Challah

Name: Challah
Ingredients: 1 cup water; 1/2 cup sugar; 1 tablespoon honey; 1/2 cup vegetable oil; 2 1/2 teaspoons salt; 2 eggs at room temp.; 4 cups bread flour; 2 1/4 teaspoons bread machine yeast; 1 egg and 1 tablespoon water to brush on the braided challah before baking

9 ingredients

1 steps

Ingredients

1 cup water
1/2 cup sugar
1 tablespoon honey
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 1/2 teaspoons salt
2 eggs at room temp.
4 cups bread flour
2 1/4 teaspoons bread machine yeast
1 egg and 1 tablespoon water to brush on the braided challah before baking

Directions

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{"0":"place warm water, sugar, honey, vegetable oil, salt, 2 eggs, flour and yeast in the bread machine, and select dough (9) and start.","2":"After the machine ends it cycle, sprinkle flour on the counter and let the dough sit for 5 minutes, then divide the dough in half, make 3 or 4 12 to 14 inch lengths from each half. Take a cookie sheet and spray it well with Pam and braid the two challahs, leaving it on the cookie sheet. Mist it with water and cover it gently with a plastic wrap and let it sit for 1 to 1 1\/2 hours in a draft free location until it doubles in size.","3":"Preheat the oven to 350 degrees, mix the egg with a a tablespoon of water and brush on the challahs, then bake in the over for 20 to 25 minutes. If it begins to brown too soon, cover it with foil."}