Machine Challah
By: Desiree Mellon
Published: Friday, December 10, 2010 - 1:02am

Ingredients




2/3 cup water
1 lrg egg
2 tablespoons cooking oil
2 cups bread flour
2 tablespoons Instant Dry Milk Powder
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons Active Dry Yeast
1 teaspoon Salt
1 lrg Egg Fork Beaten
1 tablespoon water

Preparation

1 Place all ingredients in bread machine in order given. To make the traditional braid, remove dough after first kneading. Divide in 3 parts. 2 Roll each part into 16 inch long ropes. Place on greased baking sheet. 3 Pinch the three ends together and tuck under. Braid the strips- pinch ends together and tuck under. Cover with a tea towel- let stand in oven with light on and door closed for about 45 minutes or until doubled in size. 4 Remove from oven and preheat oven to 375 degrees. 5 Mix beaten egg and water and brush over top of braid. Bake in oven for about 25 minutes. Remove to rack to cool. 6 Makes one loaf.

About


A brand new book just came out in Canada by one of our most popular recipe authors - Jean Pare. The book is Breads and is number 24 in her series - anyway on page 20 is the above recipe for Machine Challah.