I had a reader email me and request a grain-free challah recipe to make for Easter dinner. Challah is simply bread enriched with eggs, oil, and sugar, and braided into a crusty loaf. Never one to pass up a paleo bread challenge, I set to work!
The loaf turned out totally yummy; beautifully brown and crusty on the outside and soft within. It’s so good, I may even make it for our own Easter Sunday dinner!
This loaf is also nut, coconut, dairy, and yeast free, so most of my family can eat it. My sister, who can’t eat dairy or coconut, loved that she could enjoy this bread, and scarfed a few pieces as soon as I was done taking pictures of it!
This bread is wonderful served with butter or some fruit-sweetened jam!
- 4 eggs
- 1/4 cup [url href=”http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00QGWM5HC/ref=as_li_ss_tl?keywords=extra%20virgin%20olive%20oil&qid=1458584260&ref_=sr_1_6_s_it&s=grocery&sr=1-6&linkCode=ll1&tag=coituppa-20&linkId=bd9bcab3b6e32235ee10b0713ac7e16d” target=”_blank”]extra-virgin olive oil[/url]
- 3 tablespoons [url href=”http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000Z93FQC/ref=as_li_ss_tl?keywords=honey&qid=1458584507&ref_=sr_1_1_a_it&sr=8-1&linkCode=ll1&tag=coituppa-20&linkId=de9be79419c14842194347397e2124a8″ target=”_blank”]honey[/url]
- 1 teaspoon [url href=”http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003Y7A6PA/ref=as_li_ss_tl?keywords=apple%20cider%20vinegar&qid=1458584541&ref_=sr_1_4_a_it&sr=8-4&linkCode=ll1&tag=coituppa-20&linkId=05a216c3fdccb55b17ba152b8543c94d” target=”_blank”]apple cider vinegar[/url]
- 1-1/2 cups [url href=”http://www.idevaffiliate.com/32360/idevaffiliate.php?id=104″ target=”_blank”]cassava flour[/url]
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg white, well beaten
- Preheat oven to 350° F and grease a baking sheet.
- In a mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, olive oil, honey, and apple cider vinegar.
- In another bowl, mix together the cassava flour, baking soda, and salt.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix well to create a stiff/sticky dough.
- Knead a few times on a cassava floured surface.
- Divide into 3 sections and roll into 3/4″ thick ropes.
- Braid the ropes together, pressing the ends to hold together.
- Transfer to baking sheet.
- Brush with egg white.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes.
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Can I use tapioca flour instead of cassava flour?
They are not interchangeable because tapioca is simply the cassava starch while cassava flour is made from the whole peeled cassava root.
Grateful for this recipe!
My family is SO excited to have Challah with our Sabbath meal again!!
Thank you! đ
OMG, I thought I could never have challah again. I don’t miss bread, except on Friday nights when my whole family is having challah. I am AIP, but have reintro’d eggs. Thank you, thank you! I can’t wait to try this.
This looks amazing!
However, I live overseas and can’t access cassava flour here đ is there an alternative?
Unfortunately I wouldn’t try to sub out the cassava.
Hi, Love your website and recipes.. my question is, can you substitute any other gluten free flour (aside from coconut, of course).. thanks so much! You are such an inspiration!
I haven’t found a good sub for cassava, sorry.
This looks lovely! Just wondering, if I wanted it less sweet/savoury could I reduce the honey?
Yes you can definitely reduce the honey đ
I just made this. FYI the q on cassava flour is NOT 1.5 cups. I added about 3 cups to make the dough.
I also had to add in much more cassava flour! I’d guess it’s probably because I used a different brand than recommended, maybe. Also, the resulting dough was pretty small! I used one tbsp of sweetener and thought the baking soda taste was quite prominent. Next time I’ll put in the full amount of honey and hope it doesn’t taste so much like baking soda… or could I replace that with baking powder instead??
I CAN HAVE CHALLAH AGAIN OMG!! This is exciting!!!
You have created such a beautiful loaf of bread!! I can imagine this one will be a hit at many family Easter dinners this weekend!! Thanks so much for sharing your recipe and such beautiful photos!
Thank you! Can this bread be frozen?
I haven’t tried it so not sure how that affect the texture.
WOW Im am impressed by your ability to make this beautiful bread grain-free! I LOVE challah, and we often have it for Easter brunch. Im dying to make this!
Beautiful!
I can’t wait to make this! It’s so hard to find a good recipe without a thousand eggs or yeast. Thanks for your amazing recipes!