Challah

Total Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 6 -8 cups flour, divided
• 3/4 cup flour
• 2 (4 1/2 teaspoon) envelopes dry yeast
• 1 tablespoon salt
• water
• 1/4 teaspoon finely crumbled saffron
• 2/3 cup vegetable oil
• 4 eggs
• 1 egg yolk
• poppy seed

Recipe

• 1 combine 1/4 cup flour,suger,yeast and salt. bring 21/2 c water with the saffron in it to a boil. then let stand until lukewarm. stir the water along with the oil into the flour mixture. at high speed beat for 3 minutes. add eggs one at a time beating well after each addition.
• 2 stir in enough flour to make a soft dough (about 4c). knead by hand until smooth. place dough in a lightlty greased bowl. let rise until doubled, about 1 hour.
• 3 punch down turn out onto lightly floured board. divide into 3 equal parts, divide each again into 3 parts. roll each into a one inch rope. braid 3 ropes into a bread. place on lighlty greased cookie sheet and cover with damp towel. let rise 1 hour. bake 350 45 minutes.