Challah Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. warm water
2 pkg. dry yeast
1 1/2 c. lukewarm milk, scalded then cooled
1/4 c. sugar
1 Tbsp. salt
3 eggs
1/4 c. butter, softened
7 1/4 to 7 1/2 c. flour

Preparation

Dissolve yeast in warm water.
Stir in milk, sugar, salt, eggs, shortening and 1/2 of the flour into yeast.
Mix until smooth.
Add enough flour to handle easily.
Turn onto floured board; knead and let rise in greased bowl until doubled.
Punch down and separate into 3 equal parts.
Divide each of the three parts into three more parts.