Can you make challah with olive oil?

Senior Member Joined: Dec 12 2011 Posts: 130

I am making challah and just realized I don't have any of my regular oil left. I can't run out to buy more right now, so am wondering if I can use either olive oil or extra virgin oil oil.
Has anyone done this? Does it affect the flavor of the challah?

Any advice welcome, thanks!

Posted: Wed, Jan 11 2012, 4:42 pm Post subject:

I have used regular or "light" Olive oil with little olive oil taste, especially if you use LOTS of sugar! Wink

Maybe if you made a really cake-like challah with vanilla, it might not taste so good.

Light is better was it tastes less like olives. Taste your oil and see what you think.
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if you have extra light olive oil, it comes out great.
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Active Poster Joined: Dec 13 2007 Posts: 53

I used cheap olive oil once an my husband said it tasted like a menorah!

Silver Member Joined: Nov 17 2011 Posts: 912

I also realized once at the last minute. It just tasted a little bit. . . olive oily Very Happy

I decided to shape exactly as much as I needed into challahs, and I made garlic knots with the rest. It was perfect for that.

Platinum Member Joined: Apr 06 2008 Posts: 5149

I've done it with extra virgin olive oil and it actually came out quite nice, everyone loved it.
Try adding actual olives into the dough and some fried onions on top or something.

Not so healthy cooking with Olive oil though but as a one off I sometimes do it.
Maybe it doesn't work with all recipes though of others had a negative experience

Moderator Joined: Aug 14 2005 Posts: 4539 Location: Ohio

My family loves the flavor of olive oil, so they like it when I bake challah with it. Depends on your family.
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