Ingredients
For the mini challah

500 gr AP flour

225 ml lukewarm water

50 gr sugar

60 ml extra virgin olive oil

10 gr dry yeast

10 gr Atlantic sea salt

1 free range egg

Sesame seeds
For the eggplant

2 eggplants

Flour

Salt

Canola oil
For the schnitzel

Free range chicken breast

Flour

Egg wash

Your fav spices

Dijon mustard

Bread crumbs

Canola oil
Assembly

Challah

Matbuha

Pickles

Eggplant

Schnitzel

Tahini
Tools

Bowl

Towels

Scale

Brush

Rack

Paper towel
Directions
For the mini challah
Step 1
In a bowl mix water, yeast, and sugar. Add the egg.

225 ml lukewarm water

10 gr dry yeast

50 gr sugar

1 free range egg
Step 2
Add the flour to the bowl and don't stir.

500 gr AP flour
Step 3
Pour the olive oil on top.

60 ml extra virgin olive oil
Step 4
Start mixing for 4 min until you get a homogenous dough.
Step 5
Add the salt.

10 gr Atlantic sea salt
Step 6
Keep kneading for 2-3 min until all the salt has been incorporated into the dough- then keep kneading on a working surface for an additional 6-8 min or until smooth and sexy.
Step 7
Round the dough into a tight ball and place it in an oiled bowl to proof. Cover with a towel to avoid the dough from drying out.
Step 8
After the dough has doubled in size, divide it into 120 gr pieces.
Step 9
Round each piece to a perfect sealed ball. Place them 2 cm apart and cover with a towel. Let them rest for 15-20 min.
Step 10
Flattening each ball to a pita shape, start to roll the top towards you, creating a sausage shape. In this way, we avoid air pockets in the strands. Flour the strands gently. In this way, the braiding will come out more beautiful from the oven.
Step 11
Braid each strand into mini challah.
Step 12
Cover the mini challahs with a towel and let them proof. You know it is ready to be baked when you touch the strands (gently!!!!!) and it bounced back slowly.
Step 13
Brush with egg yolk mixed with a splash of water. Don't make a pool of eggs on the challah. Light Brushing. We don't want an omelet on our bread! Spread sesame seeds.

1 free range egg

1 splash lukewarm water

Sesame seeds
Step 14
Bake in a preheated oven to 380F or 190C for about 15-20 min.
Step 15
Cool the challah on a rack.
Step 16
In the meantime- prepare the schnitzel and the eggplants for the sandwich.
Step 17
YASSS!
For the eggplant
Step 1
For the eggplants: slice, then salt and let them sweat, it will take out their bitterness.

2 eggplants

Salt
Step 2
After 20 min, dry them with a paper towel. Cover them with flour and remove all the extra flour that remains on the eggplant (it should be a super thin layer of flour, not too much).

Flour

Paper towel
Step 3
Fry them until crispy and dark in color. Remove from oil and let them rest on a paper towel.

Canola oil

Paper towel
For the schnitzel
Step 1
For the schnitzel: cut a chicken breast into the desired thickness of your schnitzel.

Free range chicken breast
Step 2
Coat the chicken slices with a thin layer of flour. Then dip in an egg mix (egg+spices to your chocie+mustard)

Flour

Egg wash

Your fav spices

Dijon mustard
Step 3
Coat each side in bread crumbs (preferable homemade bread crumbs).

Bread crumbs
Step 4
Fry them until crispy and dark in color. Remove from oil and let them rest on a paper towel.

Canola oil

Paper towel
Assembly
Step 1
Open each mini challah and spread a beautiful layer of Matbuha on each side of the bread.

Challah

Matbuha
Step 2
Layer some pickles, fried eggplants, and schnitzels. Drizzle some tahini on top and close the sandwich.

Pickles

Eggplant

Schnitzel

Tahini
Step 3
It is one of the best bites you had, isn't it???