Challah Bread Recipe 

Moist Yeasty Apple Challah Bread Recipe with tender spiced apple speckled throughout. A seasonal favorite I can never resist! After moving to North Carolina we started visiting apple orchards every fall. The county just south of us actually has more apple orchards in it than any other county in the US, including Michigan and Washington. At the orchard stores, I discovered apple bread. Not an apple bread that is heavy and dense like banana or pumpkin bread, but light yeasty apple bread with tender apple morsels suspended in its supple folds. I contemplated this bread for some time before I decided to attempt to make my own version. What sort of dough could create such a unique and addictive bread? How could it be so light and still hold up the apple chunks? After playing with several types of bread doughs, I decided on a challah recipe. By folding small spiced apple chunks into tender airy challah dough, the layers rise up into a pillowy loaf. Drizzle apple cider glaze over the top of the Apple Challah Bread Recipe and you have a festive holiday bread perfect for any occasion!

How to Make Challah Bread

For the Dough:

All-Purpose Flour (Best to weigh out the flour to the right measurement) Salt Ground Cinnamon Lukewarm Water Honey Dry Active Yeast Vegetable Oil Large Eggs Vanilla Extract Orange Zest

For the Apple Filling:

Large Peeled and Cored Apples Ground Cinnamon Sugar Dark Rum

For the Glaze:

Apple Juice or Cider Powdered Sugar

Step by Step Instructions

What is special about Challah?

It is a Kosher bread loaf that is typically a pale yellow color due to the number of eggs in the dough. Challah is soft and fluffy with a slightly sweet flavor.

Why does it take so long to rise?

The dough needs two separate times to rise before baking. This creates an ultra-soft and decadent texture. The temperature in your kitchen can determine how long it takes for the dough to rise. 

How long does this recipe stay fresh? 

Keep this bread tightly wrapped and stored at room temperature for up to 4 days. Or refrigerate for up to a week.

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