Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Challah Bread


Margaret shared this recipe that her mother started making when her brother Peter was in a Jewish preschool. In the preschool they would eat it every Friday, now it is a family tradition to have it every Sunday.

Place ingredients into the bread machine pan in the following order:
1. 2 eggs, beaten
2. 3/4 cup milk
3. 3 TBSP margarine or butter (cut into small chunks)
4. 1/4c white sugar
5. 1 1/2 teas. salt
6. 3 cups flour
7. 1 1/2 teas. yeast

Run on dough cycle. When cycle is complete, divide dough into 3 sections (or any multiple of 3 if you want more smaller loaves) Roll each section into a long rope. Place ropes on parchment lined baking sheet and braid, tucking in the ends of the loaf underneath.

Use a pastry brush to coat the loaf with a beaten egg.

Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 min (it will look golden.) Cool on a wire rack.

(I am guessing this can be made using a food processor or a stand mixer)

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