Challah
- Reviews 3
Ready In: 2 hrs 55 mins
Yields: 3 Medium size loaves
Ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup warm water
- 2 tablespoons vacuum packed dry yeast
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1⁄2 cup warm water
- 1⁄2 cup oil
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2 eggs
- 1⁄2 cup sugar
- 5 cups flour
Directions
- Use a large metal/glass bowl (not plastic) and put in 1/2 cup warm water.
- Sprinkle the yeast over the water then add 1 tbsp sugar.
- The yeast should start foaming.
- Warm up another half cup water and add, followed by the oil, salt, eggs and sugar.
- Mix thoroughly wooden spoon.
- Add flour and mix.
- Knead the dough thoroughly for a couple of minutes then remove from bowl.
- Wipe bowl clean and oil it.
- Return dough to bowl and flip over so is lightly coated.
- Cover bowl with a towel and leave a couple of hours until dough has at least doubled in volume and then punch it down.
- Braid the dough and put on baking paper, covered.
- Leave to rise again.
- Brush egg and sprinkle popppy seeds or sesame seeds over the top if desired.
- Bake at 325F for 25 minutes.
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