Barbara's Thanksgiving Challah

Name: Barbara's Thanksgiving Challah
Ingredients: 1 ounce yeast; 2 cups warm water (110 -120 degrees); 12 cup sugar; 4 eggs; 14 cup butter (melted); 2 teaspoons salt; 8 cups flour; 2 pretzel rods; 1 slivered almonds or 1 seedless raisin; 10 -15 square crackers (I use wheat thins)

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Ingredients

1 ounce yeast
2 cups warm water (110 -120 degrees)
12 cup sugar
4 eggs
14 cup butter (melted)
2 teaspoons salt
8 cups flour
2 pretzel rods
1 slivered almonds or 1 seedless raisin
10 -15 square crackers (I use wheat thins)

Directions

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["In a large bowl (or your electric mixer bowl), dissolve yeast in 1/2 cup of water with 1 teaspoon sugar.", "Wait until this starts to foam and bubble (about 5 - 10 minutes).", "Add 3 eggs, butter, salt, remaining water and sugar.", "Stir to mix thoroughly then using your mixer or by hand add flour 1 cup at a time mixing between each addition.", "When dough leaves sides of bowl turn out on a lightly floured surface and knead until dough is smooth and elastic.", "(I live in Florida and perhaps because of the humidity I find that always need to add more flour as we are kneading) This is a very forgiving recipe.", "Cover dough and let rise until doubled in bulk (about 60 - 75 minutes) Punch down and shape into a side view of a turkey.", "(At my house someone always was assigned the job of finding a turkey model.", "One year it was my daughter's stuffed animal.", "Other years it was from a picture in a magazine or downloaded from online.)", "Place shaped bread on a greased baking sheet.", "Cover and let rise to double (about 1 hour).", "Before baking take a little of the remaining beaten egg and \"glue\"" the raisin or almond in place for the eye.""