you can make challah, and if you can’t, Claire will show you how.

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Honey Tahini Challah Bread
Special Equipment:
NONE!

Ingredients:
1 1/2 teaspoons dry active yeast (0.18 oz / 5g)
1/2 cup honey (6 oz / 170g)
1/2 cup tahini (4.5 oz / 128g)
3 large egg yolks (1.8 oz / 50g), at room temperature
1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil (2.6 oz / 73 g), plus more for bowl
3 large eggs (5.3 oz / 150g), at room temperature
4 1/3 cups bread flour (19.9 oz / 563g), plus more for kneading
2 teaspoons Diamond Crystal kosher salt (0.21 oz/ 6g)
Sesame seeds, for sprinkling the top

0:00 Start
0:21 Intro to Claire Saffitz Makes Challah Bread
0:39 Dessert Person Intro Animation
0:57 Background to Honey Tahini Challah Bread
1:53 Ingredients & Special Equipment
2:36 Mix Dry Ingredients / Proof
4:21 Mix Wet Ingredients
5:56 Mix Wet Into Dry
7:43 Knead The Dough
10:11 Portion out Dough
12:44 How To Braid Challah Dough
17:33 How To Bake Challah Bread/Outro
19:42 Y'all Still Reading These Chapters?
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[CSaffitz]

For anyone looking to get more comfortable baking yeast, this recipe is a good place to start! Hope you enjoy!

[persondessert]

“but if yours is taking a while, i promise you it will rise. just let it go longer. you probably did not mess it up.” i know she was talking about the challah... but thank you claire for the pep talk

[AllegraVivace]

"Are You Still Reading These Chapters?" has the same energy as Netflix asking if you're still watching. Also yes.

[adrienelock]

Pages sticking together in a cookbook is how you know it’s well loved 🥰

[rachellirosenthal]

me, a religious jew who has been making challah with my mom every week since i was 8: watching a video on how to making challah with renewed interest bec it’s claire and we love her 🥰

[xanderkerber]

With the amount of serotonin I receive every time I see that Claire has posted a new video, it’s scientifically impossible for me to have a “bad Thursday” anymore

[rileycole]

The editors calling Claire out on how often she makes things is hilarious

[canberkemri]

the editors exposing claireee omggg im dead

[ElizabethGonzalez-tjgl]

ahh seriously one of the most delicious breads EVER! it’s perfect.

[naomigillis]

Made this for shabbat with my parents. I used whole sesame tahini (just because it's the default at our house) and the flavour was really pronounced. We loved the challah! Froze one to use the next week since we were only 3 to eat it. After defrosting and warming on the hot plate it was absolutely beautiful.

[persondessert]

claire taking a 15 minute snooze while at work is probably the most relatable thing i have ever heard

[edendoesstuff]

no one:

claire, every video: you don't have to proof your yeast. i don't.i know my yeast is fine and it has NOTHING to PROVE.

[livesouthernable]

I’m not Jewish, but I love that Claire is true to her Jewish roots and offers Kosher recipes. It’s nice to see a personal side to a beloved chef.

[tzisorey]

Ever thought of doing an episode just on the differences between an egg wash, milk wash, water wash, etc. and when to use each?

[neatcaroline]

Made this recipe a bunch in 2020 and the tahini addition really does something special!! Only making challah this way going forward

[sirephlyrrian]

i just imagined the whole crew taking a nap together, covered in cats, and that's so adorable <3

[amaliaowl]

My Desert Person book came a couple of days ago and it is I’ve already made 2 recipes, both delicious 😋🍰🍪

[scpatlnow]

The funny thing about naps...as a kid you never want to take a nap, then as an adult you crave them.

[nunah]

In kosher, normal bread actually has to be pareve. It is not allowed to have dairy in it. Traditionally bread was eaten at every meal and as to not mix meat and milk the bread had to be pareve by mistake. This tradition is still kept today.

[zackmeyer]

Just made this recipe, and I noticed another typo. In the ingredients, it lists "4 1/3 cup (19.5 oz)" bread flour, but in the steps it says "4 1/3 cup (22.5 oz)" bread flour. I measured it out using Claire's scoop and level method, not packing, and it came out to >22.5oz, but it worked out just fine. Dough is very forgiving and you can play with it as needed to get it to that tacky texture she described. Super easy and tasty! Definitely making again soon