Challah Almost Like Aunt Leah's
Recipe
- Title:
- Challah Almost Like Aunt Leah's
- Categories:
- Breads, Jewish
- Yield:
- 8 servings
Ingredients
- 5 ts Yeast, dry
- 3
- Egg
- 2 c Potato water
- 7 c Flour; (adjust as needed)
- 3/4 c Sugar
- 1/2 c Oil
- 2 ts Salt
Directions
- Dissolve yeast in potato water.
- Add sugar, and let stand five minutes.
- Add salt and beaten eggs.
- Stir in four cups of the flour.
- Add oil, stirring while adding.
- Stir in enough remaining flour to make dough that forms a ball and is not sticky.
Directions
- Put dough on a floured board.
- Cover with a towel and let rest 10 minutes.
- Knead 10 minutes.
- Put in a greased bowl, and let rise until it doubles (about one hour).
- Punch down.
- Braid to form two loaves and place on cookie sheets.
- Let rise again, approximately 50 minutes.
- Use a pastry brush to gently coat with a glaze made of a beaten egg and a few drops of water.
- Sprinkle the top with sesame seeds.
- Bake at 350 degrees until well done (approximately 45 to 50 minutes).
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