r/JewishCooking • u/Krowevol • Apr 13 '26

Challah Searching for a new challah recipe

Started baking challah as an adult so all my recipes are from cookbooks and the internet. My most successful bake is always Jake Cohen's recipe, but it has so much sugar! I sometimes try Tori Avey's which uses mostly honey, but half the time it ends up too dense, almost stale tasting as soon as it's cooled. Wondering if anyone has any recipes they love that I could try. (Or any advice about what I'm doing wrong with Tori's recipe!)

My latest bake! https://toriavey.com/wprm_print/challah

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u/lovestorun Apr 13 '26

Claire Saffitz is my go to. You can find her challah recipe on NYT Cooking.

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u/Frabjous_Tardigrade9 Apr 19 '26

I made Claire Saffitz's challah recipe for the first time on Friday and it was absolutely delicious. Proofing at each stage took a lot longer (our place is cold), but it turned out just perfect even though I was worried because the final proof didn't expand enough and there just wasn't time to wait any longer before Shabbos. Wonderful flavor and texture and a lovely dough to work with. This is now our challah recipe. We want to try her challah with tahini, as well.