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Here’s your #Shabbat Baking suggestion for the week:  Great Jewish Bake Off 2018 award-winner Chinese Scallion Pancake Challah by Lan Pham Wilson! #ShabbatBaking #GJBO #Challah

Chinese Scallion Pancake Challah by Lan Pham Wilson: Schmeer Surprise Winner

Makes one large loaf.

 Loaf Ingredients

1 tablespoon instant yeast

¾ cups warm water

2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon sugar

388 grams flour, plus more for dusting

1 teaspoon salt

2 tablespoons honey

1/3 cups neutral oil

2 eggs

Filling Ingredients

4 1/2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil

5 stalks scallions or green onions, minced

2 1/4 teaspoons chili pepper flakes (or to taste) 

Egg Wash Ingredients

1 egg beaten

sesame seeds

 Steps

1. In mixing bowl, proof yeast and 1 teaspoon sugar in 1/2 cup warm water. Set aside.

2. While yeast is proofing, mix flour, salt, and remaining 2 tablespoons of sugar in a large bowl.

3. In a medium bowl, mix remaining ¼ cup of water, honey, oil, and eggs.

4. Make scallion filling in a bowl, set aside.

5. When yeast has finished proofing, add it to the flour, followed by the wet ingredients. Mix with a large wooden spoon until dough becomes too thick to stir. Empty dough onto well-floured surface and knead by hand. Knead dough until smooth and no longer sticky, adding flour as needed. This step can also be done with assistance of kitchen aid mixer.

6. Press down and shape into a large rectangle. Rest for 10 – 15 minutes.

7. When ready, spread scallion filling, folding dough over scallions to “tuck” them in. Place dough in a greased bowl and cover with greased plastic wrap and a damp tea towel. Let rise until doubled and puffy looking, anywhere from 45 to 90 minutes.

8. After rise, gently punch down the dough to deflate. Cover again and allow to rise for another hour.

9. Preheat oven to 375°.

10. Divide dough into three equal parts and then roll each part into a 1-foot log.

11. Braid

12. Place the loaf on a parchment lined baking sheet and then brush with egg wash.

13. Allow to rise for 30 minutes.

14. Brush again with egg wash. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.

15. Bake for 20-25 minutes until the top is golden brown and the challah is cooked through.

16. Remove from oven, and rest on wire rack until completely cooled.

17. Cover well, will keep for a few days.

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#ICYMI: We've got our master post up for all the amazing recipes our brilliant bakers brought to the Great Jewish Bake Off! #GJBO

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Get the Recipe! #GJBO

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These extra spicy bagels won our "Best Under 16" award at the Great Jewish Bake Off: "Mm Mm Good Bagels" by Tara Drake! #GJBO

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This recipe is a modification of the one in Bread by Jeffrey Hamelman. Bakers should consult that book for an overview of the factors and techniques involved in making authentic bagels and the equipment needed. Note that this is a 2-day process. Day one involves making the sourdough build, mixing the final dough, and forming the bagels. They spend overnight in the fridge. On Day Two, the bagels are boiled, baked (and eaten).

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You definitely want to try this recipe for Chinese Scallion Pancake Challah from Lan Pham Wilson of the Morestomach Blog, our Schmeer Surprise winner!

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Get out those calendars and mark the dates, we've got a ton of great programming this December!  

December 2nd - It's the Great Jewish Bake Off! I don't know about you, but I spent some of my #Thanksgiving break catching up on episodes of the The Great British Bake Off in preparation for THE GREAT JEWISH BAKE OFF! Are you a Paul Hollywood or a Mary Berry? A Noel Fielding or a Sue Perkins?  

December 9th - It's Down Town Dollar Day, admission is just $1 and includes a performance by our #HarryHoudini living history character at 2pm!  

December 16th - Learn about the "Rise and Demise" of American Vaudeville with Dr. Alan Kreizenbeck at 1pm.  

December 25th   - It's a full day of festivities, volunteer in the morning to help stuff backpacks with school supplies for the Esperanza Center and in the afternoon kick back and relax with Houdini: The Mini-Series!  

Info and tickets for all these programs (and more) is available on our website, JewishMuseumMD.org.