Challah Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 Tbsp. sugar
3/4 tsp. salt
1 pkg. active dry yeast
about 3 1/2 c. flour
3 Tbsp. salad oil
3 eggs
1/2 tsp. poppy seed

Preparation

Early In The Day or Day Before:
In a bowl, combine sugar, salt, yeast and 1 cup flour.
In saucepan, heat oil and 3/4 cup water until very warm (125\u00b0).
With mixer at low speed, beat liquid into dry ingredients.
Beat at medium 2 minutes. Reserve 1 egg yolk.
To mixture in bowl, add egg whites, 2 eggs and 1 cup flour.
Beat 2 minutes. Stir in 1 1/4 cups flour.
On floured surface, knead until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes, working in about 1/4 cup flour.
Shape dough into a ball and place in greased bowl, turning dough to grease top. Cover and let rise in warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.