Date, Walnut, Silan and Sesame Challah

The round, braided challahs of the Jewish High Holidays are special, and filling the strands of those braids makes them adjacent much so. Here, the operation of plump Medjool dates, day molasses and walnuts makes a filling that is affluent and amazingly not excessively sweet. Use different nuts if you like, but we deliberation this spirit trio -- graced with nutty-tasting sesame connected apical -- is simply a winner.

If you person a 9 1/2-to-10-inch springform pan, usage it to cook this challah; it volition assistance support the bread's shape.

Silan, often labeled day molasses, is disposable successful Mediterranean markets. You tin find roasted sesame seeds successful the planetary aisle (Asian section) of ample market stores.

The dough needs to impervious twice: archetypal for 1 hour, and again for 30 to 40 minutes aft the dough has been filled, braided and shaped into a pan. The baked challah tin beryllium wrapped successful aluminum foil, past integrative wrap, and frozen for up to 1 month. To reheat, discard the integrative wrapper but support the breadstuff wrapped successful foil; lukewarm done successful a 350-degree oven for 10 to 15 minutes.

Ingredients

Nutritional Facts

Per serving

• Calories

  350

• Fat

  11 g

• Saturated Fat

  1 g

• Carbohydrates

  57 g

• Sodium

  160 mg

• Cholesterol

  25 mg

• Protein

  7 g

• Fiber

  3 g

• Sugar

  22 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

From Shulie Madnick, who blogs astatine foodwanderings.com.

Tested by Bonnie S. Benwick and Shulie Madnick.