Challah I (braided Egg Bread)

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 cup warm water
• 3 teaspoons yeast
• 4 cups flour
• 4 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup oil
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 cup warm water
• 1 egg yolk, beaten with
• 1 teaspoon water
• sesame seeds or poppy seed

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400°f dissolve 1 teaspoon sugar in 1/2 cup water in bowl of mixer. sprinkle yeast over water and mix,let stand 10 minutes until foamy.
• 2 add the next 6 ingredients to mixing bowl. mix with dough hook for 6 minutes. dough should be a little sticky.
• 3 place in oiled bowl, cover and let rise in warm place until double in bulk.
• 4 punch down dough. let rise again until double in bulk.
• 5 punch down again. divide dough into 3 equal parts.
• 6 roll dough into three long strands. braid the strands, tucking ends under. cover with towel and let double in bulk.
• 7 brush with beaten egg yolk. sprinkle with seeds. bake at 400 f for approximately 30 minutes, until golden brown. the challah is done when it sounds hollow when thumped on the bottom.