Bejma-The Tunisian Friday-Night Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 (1/4 ounce) packages dry yeast (2 tbsp.)
1/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups lukewarm water
4 large eggs
1/4 cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoons salt
7 cups unbleached all-purpose flour

Preparation

Dissolve the yeast and 1 teaspoons of the sugar in 1 cup of the water in a large bowl or the bowl of an electric mixer. Stir, and let sit for 10 minutes.
Stir into the yeast mixture 3 of the eggs, oil, salt, and the remaining water and sugar. Slowly knead in enough flour to make a soft, tacky dough. Using your hands or a dough hook on the mixer, knead for 10 minutes or until smooth. Turn the dough out onto a floured board, place in a greased bowl, and let rise, covered, for 1 hour.
Punch down the dough and divide into 9 rounds about the size of tennis balls. Place 3 rounds together on a greased cookie sheet, touching, to form a triangle. Repeat with remaining dough. Let rise, uncovered, for about 30 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
Beat the remaining egg with a little water and brush the dough. Bake for about 20 minutes or until golden and loaves sound hollow.