{"id":8715,"date":"2023-05-07T14:40:35","date_gmt":"2023-05-07T14:40:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cookingthechristianyear.com\/?page_id=8715"},"modified":"2023-05-07T14:42:05","modified_gmt":"2023-05-07T14:42:05","slug":"loaf-mass","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cookingthechristianyear.com\/index.php\/loaf-mass\/","title":{"rendered":"Loaf Mass"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8715\" class=\"elementor elementor-8715\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-61a87f60 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"61a87f60\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-70ff88a9\" data-id=\"70ff88a9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ea4aa4 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ea4aa4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.2 - 23-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cookingthechristianyear.com\">Cooking Through the Christian Year<\/a><\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1581d40c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1581d40c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cookingthechristianyear.com\/index.php\/early-autumn\/\">Early Autumn<\/a><\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-360c9496 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"360c9496\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-66f1a9ad\" data-id=\"66f1a9ad\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c0894e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3c0894e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.2 - 23-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1998\" src=\"https:\/\/cookingthechristianyear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DP366472-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8717\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cookingthechristianyear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DP366472-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cookingthechristianyear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DP366472-300x234.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cookingthechristianyear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DP366472-1024x799.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cookingthechristianyear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DP366472-768x599.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cookingthechristianyear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DP366472-1536x1199.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cookingthechristianyear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DP366472-2048x1598.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cookingthechristianyear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DP366472-750x585.jpg 750w, https:\/\/cookingthechristianyear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DP366472-800x624.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cookingthechristianyear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DP366472-1600x1249.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/cookingthechristianyear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DP366472-90x70.jpg 90w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57a55ae0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57a55ae0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.2 - 23-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-text-color has-small-font-size\"><strong>ABOUT THE ART<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Michelin, Jean. The Baker&#8217;s Cart. 1656. Oil on canvas. 38 3\/4 x 49 3\/8 in. (98.4 x 125.4 cm). Fletcher Fund, 1927. New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.<\/span><\/p><p><em>During the seventeenth century, depictions of peasants and everyday life in rural areas were frequently portrayed in paintings. However, Michelin&#8217;s figures, such as a baker with his cart, an elderly woman offering medicinal eau-de-vie, and a boy holding a basket, are situated in an urban environment. Despite being lesser-known than the renowned Le Nain brothers, Michelin&#8217;s subjects are similar to theirs. Not much is known about Michelin, but this painting has become a defining piece of his oeuvre since his signature and a date were revealed during a cleaning of the canvas in the late 1920s.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-58994b71\" data-id=\"58994b71\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-512e78a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"512e78a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Loaf Mass (St. Peter in Chains)<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; August 1st<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a28121 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a28121\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lammas Day is one of the four quarter-days of the year, marking the day between mid-summer (or the summer solstice) and the autumn equinox. It signals the beginning of early fall, a harvest season for the Northern Hemisphere. Many different cultures celebrate this time of year in various ways, but almost all honor the harvest of grain.<\/p><p>&#8220;Lammas&#8221; means &#8220;loaf mass&#8221; and originally referred to a service in which people gave thanks to God for bread. They would bring their loaves to church to be blessed, and some of the loaves would be used for the Eucharist. Some services even included a procession to the local bakery to offer blessings.<\/p><p>Liturgically, Lammas became known as the Feast of St. Peter in Chains. In Acts 12, we read the story of Peter&#8217;s imprisonment by Herod, but an angel came and told him to leave. Immediately, his chains fell off, and he followed the angel out through open doors. It is a day to celebrate and pray for both physical and spiritual liberation.<\/p><p>The great hymn writer, Charles Wesley, wrote in &#8220;And Can It Be&#8221;:<\/p><p>Long my imprisoned spirit lay,<br \/>Fast bound in sin and nature\u2019s night;<br \/>Thine eye diffused a quickening ray;<br \/>I woke, the dungeon flamed with light;<br \/>My chains fell off, my heart was free,<br \/>I rose, went forth, and followed thee.<\/p><p>To celebrate the end of summer and beginning of harvest, we recommend making a delicious challah bread, which is both delicious and visually appealing with its braided shape. It&#8217;s also a great bread to bring to church to be blessed!<\/p><p>While baking, consider offering a special prayer of thanksgiving to God for the gift of bread. You could even place flour, yeast, water, and salt on the table to teach your friends and family about how bread is made and to offer proper thanks.