Egg Challah

Name: Egg Challah
Ingredients: 6 (1/4 ounce) packages dry active yeast or 13 12 teaspoons dry active yeast; 2 tablespoons sugar; 1 cup hot water (from the sink not boiled); 2 12 cups hot water (from the sink not boiled); 34 cup oil; 2 tablespoons salt; 6 eggs; 1 12 cups sugar; 5 lbs flour; 1 egg (optional); 1 tablespoon sugar (optional)

11 ingredients

12 steps

Ingredients

6 (1/4 ounce) packages dry active yeast or 13 12 teaspoons dry active yeast
2 tablespoons sugar
1 cup hot water (from the sink not boiled)
2 12 cups hot water (from the sink not boiled)
34 cup oil
2 tablespoons salt
6 eggs
1 12 cups sugar
5 lbs flour
1 egg (optional)
1 tablespoon sugar (optional)

Directions

1

Take the yeast with the 2 tablespoons of sugar and put them into a bowl with 1 cup of hot water.
2

Wait about a minute or two until you see the yeast bubble a bit.
3

Then add all the wet ingredients.
4

Then add the 2 tablespoons of salt, 1 1/2 cups of sugar, and the 6 eggs.
5

Mix a little bit, then pour in the 5 lbs of flour.
6

Make sure it all goes inches Put both covers on to the machine, when tightly on start to mix first on #2 then move to #4 until well mixed.
7

When all mixed up remove from bowl and place on top of a floured cloth or towel.
8

Let it sit and rise until it is about double its original size.
9

Shape or braid the Challas as you please.
10

After they are shaped egg them with 1 egg and a tablespoons of sugar (optional in the above ingredients list).
11

Placce challas in aluminum pans and bake on 350 OR in coated pans bake on 300 for about 15-20 minutes on each shelf.
12

You be the judge on your own oven.