I have a lovely recipe for you that is so yummy and comforting. Who doesn’t love bread? This also makes wonderful french toast as well. I hope you give it a try…
Challah bread
2 pkg. (1/4 oz. each) active dry yeast
1 cup warm water (110 – 115 degrees F.)
1/2 cup veg. oil
1/3 cup sugar (brown or white)
1 Tbl. salt
6 – 6 1/2 cups unbleached all purpose flour
5 eggs
1 Tbl. cld water
Empty yeast pkgs. into large bowl and add the warm water. Stir until yeast is dissolved. Add the oil, sugar, salt and 4 eggs and 4 cups of the flour. Stir until well blended and the dough has a smooth consistency. Stir in enough of the remaining flour to form a firm dough. Lightly flour a work surface, turn out the dough and kneed it for 6 to 8 minutes. Lightly grease another bowl with oil or butter. Place the dough in the bowl and turn it to coat with the oil/butter. Cover the bowl and let rise for about 1 hour. Turn out the dough again and punch it down. Divide into 2 equal sections. Set aside 1 section. Separate reserved section into 3 equal sections, forming dough ropes about 15 inches long. Place dough ropes on a lightly greased cookie sheet. over-lap the ends and pinch them together. Braid the dough ropes and over-lap the other ends and pinch them together. Fold ends under. Repeat with other dough section. Cover and let rise again for another hour. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Beat 1 egg in a small bowl and add the 1 Tbl. of cold water. Brush it on the tops of the loaves. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool slightly. Slice and serve. Makes 2 loaves. mmm mmm, spread on the butter and enjoy!
This is Me
Hi, I’m Cyndi! I am a wife to a wonderful God-fearing man for almost twenty years. I am a mom to an ambitious comedic eighteen-year-old son and a spirited fun-loving sixteen-year-old daughter. I love to cook, create anything I can think of to make, talk and visit with friends and even strangers, and of course I love to write. Along with the writing, I love to read what other people write as well. I would love to live in the south somewhere but for now I live more in the suburbs of a town in Michigan. Oh yeah… and I’m almost blind. This means that I have to do things a little differently. It takes a little more time and a little more patience to get things done, but they get done. I was told of my eye disease when I was nine years old. At forty-four, they still cannot diagnose what I have for certain. However, I won’t sit still while they try and figure it out. Each day brings different challenges and some of the same as well. Navigating new territory is the most difficult thing for me to do, but I refuse to be held back and take the chance on missing out on an exciting new adventure. My bucket list holds adventures like parasailing, visiting Ireland, having at least one book published, and I’m sure there are more that I haven’t listed yet. Painting word pictures is my therapy and sanctuary. I use life as my brushes and paint. Lite me a candle, put on the spa music and a-writing I will go. Come on this journey with me, I hope you can find some new colors you like.
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