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Basic Challah Bread

This recipe works with the Superstone® La Cloche and Deep-Dish Pizza & Pie Baker.

Ingredients:

Dough
3 cups of all-purpose flour
1 tbsp of sugar
2 ¼ tsp of instant yeast
½ tsp of fine sea salt
½ cup of water
2 eggs and 1 egg white
3 tbsp of butter, softened

Wash
1 egg yolk
2 tsp of water
poppy seeds, sesame seeds - optional

Instructions:

In a large bowl, mix together the flour, sugar, yeast, and salt. Combine the water, eggs, and butter in a measuring cup. With your hand mixer, start with the beater setting.

Add the flour mixture with the water mixture, making a soft dough. 

Using your bread whisk, stir for a few minutes more, then knead for 6 to 8 minutes, until dough becomes smooth and elastic. Add more flour if the dough is too sticky, but avoid making the dough too dry.

Place the dough in a large greased bowl such as the bowl the flour was measured in. Cover the bowl with cling wrap and let it rise for 1 hour.

After rising, punch the dough down. Divide the dough into three equal pieces and braid into a well-greased Superstone® Loaf Pan. Proof for 45  to 60 minutes until the dough doubles in size.

Preheat oven to 375ºF. Beat egg yolk with water, brush over loaf. 
Sprinkle with seeds (optional). Bake for 20 to 30 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. 

Let the loaf cool for 10-15 minutes, then remove from the loaf pan to cool completely on a cooling rack.