🥯 Challah Ingredients • 4 ½ cups bread flour • ¼ cup sugar • 2 tsp salt • 2 ½ tsp instant yeast • 1 cup warm water • ¼ cup vegetable oil • 3 eggs (plus 1 egg for egg wash) Instructions 1. Mix warm water, yeast, and sugar. Let sit 5 minutes until foamy. 2. Add flour, salt, oil, and eggs. Stir into a dough. 3. Knead 8–10 minutes until smooth and elastic. 4. Place in greased bowl, cover, and rise 1–2 hours until doubled. 5. Punch down, divide into 3 or 6 ropes, and braid. 6. Place braid on baking sheet, cover, and proof 45 minutes. 7. Brush with egg wash. Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 25–30 minutes until golden brown. 8. Cool before slicing. 🥐 Danish Pastry Dough Ingredients • 4 cups all-purpose flour • ⅓ cup sugar • 1 tsp salt • 2 ½ tsp instant yeast • 1 cup warm milk • 1 large egg • 1 cup cold unsalted butter (for laminating) Instructions 1. Mix warm milk, yeast, sugar, and egg. Let sit 5 minutes. 2. Add flour and salt. Mix to form dough. Knead briefly. Chill 30 minutes. 3. Roll dough out, place cold butter slab in center, fold over, and roll again. 4. Perform 3–4 turns (rolling and folding) with chilling between turns. 5. Roll out to ¼ inch thick. Cut and shape into desired pastries (pinwheels, pockets). 6. Place on baking sheet, cover, and proof 30–45 minutes. 7. Brush with egg wash, bake at 375°F (190°C) for 15–20 minutes until golden. 🍕 Pizza Dough Ingredients • 4 cups all-purpose flour • 1 ½ cups warm water • 2 tsp salt • 2 tsp instant yeast • 2 tbsp olive oil Instructions 1. Mix warm water, yeast, and olive oil. Let sit 5 minutes. 2. Add flour and salt. Mix until dough forms. 3. Knead 8–10 minutes until smooth and elastic. 4. Place in greased bowl, cover, and rise 1–2 hours until doubled. 5. Punch down and divide into portions. Shape into pizza rounds. 6. Preheat oven to 475°F (245°C). Add toppings. 7. Bake 10–15 minutes until crust is golden and crisp. 🫓 Naan Ingredients • 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour • 1 tsp salt • 2 tsp sugar • 2 tsp instant yeast • ¾ cup warm milk • ¼ cup plain yogurt • 2 tbsp melted butter Instructions 1. Mix warm milk, yeast, and sugar. Let sit 5 minutes. 2. Add yogurt, melted butter, flour, and salt. Mix to form dough. 3. Knead 6–8 minutes until smooth. 4. Place in greased bowl, cover, and rise 1 hour until doubled. 5. Punch down and divide into balls. Roll into ovals. 6. Heat skillet or tandoor. Cook naan on high heat until bubbles form, flip, and cook other side. 7. Brush with butter before serving.


 🥯 Challah


Ingredients

 • 4 ½ cups bread flour

 • ¼ cup sugar

 • 2 tsp salt

 • 2 ½ tsp instant yeast

 • 1 cup warm water

 • ¼ cup vegetable oil

 • 3 eggs (plus 1 egg for egg wash)


Instructions

 1. Mix warm water, yeast, and sugar. Let sit 5 minutes until foamy.

 2. Add flour, salt, oil, and eggs. Stir into a dough.

 3. Knead 8–10 minutes until smooth and elastic.

 4. Place in greased bowl, cover, and rise 1–2 hours until doubled.

 5. Punch down, divide into 3 or 6 ropes, and braid.

 6. Place braid on baking sheet, cover, and proof 45 minutes.

 7. Brush with egg wash. Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 25–30 minutes until golden brown.

 8. Cool before slicing.


🥐 Danish Pastry Dough


Ingredients

 • 4 cups all-purpose flour

 • ⅓ cup sugar

 • 1 tsp salt

 • 2 ½ tsp instant yeast

 • 1 cup warm milk

 • 1 large egg

 • 1 cup cold unsalted butter (for laminating)


Instructions

 1. Mix warm milk, yeast, sugar, and egg. Let sit 5 minutes.

 2. Add flour and salt. Mix to form dough. Knead briefly. Chill 30 minutes.

 3. Roll dough out, place cold butter slab in center, fold over, and roll again.

 4. Perform 3–4 turns (rolling and folding) with chilling between turns.

 5. Roll out to ¼ inch thick. Cut and shape into desired pastries (pinwheels, pockets).

 6. Place on baking sheet, cover, and proof 30–45 minutes.

 7. Brush with egg wash, bake at 375°F (190°C) for 15–20 minutes until golden.


🍕 Pizza Dough


Ingredients

 • 4 cups all-purpose flour

 • 1 ½ cups warm water

 • 2 tsp salt

 • 2 tsp instant yeast

 • 2 tbsp olive oil


Instructions

 1. Mix warm water, yeast, and olive oil. Let sit 5 minutes.

 2. Add flour and salt. Mix until dough forms.

 3. Knead 8–10 minutes until smooth and elastic.

 4. Place in greased bowl, cover, and rise 1–2 hours until doubled.

 5. Punch down and divide into portions. Shape into pizza rounds.

 6. Preheat oven to 475°F (245°C). Add toppings.

 7. Bake 10–15 minutes until crust is golden and crisp.


🫓 Naan


Ingredients

 • 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour

 • 1 tsp salt

 • 2 tsp sugar

 • 2 tsp instant yeast

 • ¾ cup warm milk

 • ¼ cup plain yogurt

 • 2 tbsp melted butter


Instructions

 1. Mix warm milk, yeast, and sugar. Let sit 5 minutes.

 2. Add yogurt, melted butter, flour, and salt. Mix to form dough.

 3. Knead 6–8 minutes until smooth.

 4. Place in greased bowl, cover, and rise 1 hour until doubled.

 5. Punch down and divide into balls. Roll into ovals.

 6. Heat skillet or tandoor. Cook naan on high heat until bubbles form, flip, and cook other side.

 7. Brush with butter before serving.

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