Challah dough is too sticky…
I’m trying to make this baguette-style challah but I can barely find any recipes for it 😭 Found this one and translated it and halved it for my bread machine.
This is what I used:
300 ml water
2 tbsp oil / 27 g
2 tbsp sugar / 25 g
1½ tsp salt / 9 g
500 g white flour
1½ tsp dry yeast / 4.5 g
Added in that order and let the dough cycle finish. Then you’re meant to divide into 3plait it and leave it covered for 30 to 45 mins,
egg wash and bake at 200°C fan for 20–25 mins.
But the dough is soooo sticky I’m confused what to do with it. I can make the strands but whenever I try to plait them they just kind of mush together and flatten, so you can barely see the plait anymore.
Am I meant to add more flour?? Knead it more? I don’t want to keep adding flour and end up with dense challah but it’s literally not holding its shape. Any help would be appreciated!