Sweet Challah Bread
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Ingredients
  • 3½ cups all purpose flour
  • 1 egg
  • ¼ cup white sugar
  • 1 tbsp dry yeast
  • ¾ -1 cup water (start with ¾ and go from there based on dough texture)
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • Sesame seeds - for sprinkling
For egg wash:
  • 1 beaten egg
Instructions
  1. In a mixer bowl, mix all ingredients together except for the yeast. Mix for about 3-4 minutes.
  2. While mixing, add the yeast and keep on mixing for another minute
  3. In the bowl, knead the dough until it is soft and not sticky. Remember, yeast LOVE kneading.
  4. Cover the bowl with a towel and place in a warm place for about 45 minutes until dough rises and doubles its size.
  5. After 45 minutes, take the dough out. Divide into 3 and roll each piece into a long “sausage” shape. Using all 3 pieces, shape your challah.
  6. Once shaped, place on a parchment paper layered baking pan and cover with towel. Let the dough “rest” for 40 minutes until it rises.
  7. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 325F (160C)
  8. After 40 minutes, brush gently with egg wash and sprinkle sesame.
  9. Bake in the preheated oven for about 30 minutes or until the challah is golden and when tapping on it you hear a hollow sound.
Recipe by Maya`s Kitchen at https://www.mayaskitchen.info/2012/08/10/fail-proof-easy-sweet-challah-bread/