Le Bake

After a weekend of rather meh baking, in which I made chiveless chive biscuits and a rather sorry attempt at monkey bread, I present to you the weekend's success story:

Challah Bread

Dough after rising	Braided dough
Egg wash and sesame	Out of the oven

And it turned out DELICIOUS!

Read more for the recipe...

Prize-Winning Challah Recipe

Source: Second Helpings, Please

1 tsp. sugar
1/2 cup warm water
1 pkg. yeast
1/2 cup oil
1/2 cup warm water
1/4 cup sugar
2 tsp. salt
2 eggs
4 cups flour
poppy/sesame seeds
1 egg yolk beaten with
1 tsp. water

Directions:

Dissolve 1 tsp. of sugar in 1/2 cup warm water in mixer bowl.
Sprinkle yeast on top and let stand 10 minutes. Stir to dissolve.
Add oil, water, sugar, salt, eggs, and half the flour, and beat well.
Mix in remaining flour. Dough will be sticky.
Cover bowl and let stand for 10 minutes.
Turn dough out onto well floured surface and knead for 10 minutes, adding flour as needed.
Round up in a greased bowl. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk, between 1.5 to 2 hours.
Punch down, cover, and let rise again until double, about 45 minutes.
Divide dough in to 3 equal parts. Shape into strands.
Place on a slightly greased baking sheet and braid loosely.
Fasten ends securely. Cover with a damp cloth and let rise until doubled.
Brush with beaten egg yolk and sprinkle with seeds.
Bake at 400 for about 30 minutes, until golden brown.

Enjoy!

Posted by raptorgirl at December 7, 2003 06:32 PM