Amazing Lemon Flavoured Challah Recipe | How to Make a 4-Strand Braided Loaf

Challah is such a wonderfully easy bread to make which despite its simplicity is rich, soft, and flavourful. I decided to add a bit of lemon to this classic. Some zest in the dough and a sticky lemon glaze to brush on after baking give this bread a nice citrus kick which works really well in any kind of sweet, enriched dough really. If you have never tried doing a 4-strand braid before, then this will be the perfect guide for you. While the loaf may look intricate and complicated it is far from that. 3 and 4 strand braids are the simplest. When you get to 5 and over it gets complicated, but as with anything – once you know, you know. In the video I make four small loaves. If you want to you can make two larger ones or one giant one. Baking times will need to be adjusted, of course. You could also go in the other direction and make more smaller ones. In fact, this dough would make amazing burger buns! Simply choose the number of individual buns/loaves you wish to make and divide t