This bread machine challah recipe is absolutely delicious. I use a 2-pound bread machine to make the challah dough. It freezes well.
Ingredients
- warm water: 1 cup
- white sugar: 0.5 cup
- vegetable oil: 0.5 cup
- eggs, room temperature: 2 piece
- honey: 1 Tbsp
- ½ teaspoons salt: 2 piece
- bread flour: 4 cups
- ¼ teaspoons bread machine yeast: 2 piece
- egg: 1 piece
- water: 1 Tbsp
Metric Conversion
Stages of cooking
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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.
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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.
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Meanwhile, grease a baking tray.
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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.
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
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Make egg wash: Beat together egg and water in a small bowl until well combined.
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Brush the top and sides of loaves with egg wash.
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Bake in the preheated oven for about 20 to 25 minutes. If loaves begin to brown too soon, cover them loosely with aluminum foil.
