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(Half Hour) Sesame Honey Challah

Estee
5 from 1 vote

Ingredients
  

  • 2 Tbsp yeast (instant or active)
  • 1 1/2 cup warm water
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 6 cup flour

Sesame topping

  • 1 1/2 cup (200gram) sesame seeds
  • 1 Tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp salt

Honey Water

  • 2 Tbsp honey
  • 2 Tbsp boiling water

Instructions
 

  • To a bowl add yeast, water, sugar and olive oil. Mix and let sit for 5 minutes, until mixture is bubbly.
    Add honey, salt, eggs, and flour. Mix in a stand mixture until the dough is smooth, or flour your work surface and knead by hand for about 2 minutes.
  • Divide dough into 10 equal pieces.

Sesame topping

  • Add sesame, salt, and sugar to a baking tray and mix.
    Whet a paper towel or clean kitchen towel and wring it out. place next to your work surface.
  • Shape each dough into a long rope and roll onto the towel to whet the rope on all sides(this will make the sesame topping stick).
    Dredge in sesame.
  • Shape into mini challah knots.
    (see video on instagram for the shape pictured here).
  • Place on a baking tray fitted with parchment and let rest 10 minutes.

Honey Spritz and Bake

  • Preheat oven to 200 celsius.
  • Add honey to a spritzer and pour over boiling water, shake to mix.
    Spritz rolls and bake for 10-15 minutes, until just turning golden.
    Optional0 spritz again for extra sweetness. Enjoy!