Challah - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup water
2 eggs, room temperature
2 tablespoons butter, cut into pieces
2 teaspoons salt
2 tablespoons sugar
3 cups bread flour
2 1/4 teaspoons yeast
Glaze
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 tablespoon water

Preparation

Bread Machine method: Have liquids ingredients at 80 degrees and all others at room temperature.
Place in pan basket in order listed.
select dough/manual cycle.
Do not use delay timer.
Check dough consistency after 5 minutes of kneading, making adjustments if necessary.
At the end of cycle, remove dough and follow shaping and baking insructions.
Raising, Shaping and Baking: Place dough in lightly oiled bowl and turn to grease.
Cover, let rise until dough until almost double.
Turn dough onto lightly floured surface; punch down to remove bubbles.
roll or pat into a 14-x7-inch rectangle, Starting with the shorter side, roll up tightly, pressing dough into a roll.
Pinch edges and ends to seal.
Place in greased 9-x-5-inch loaf pan.
cover, let rise until indentation remains after touching, Brush loaf with slightly beaten egg mixed with 1 tablespoon water.
sprinkle with sesame or Poppy seeds, bake in preheated 375 degree oven 30 to 40 minutes.
Remove from pan; cool.