This bread machine challah recipe is absolutely delicious I use a 2pound bread machine to make the challah dough It freezes well
Prep Time
1 hr 5 mins
Dificult
Medium
Servings
1 hr 55 mins
Ingredients
Instructions
Place warm water
sugar
oil
eggs
honey
salt
flour
and yeast into a bread machine in the order listed
or follow the order recommended by the manufacturer if different. Select Dough cycle; press Start.
Remove dough from the machine after the cycle is done and place on a lightly floured board. Punch dough down and let rest for 5 minutes.
Meanwhile
grease a baking tray.
Divide dough in half
then divide each half into 3 equal pieces. Roll each piece into ropes
about 12- to 14-inches long. Braid 3 ropes into a loaf to form 2 loaves. Gently place loaves onto the prepared baking tray. Mist loaves with water and cover loosely with plastic wrap. Let rise in a warm
draft-free place until doubled in size
1 to 1 1/2 hours.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Make egg wash: Beat together egg and water in a small bowl until well combined.
Brush the top and sides of loaves with egg wash.
Bake in the preheated oven for about 20 to 25 minutes. If loaves begin to brown too soon