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Bake Fresh Bread and Don't Spend all Day Doing It
Shhh. It's a secret... I use a bread machine. When I make sweet bread known as Whole Wheat Challah it only requires about 15 minutes of my time. However, it is so incredibly delicious and the loaves are so beautifully shaped that everyone thinks that I spent all day in the kitchen. The trick is that I use the bread machine only for the kneading and rising. Then I form the loaves and cook them in my oven. The result is that you get the marvelous taste and texture, crust and all, of home baked bread. You will be proud to serve this to all your guests and yet it will become one of your easiest recipes.
If you like to make bread and prefer not to use the bread machine, this recipe will work for you as well. You can either puree the raisins in a food processor or add them whole to the dough. Either way, you'll really enjoy it.
If you do not own a bread machine and can afford one, I really recommend that you purchase one. Believe it or not, you will turn to fresh baked bread when you are busy and have no time to cook. Serve it with a tossed green salad and cheese or nut butter and you are set.
For a healthier, low fat cheese, try neufchatel cream cheese. It goes great with the Challah. Both Horizon (circle U kosher) and Organic Valley (circle U kosher) make neufchatel that tastes exactly like regular cream cheese. Unlike the conventional "Lite" cream cheeses, they have no chemicals and taste really good. You can also pair the Challah with almond butter or cashew butter.
If you like spicy foods, try dipping the Challah in your favorite hot sauce. I personally love it dipped in olive oil mixed with freshly pressed garlic. You can also try Challah with Tahina
and cayenne pepper.
Finally, this bread is so delicious that we most often enjoy it plain, with nothing on it at all.
Bon Apatite.
 For those familiar with their bread machine
For those NOT familiar with their bread machine
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