Sourdough Challah

Name: Sourdough Challah
Ingredients: ⅔ cup ripe sourdough starter (100% hydration); 3 large eggs, separated (1 egg, 2 egg yolks); 3 tablespoons honey (single variety such as orange blossom or clover); ⅓ cup + 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; ½ cup water lukewarm; 3 ⅓ cups all purpose flour; ⅓ cup whole-wheat flour; 2 ½ teaspoons kosher salt; 2 teaspoons active dry yeast (note: there is 2 ¼ teaspoons in 1 packet); Non-stick vegetable spray or vegetable oil; 1 cup white sesame seeds (use unhulled or “golden” sesame seeds if you can find them - skin on = bigger sesame flavor); ¼ cup black sesame seeds; ¼ cup nigella seeds; ⅛ cup caraway seeds; 2 tablespoons Maldon salt; 1 large egg; 2 finger pinches of salt (about ⅛ teaspoon)

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Ingredients

⅔ cup ripe sourdough starter (100% hydration)
3 large eggs, separated (1 egg, 2 egg yolks)
3 tablespoons honey (single variety such as orange blossom or clover)
⅓ cup + 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
½ cup water lukewarm
3 ⅓ cups all purpose flour
⅓ cup whole-wheat flour
2 ½ teaspoons kosher salt
2 teaspoons active dry yeast (note: there is 2 ¼ teaspoons in 1 packet)
Non-stick vegetable spray or vegetable oil
1 cup white sesame seeds (use unhulled or “golden” sesame seeds if you can find them - skin on = bigger sesame flavor)
¼ cup black sesame seeds
¼ cup nigella seeds
⅛ cup caraway seeds
2 tablespoons Maldon salt
1 large egg
2 finger pinches of salt (about ⅛ teaspoon)