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whole Wheat Challah Recipe:

5 pounds Whole Wheat Flour

5 cups luke warm water

4 eggs

1 cup xylitol (sugar substitute)

1 cup grape seed oil

9 and 1/2 teaspoons of dry yeast

2 tablespoons of salt

1) put the 5 cups of luke warm water in the large mixing bowl

2) add the xylitol (sugar)

3) add the yeast

mix until it disolves

4) add the eggs

5) add the oil

6) add the salt

mix until it is all blended

7) add the flour to the mixture slowly

let sit for a few minutes to soak

mix the ingredients together (by hand). knead the dough thoroughly. note: if the dough is sticky drizzle additional oil around the mixture (as needed). keep kneading until it is no longer sticky.

Place the bowl with the mixture in a large plastic garbage bag and let rise for 2 hours.

after separating the challah and making the brocha

take sections of the dough and braid it. place the braided dough into oiled tins.

option: you can egg the challah and add poppy or sesame seeds)

bake at 250 degrees for about 1 hour. raise tempature to 325 degrees to finish baking ~20 minutes. check with a toothpick to ensure the inside is baked completely.