Join my close friend Gitty Layosh and I in the first of a three-part mini-series on the women's mitzvot! First up: challah. We talk about the beauty of the mitzvah, the symbolism of each ingredient, how to do the mitzvah, ridding ourselves of guilt if we can't make challah right now, and much more! We also discuss the connection between challah and the upcoming holiday of Rosh Hashana.

More on the mitzvah of challah: https://www.modernjewishgirl.com/post/challah-what-we-knead-to-know

Gitty's Challah Recipe:
1 cup warm water
3 tablespoon yeast
Sprinkle of sugar
Mix the yeast water and sugar and let bubble for a few minutes. 
In another large bowl, mix:
3 tablespoons of salt and 5 pounds of flour
1/2 cup of sugar
Mix
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
3 eggs
Mix
Pour in the yeast and add 4 cups warm water (2 cold and 2 hot)
Knead the dough; fold press and turn
Cover with two dish towels and let it rise for an hour/45 min
Take the challah and make the blessing (see below)
Bake at 325 when it starts to brown switch to 350- in total about 30 minutes

The Blessing on Separating Challah