Super sticky challah dough

amother

↑ Moonstone

Sun, Jan 12 2025, 11:08 pm

amother OP wrote:

How do you use the oil?

Spray your countertop and your hands with Pam or any oil spray.

amother

↑ Azalea

Sun, Jan 12 2025, 11:09 pm

amother OP wrote:

Thank you. Will try this when I have the courage and ko’ach to do this again!!!! Also why does my Bosch leak liquid from the bottom where the screw/bolt is????

Make sure the bolt thingy is in tight before u add ingredients. U can put plain water in and see if it leakes. Also, it might be missing a little rubber seal on the bottom under the big white piece.

amother

↑ OP

Sun, Jan 12 2025, 11:09 pm

amother Moonstone wrote:

This is a great recipe. Mine is the same just a little more yeast and I use four yolks not two eggs. Op, try this. No way it’ll be too sticky to handle.

Thank you one and all!!! I will try this recipe and see how it goes. Might be a few weeks until I psych myself up to do this!!! Any other suggestions welcomed!

amother

Bubblegum

Sun, Jan 12 2025, 11:46 pm

I second using oil to braid. I pour some directly on the counter and mush it with my hands before I even make a bracha

amother

Crimson

Sun, Jan 12 2025, 11:52 pm

amother OP wrote:

Thank you. Will try this when I have the courage and ko’ach to do this again!!!! Also why does my Bosch leak liquid from the bottom where the screw/bolt is????

The bowl is broken, this means the a rubber from the bottoms is loose or missing. Maybe it doesn't knead the dough well enough.
Try using the white bowl (yes, you can use it for challah, I always do), kneading for 5 minutes on #1, 10 minutes on #2. Transfer dough to a bigger bowl, it's okay if it's a bit sticky. Let it rise for 45 minutes, punching it down once during that time.
Good luck

amother

Ruby

Mon, Jan 13 2025, 10:33 am

I treat my flour quantity as an approximate amount. Sometimes it's the right amount, but often it needs more. I think baking is something of an art and a precise formula is impossible.
I actually like having my challah dough slightly sticky as the flavor and texture comes out much better, although it is much harder to work with.

amother

Amaryllis

Mon, Jan 13 2025, 11:03 am

amother OP wrote:

Thank you. Will try this when I have the courage and ko’ach to do this again!!!! Also why does my Bosch leak liquid from the bottom where the screw/bolt is????

You need to replace the white rubber piece under your screw.

amother

Firethorn

Mon, Jan 13 2025, 11:11 am

Are you in a humid climate? The weather can alter things a little I think ie rainy vs a very cold dry day or AC's running etc.

I also measure my oil on a digital scale btw for better accuracy. Sometimes I have also had very sticky dough, so on occasion I'll add a bit less water than it calls for, like a T or 2, but to echo someone else, often once it's been kneaded for closer to 10 minutes it's then a beautiful dough

amother

Stoneblue

Mon, Jan 13 2025, 11:42 am

Definitely need to use oil to braid the challah when you have a moist dough don’t use flour on the counter. You may even need to add some oil while it’s kneading for it to not be as sticky.

Brit in Israel

Mon, Jan 13 2025, 11:48 am

Came to say use oil instead of flour to roll out.
If your eggs are extra large I wouldn't use the whole egg try only 2/3 or 3/4 of the egg

egam

Mon, Jan 13 2025, 12:07 pm

Brit in Israel wrote:

Came to say use oil instead of flour to roll out.
If your eggs are extra large I wouldn't use the whole egg try only 2/3 or 3/4 of the egg

Unless she uses more then 5 eggs in her recipe, there's no need to change the amount. Remember that even large eggs are not equal in size.
And as many already mentioned, there's never a set amount of flour to use. It depends on size of eggs, weather, type and even brand of flour.
Also, many recipes, especially older ones, were developed for using your hands for kneading, not Bosch. I always knead by hand, but a few times that I used Bosch, my dough was quite sticky and I had to add way more flour. Bosch is obviously way more powerful than my hands.