Braided Sweet Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 cup water
1 1/2 cups warm milk
1 package dry yeast
4 tablespoons margarine, melted
1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
4 1/2 cups flour (use more to knead)
1 beaten egg

Preparation

Mix together water, warm milk, and yeast.
Add melted margarine, sugar, salt and flour.
Knead dough, place in bowl, cover and let rise in warm place 1 hour.
Divide dough into 6 parts.
Shape dough into 6 long pieces (length of baking sheet).
On baking sheet, braid 3 of the pieces together like you would hair, then braid remaining 3 pieces together.
Cover and let raise 1 more hour.
Brush beaten egg on top and bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes.