Braided Sweet Challah Bread Video Recipe

This braided sweet challah bread holds a special place in our hearts. There’s something magical about the way dough transforms under your hands – from soft and simple to something golden, intricate, and full of love.
For us, it’s more than just a bread recipe. It’s a moment to pause, to connect, and to share something beautiful with the people we care about.

Whether you’re celebrating Easter, gathering for a weekend brunch, or simply craving the comfort of freshly baked bread, this challah brings warmth to your table. The process of braiding is surprisingly meditative, and the result is always worth the time – soft, pillowy slices that practically melt in your mouth.

In our home, we love to enjoy it with a bit of honey or homemade jam, often with coffee or tea on quiet mornings. It’s the kind of bread that carries stories – of family, of love, and of hands working together.
That’s why we’re so happy to share it here with you. We hope this recipe brings as much joy to your kitchen as it has to ours.

Prep time: 60 minutes
Cooking time: 40 minutes
Rest time: 10 minutes
Total time: 110 minutes
Calories: Approximately 285 kcal per serving
Servings: 6
Cuisine: Hungarian, Transylvanian, Jewish
Difficulty: Advanced
Course: Breakfast, Snack, Dessert

Ingredients

• 1 Kg (35.2 oz) Flour
• 50 gr (1.7 oz) Yeast
• 100 gr (3.5 oz) Icing sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• 110 gr (4 oz) Butter
• 3 Eggs
• 420 ml Milk

Instructions

• Make the dough for Braided Sweet Challah Bread
  Add 2 tablespoon icing sugar to the lukewarm milk, and the yeast.
  Set aside for 10 to 15 minutes, allowing the yeast to activate.
  
• When the yeast is activated, can be made the dough.
  Place the flour, salt, eggs, milk with yeast, sugar in a bowl.
  
• Knead until the wall of the bowl is clean.
  When the dough is knead well, add the melted butter. Incorporate well.
  
• Cover, and set aside, let the dough rise for for 35 minutes.
  
• After 35 minutes divide the dough in 4 equal parts.
  First version, if you have a braided mould, will be easy. Place the dough in to the mould.
  
• Version 2.
  Divide one of the quarter dough to 6 equal parts.
  Start rolling them into ropes, and repeat with all 6 parts.
  Braid the sweat bread as I do in the video.
  
• Will need 2 egg wash.
  First now, the second after 10 minutes.
  After 10 minutes, sprinkle the top with sesame seeds, or your favourite seeds (optional).
  
• Bake in 180 °C (356 °F) preheated oven for 40 minutes.
  
• Enjoy! Good Appetite!