Challah Bread

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 cup warm water
• 3 teaspoons quick-rising yeast
• 4 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup oil
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1/4 cup warm water
• 4 cups flour (best for breads)
• 1 egg, beaten

Recipe

• 1 in a small bowl, dissolve 1 tsp sugar in 1/2 cup water. sprinkle yeast over mixture. set aside.
• 2 in a large mixing bowl, combine sugar, salt, oil, eggs and warm water. add yeast mixture.
• 3 gradually add flour to mixture until it becomes a ball of dough.
• 4 turn onto floured surface and knead dough, adding more flour as needed until dough is just a little tacky, but not overly sticky.
• 5 place dough in oiled bowl,cover and let rise for about 30 minutes.
• 6 cut dough into 3 equal parts, roll each out and braid the 3 parts together, tucking the ends under.
• 7 place braided dough onto an oiled baking sheet and let rise for an hour or two, or until doubled in size.
• 8 preheat oven when dough is almost done rising to 375 degrees.
• 9 glaze dough with egg and bake for about 30 minutes, or until nicely browned and makes a hollow sound when you knock on it.