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8e456c3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8e456c3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c228c2\" data-id=\"6c228c2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ee3ead elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpzoom-elementor-recipe-card-widget-cpt\" data-id=\"0ee3ead\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wpzoom-elementor-recipe-card-widget-cpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpzoom-custom-recipe-card-post wpzoom-rcb-post-shortcode\" data-parent-id=\"8513\" data-recipe-post=\"8513\"><div id=\"wpzoom-premium-recipe-card\" class=\"wp-block-wpzoom-recipe-card-block-recipe-card header-content-align-center block-alignment-left is-style-newdesign\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"recipe-card-image\">\n\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cookingthechristianyear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Challah-800x530.jpg\" alt=\"Challah\" class=\"wpzoom-recipe-card-image\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cookingthechristianyear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Challah-800x530.jpg\" data-pin-description=\"Challah\"\/>\t\t\t\t<figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.recipe-card-image -->\n\t\t<div class=\"recipe-card-heading\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"recipe-card-title\">Challah<\/h2>\n\t\t<div class=\"wpzoom-rating-stars-container\" data-rating=\"0.0\" data-rating-total=\"0\" data-recipe-id=\"8513\" data-user-can-rate=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wpzoom-rating-stars\"><li class=\"wpz-empty-star wpz-star-icon\"><\/li><li class=\"wpz-empty-star wpz-star-icon\"><\/li><li class=\"wpz-empty-star wpz-star-icon\"><\/li><li class=\"wpz-empty-star wpz-star-icon\"><\/li><li class=\"wpz-empty-star wpz-star-icon\"><\/li><\/ul><span class=\"wpzoom-rating-stars-average\"><small class=\"wpzoom-rating-average\">0<\/small> <small>from<\/small> <small class=\"wpzoom-rating-total-votes\">0<\/small> <small>votes<\/small><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<em class=\"wpzoom-rating-stars-tooltip\"><\/em>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.recipe-card-heading -->\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"recipe-card-summary\">Challah is a rich, golden bread that is typically braided and has a soft, fluffy texture. The dough is enriched with eggs, sugar, and oil, which gives it a slightly sweet flavor and a tender crumb. The exterior of the bread is shiny and golden brown, often topped with sesame or poppy seeds.<\/p>\n\t\n            <div class=\"wpzoom-nosleep-toggle-container\">\n            <label class=\"switch\">\n                <input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"toggle_button\">\n                <div class=\"slider round\"><\/div>\n            <\/label>\n                                <span class=\"wpzoom-nosleep-label\">Cook Mode<\/span>\n                                            <p class=\"recipe-card-no-sleep no-print\">Keep the screen of your device on<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n    \n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"recipe-card-ingredients\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ingredients-title\">Ingredients<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ingredients-list layout-2-columns\"><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-item-64564c1193a03\" class=\"ingredient-item\"><span class=\"tick-circle\"><\/span><p class=\"ingredient-item-name is-strikethrough-active\"><span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-amount\">3 1\/4<\/span> <span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-unit\">cups<\/span> <span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-alt-ingredient wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-alt-amount\">3 1\/4<\/span>  <span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-name\">All-Purpose Flour<\/span><\/p><\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-item-64564c1193a04\" class=\"ingredient-item\"><span class=\"tick-circle\"><\/span><p class=\"ingredient-item-name is-strikethrough-active\"><span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-amount\">2 1\/4<\/span> <span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-unit\">teaspoons<\/span> <span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-alt-ingredient wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-alt-amount\">2 1\/4<\/span>  <span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-name\">instant or rapid-rise yeast<\/span><\/p><\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-item-64564c1193a05\" class=\"ingredient-item\"><span class=\"tick-circle\"><\/span><p class=\"ingredient-item-name is-strikethrough-active\"><span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-amount\">1 1\/4<\/span> <span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-unit\">teaspoons<\/span> <span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-alt-ingredient wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-alt-amount\">1 1\/4<\/span>  <span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-name\">salt<\/span><\/p><\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-item-64564c1193a06\" class=\"ingredient-item\"><span class=\"tick-circle\"><\/span><p class=\"ingredient-item-name is-strikethrough-active\"><span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-amount\">1\/2<\/span> <span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-unit\">cup<\/span> <span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-alt-ingredient wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-alt-amount\">1\/2<\/span>  <span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-name\">room temperature water<\/span><\/p><\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-item-125\" class=\"ingredient-item\"><span class=\"tick-circle\"><\/span><p class=\"ingredient-item-name is-strikethrough-active\"><span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-amount\">1\/4<\/span> <span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-unit\">cup<\/span> <span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-alt-ingredient wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-alt-amount\">1\/4<\/span>  <span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-name\">vegetable oil<\/span><\/p><\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-item-147\" class=\"ingredient-item\"><span class=\"tick-circle\"><\/span><p class=\"ingredient-item-name