Shabbat Challah

Shabbat Challah, One Loaf:

In a bowl mix:

• 200 ml warm water
• 2 package of active dry yeast (yummy!)
• 1 pinch of sugar
• 1 pinch of cinnamon

Wait 10 minutes

Add to the bowl:

• 1.5 teaspoons of salt (7.5 ml)
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil (60ml)
• 1/6th cup of sugar (40 ml)

Fold in:

• 4 cups of flower (more or less to get the right consistency of dough.)

Now it's dough time:

1. Knead like crazy until you drop (5-15 minutes)
2. Cover with a wet towel and wait 45-60 minutes
3. Bang Down
4. Knead some more. It's fun!
5. Braid

Apply the egg wash:

• 1 egg + 1 yolk
• 1 tablespoon water

1. Give one coating. Wait 10 minutes. Give a second coating. Cover with plastic wrap.
2. sprinkle with sesame seeds.

Let rise for 30-45 minutes

Bake for 30 minutes at 350 F

Note: if you want to knead in a machine, be sure to use a Braun or a Bosch mixer, with a bottom hook, rather than a Kitchen-aid with a top hook. You will break your Kitchen-aid after a few months because the gear box has a plastic cover (even though it has metal gears).