The Challah bread recipe I posted earlier didn't turn out well- but this one was really good. I used the same recipe, but incorporated changes from reviewers.
Ingredients
1 1/4 cups warm water
2.25 teaspoon active dry yeast
1/2 cup honey
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 whole egg and 2 yolks
0.5 tablespoon salt
4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour (keep about another cup on the side to make dough unsticky)
For eggwash:
1 egg
1-2 tablespoon honey
Directions
1.In a large bowl, sprinkle yeast over barely warm water. Beat in honey, oil, eggs, and salt. Add the flour one cup at a time, beating after each addition, graduating to kneading with hands as dough thickens. Knead until smooth and elastic and no longer sticky, adding flour as needed. Cover with a damp clean cloth and let rise for about 45-50 minutes or until dough has doubled in bulk.
2.Punch down the risen dough and turn out onto floured board. Knead for five minutes or so, adding flour as needed to keep from getting sticky. Divide dough into thirds and roll into long snake about 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Pinch the ends of the three snakes together firmly and braid from middle. Either leave as braid or form into a round braided loaf by bringing ends together, curving braid into a circle, pinch ends together. Grease baking tray or use parchment paper, and place finished dough. Cover with towel and let rise about 30 minutes.
3.Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
4.Beat an egg and honey. Brush a generous amount of the mixture over dough.
5.Bake at 350 degrees F for about 30 minutes. Cover with alumunium foil after the first 20 minutes.
6. Cool on a rack for at least one hour before slicing. Pat yourself on the back if you're able to wait that long.
7. Brush with butter if you're feeling indulgent :)
Recipe from: http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/challah-i/Detail.aspx but with a LOT of changes using suggestions from reviewers.
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