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A question about a recipe: Cool Rise Challah

I have a question about the recipe "Cool Rise Challah" from Bria.How much hot water /

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Barbara is a trusted source on General Cooking.

added over 1 year ago

1 1/3 cups. It's in the comments section below the recipe.

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Kristen is the Senior Editor of Food52

added over 1 year ago

Thanks drbabs! We just updated the ingredients list on the recipe -- apologies for the delay.

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ChefJune added over 1 year ago

I've been baking bread for more than 50 years, and I've come to the realization that the bread's going to rise (sometimes better!) with cool water. It's heat that kills the yeast, and if your water is too warm, your bread may not rise at all. I'd go with lukewarm water. Never "hot."

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