Challah Ii With Maple Syrup Glaze (Eggless Version) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup warm water
3 tablespoons sugar
3 teaspoons yeast
4 1/4 cups flour
1 cup warm water
2 teaspoons salt
2 tablespoons oil
Glaze
maple syrup

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400\u00b0F.
Dissolve sugar in 1/2 cup water in bowl of mixer.
Sprinkle yeast over water and mix, let stand 10 minutes until foamy.
Add remaining ingredients into mixing bowl.
Mix with dough hook for 6 minutes.
Place in oiled bowl, cover and let rise in warm place until double in bulk.
Punch down dough.
Let rise until double in bulk.
Punch down again.
Divide dough into 3 equal parts.
Roll dough into 3 long strands.
Braid the strands, tucking the ends under.
Cover with towel and let double in bulk.
Glaze with maple syrup.
Bake at 400 F for approximately 30 minutes, until golden brown.
The challah is done when it sounds hollow when thumped on the bottom.