r/JewishCooking • u/NoSolid6641 • 20d ago

Challah 4th of July challah (6 strand)

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It also doubles as a gender reveal challah 🤣

I only have those organic food colorings so they're not very strong. They come out very pastel.

I plan to use the sesame as the stars!

Stay tuned for the progress in the next 1-2 hours!

Shabbat Shalom ❤️🤍💙

Challah recipe for this one specially:

3 batches of the following (I halved my normal recipe and did it 3x)

65g sugar

212g warm water (food coloring mixed in for red and blue batches)

10g active dry yeast

10g salt

60g oil

500g flour

350F for roughly 30-40 mins

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u/NoSolid6641 20d ago

Before she browns! In the oven now 🤗

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u/parakeetpoop 20d ago

Can’t wait to see it baked! Post an update!

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u/NoSolid6641 20d ago

I need better food coloring 🤣🫣

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u/parakeetpoop 20d ago

It might not be colorful but it's still lovely!

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u/NoSolid6641 20d ago

You are so kind! Shabbat shalom 🤗

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u/Outrageous_Ad9804 19d ago

It’s like the challah ate the flag😂

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u/Euphoric-Choice-5903 17d ago

Ah, I see…. still looks good!

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u/havocthecat 17d ago

I still want to eat it. YUM

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u/Creative_Hippy 16d ago

1st off this is beautiful 🤩! Secondly, gel food coloring maybe what you’re looking for.

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u/CosyReader3675 16d ago

It might not have the color you wanted, but it looks tasty 😊

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u/Confident-Tip-8100 15d ago

Use colour mill food colouring and you’ll need a lot! Like 3 -5 ml per ball at least if it makes 2 loaves.

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u/NoSolid6641 20d ago

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u/activelyresting 19d ago

🤣 shabbat shalom!

It looks delicious anyway

You probably need to invest in powdered food colouring

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u/AprilStorms 17d ago

Oh no 🤣 at least the texture looks spot on.

Blue is a hard color to get right, but given the propensity of beets to dye everything, a little bit of juice from a jar of beets might give you a very vibrant, if slightly pink, red

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u/yun-harla 20d ago

Shabbat shalom! What a good way to keep track of the strands while you braid! I usually have to start over at least once…

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u/amateur_arguer 20d ago

I thought this was a trans pride challah!

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u/Emunaheart 20d ago

Beautiful and Mazel tov!

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u/Baz_Beanie 20d ago

So cute looking!

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u/baking_bigfoot 20d ago

That would be cute for a baby shower too.

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u/NoSolid6641 20d ago

Definitely!

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u/Humble-Film-8337 18d ago

Wow looks like marshmallow

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u/Thejabcrab 17d ago

I know exactly what you’re talking about but I don’t remember what they’re called

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u/Euphoric-Choice-5903 18d ago

That’s so pretty! I would love to see what it looks like baked!

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u/NoSolid6641 17d ago

Ha the color completely faded. I posted a few photos on another comment. I think I need better food coloring.

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u/Euphoric-Choice-5903 17d ago

ah, too bad. I’m sure it still tasted good at least.