is-strikethrough-active\"><span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-amount\">2<\/span> <span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-unit\">large<\/span> <span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-alt-ingredient wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-alt-amount\">2<\/span>  <span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-name\">eggs, plus 1 large yolk (room temperature)<\/span><\/p><\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-item-198\" class=\"ingredient-item\"><span class=\"tick-circle\"><\/span><p class=\"ingredient-item-name is-strikethrough-active\"><span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-amount\">1\/4<\/span> <span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-unit\">cup<\/span> <span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-alt-ingredient wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-alt-amount\">1\/4<\/span>  <span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-name\">sugar<\/span><\/p><\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-item-213\" class=\"ingredient-item\"><span class=\"tick-circle\"><\/span><p class=\"ingredient-item-name is-strikethrough-active\"><span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-amount\">1<\/span> <span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-unit\">large<\/span> <span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-alt-ingredient wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-alt-amount\">1<\/span>  <span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-name\">egg, lightly beaten with 1 tablespoon water and pinch of salt<\/span><\/p><\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-item-283\" class=\"ingredient-item\"><span class=\"tick-circle\"><\/span><p class=\"ingredient-item-name is-strikethrough-active\">    <span class=\"wpzoom-rcb-ingredient-name\">Sesame or poppy seeds<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"recipe-card-directions\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"directions-title\">Directions<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"directions-list\"><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-direction-step-64564c1193a07\" class=\"direction-step\">Whisk 3 1\/4 cups flour, 2 1\/4 teaspoons of yeast, and 1 1\/4 teaspoons salt together in a medium bowl. In a separate bowl mix 1\/2 cup water, 1\/4 cup vegetable oil, 2 large eggs plus 1 yolk, and 1\/4 cup sugar until the sugar has dissolved.<\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-direction-step-64564c1193a08\" class=\"direction-step\">Using a stand mixer with dough hook (or kneading by hand), combine the water mixture with the flour mixture and mix at low speed until a dough starts to form, about 2 minutes. Increase the speed to medium-low and continue kneading until dough is smooth and elastic about 10 minutes.<\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-direction-step-64564c1193a09\" class=\"direction-step\">Knead by hand for an additional 30 seconds before forming a smooth, round ball with the dough. Place dough seam side down in a lightly greased large bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and let rise until it has doubled in size, about 1.5 \u2013 2 hours.<\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-direction-step-64564c1193a0a\" class=\"direction-step\">Stack 2 rimmed baking sheets together, line with aluminum foil, and spray the aluminum foil with vegetable oil spray. Once the dough has risen, transfer to a clean counter and divide the dough into 2 pieces, one twice as large as the other. (The small piece will weigh about 9 ounces with the larger piece weighing about 18 ounces)<\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-direction-step-168337720957448\" class=\"direction-step\">Divide each of the pieces into thirds and cover loosely with greased plastic<\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-direction-step-168337720957449\" class=\"direction-step\">Working with 1 piece of dough at a time, stretch and roll in to 16-inch ropes. Three of the ropes will be much thicker.<\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-direction-step-168337720957450\" class=\"direction-step\">Arrange the 3 thicker ropes side by side, and pinch the far ends together. Braid the three ropes together using a simple braid, and then pinch the end together. The braided loaf should measure about 10 inches. Repeat the braiding process with the 3 smaller 16\u201d ropes.<\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-direction-step-168337720957451\" class=\"direction-step\">Transfer the larger braided loaf to the prepared sheet, brush with the egg mixture, then place the smaller loaf on top. Be sure to tuck the ends of the smaller loaf underneath the bigger loaf. (If you fail to tuck well the braid will begin to unravel while proofing)<\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-direction-step-168337720957452\" class=\"direction-step\">Cover loosely with plastic and let rise again until loaf increases in size by half about 1 \u2013 1.5 hours.<\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-direction-step-168337720957553\" class=\"direction-step\">Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 375\u00b0F. Brush loaf with remaining egg mixture and sprinkle with seeds.<\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-direction-step-168337720957554\" class=\"direction-step\">Bake until deep and golden brown and the loaf registers 190\u00b0\u2013195\u00b0F, or 20 \u2013 30 minutes, depending on your oven. Rotate your loaf halfway through to ensure even baking. If the exterior is darkening too quickly, cover the loaf with aluminum foil to shield the crust while the interior finishes baking.<\/li><li id=\"wpzoom-rcb-direction-step-168337720957555\" class=\"direction-step\">Let cool on wire rack before serving.<\/li><\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"Recipe\",\"name\":\"Challah\",\"image\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/cookingthechristianyear.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/05\\\/Challah.jpg\",\"https:\\\/\\\/cookingthechristianyear.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/05\\\/Challah-500x500.jpg\",\"https:\\\/\\\/cookingthechristianyear.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/05\\\/Challah-500x375.jpg\",\"https:\\\/\\\/cookingthechristianyear.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/05\\\/Challah-480x270.jpg\"],\"description\":\"Challah is a rich, golden bread that is typically braided and has a soft, fluffy texture. 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The Baker&#8217;s Cart. 1656. Oil on canvas. 38 3\/4 x 49 3\/8 in. (98.4 x 125.4 cm). Fletcher Fund, 1927. New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. 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